Knocknagoshel Halloween Festival

Here are some photos we took of the bonfire. A very dark night. Guess who forgot to bring her tripod! But the unplanned effect does give the photos an eerie feel.

Knocknagoshel Halloween Festival

The Knocknagoshel Halloween Festival took place this weekend. It was my first time at the festival and I have to say I was very impressed. The popularity of the Ghost Trail & Haunted Maze was incredible! We arrived at 6.00pm and the queue was very very long, nearly out the village. However, the headless horseman, the ghostly rider and the other devilish ghouls kept the crowds entertained until the huge sculptures were set on fire.

Obviously, with the horrible weather we have had lately, it did take them a bit of time to get the bonfires going. I was over-ruled with regards to the haunted maze because the queue was just too long. So I didn’t get a chance to see what it was like. So if anyone has any comment about it let us know.

The one thing that did impress me was the organisation. I thought it was very good and the one way system was a dream. Will definitely visit again!

Busy weekend in Kerry

The International Chamber Music Festival, the Dingle Food & Wine Festival and the Annual Threshing Festival in Blennerville all took place last weekend. On Saturday we headed over to Miltown for the lunchtime performance at the food markets. Having never been to the Miltown food markets I was pleasantly surprised to find them indoors in an old church. I got the distinct impression this was also a new experience for the musicians. I suspect they never had to move out of the way while playing to let a shopper pass by. As one musician said “one day the Royal Albert Hall the next Miltown food markets!” Listening to beautiful classical musical with the lovely aroma of warm soup and bread wafting in the air was a nice way to spend an hour on a Saturday.

Interestingly enough while shopping in Ballyseedy Home and Living Centre later that day I picked up a flyer advertising “Sunday Classics.” On the first Sunday of every month between 2pm and 5pm classical artists including pianists, string quartets to ensembles will be performing at Ballyseedy. Another nice way to spend an afternoon - cappuccino and live classical music!

On Sunday we headed over to Dingle for the Food & Wine festival. There was plenty of food to savour at both sets of food markets and the demonstration hall was jam-packed. Unfortunately, being a vegetarian the choice for me at these events is fairly limited but the rest of my group enjoyed it immensely.