Sincere apologies to Liam for the delay in posting up below.
Rosway Killarney Weekend outingTwenty-eight members of Rosway spent the last weekend in June in Killarney where sixteen hardy walkers climbed Carrantuohill on Saturday 26th, and the remainder did a lovely 5 hour traverse around Muckross and Lough Leane lakes.
Special congratulations goes to John McDonagh, Eileen Quinn, John & Pat Rogers, Tommy Hannon, Sinead Flynn and Geraldine Quinn as they summited Ireland’s highest mountain for the first time.
We were blessed with good weather and the A walkers enjoyed spectacular views over the McGillicuddy Reeks and for miles around. We ascended via the challenging Devils Ladder where some rock climbing and tough scrambling was experienced, but as usual nothing is too tough for the Rosway crew. After a much needed lunch break and the mandatory photos were taken, the descent via the Zig-Zag route led us back to the car park. The B walkers enjoyed lovely scenery, especially great lake views, had lunch at Dinis Cottage tea rooms, visited the meeting of the waters viewing point, the old weir bridge, Torc Waterfall and finished the walk at Muckross House.
On Sunday 27th, walkers enjoyed a 2 ½ hour walk around the National Park. A special word of praise for the Killarney Court Hotel where the accommodation, food and the friendliness and ever helpful staff was of the highest standard and drew lots of praise from us all.
Liam Roche
