Hi. We've been planning to spend a summer in Kerry with our disabled son who's in a wheelchair, so I've been collecting information on disability/illness travel for a while. Assist Ireland at http://www.assistireland.ie/index.asp? locID=2533&docID=-1 has a lot of information. You can also Google "travel + Ireland + disabled" for lots of help. Even if you do not need a wheelchair, the information these sites provide can help you with quick medical assist and other helps. If your illness restricts your travel comfort in any way, be sure to ask for a larger, more comfortable car. My brother got stuck with 'standard' cars that were awful on his back. I would also suggest, for emergency purposes, that you wear a Medic Alert bracelet if you do not already have one. Also carry a "medical envelope" in your purse with a letter from your doctor that details issues an emergency room in Ireland or on the way might need to treat you. Have anyone else who travels with you carry a copy as well. In an emergency, good information is necessary. We travel quite a bit with our son and these tidbits have always been helpful. Maureen in Lakewood, CO > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:46:27 -0600 > From: "Kerry" <genbug@agapeinternet.com> > Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Kerry > To: "IRL-KERRY-L@rootsweb." <IRL-KERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000901c854d6$333c1810$a31de304@Kerry> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Hi y'all, > > I have found out I have some very serious health issues and my > sweet daughter wants us to take the trip I've always wanted to > take. It didn't seem possible, but since I was named Kerry for my > great-grandmother's birthplace I have always wanted to go and see > Kerry. > > We know next to nothing except that we want to go to Dingle and > that we need a passport. I guess I should have paid attention when > others have discussed it, but it seemed so unlikely we'd make the > trip, I haven't paid attention to details, I've only longed for the > same thing as others have discussed their trips and loved hearing > about them. > > So, where do I begin? Where would it be best for us to fly into? > What should we do besides rent a car and hope we can remember which > side of the road we are on? And I can remember advice to be sure to > rent from someone but be sure not to rent from someone else, but I > don't remember who. : ) > > Is there a good guide for finding B & Bs? Or is that the best place > to stay? About 10 years ago I remember knowing about a website that > showed pictures and gave information about places to stay. Does > anyone know about something like this? If we have only about 10 to > 14 days from the time we leave home till we return, what would you > suggest we do? (I suppose it would mean flying out of Dallas or > Houston to somewhere.) Are there other counties nearby we really > "should" see? (I'll admit, I'd be plenty happy to just stay in > Kerry the whole time.) > > What advice can you give? And what suggestions do you have? > > Blessings, > Kerry >