Donna Landing fees make flight to and from Heathrow more expensive than from Stansted. Ryanair undertakes more daily flights to and from Cork than to Kerry. On the plus side Kerry Airport is less than 10 miles from Killarney so you could take a cab. The sooner you book, the cheaper the flights. As has already been pointed out the road from Cork to Killarney (only 55 miles) is very good, and not too busy, and I know you would easily adapt to driving on the other side of the road. Ryanair has a partnership with Hertz - car hire company - and it is possible to hire a car at same time as booking you flight. Having booked your ticket all you have to do is click on "Hertz Car Hire" and fill in your details (your flight details will come up automatically) and car will be waiting for you at Airport. It is worth paying the little extra for full comprehensive car insurance. Ireland's national bus company is "Bus Eireann", see website (buseireann.ie) for moreinformation and timetables. The company runs daily services from Cork City to Killarney andcould be used instead of hiring a car. There is a very good train service (Stansted Express) to and from Stansted Airport from London, Liverpool Street Station - takes about 45 minutes. See website "stanstedexpress.com". The underground tube service also stops at Liverpool Street Station. Sightseeing in London is simple. You can either do it yourself, using the underground tube service (which has a station at or very close to each major tourist attraction) or else take take one of the many tour buses. For example The Big Bus Sighseeing Tour, which runs at regular intervals, will take you all over London, including the Tower of London. This tour allows you to hop off and on at your convenience. If you like a sight you can get off and peruse and then hop on the next bus that comes along. If you would like to see more information on such tours just look up "London City Tours" on the website So little time and so much to see. Enjoy your trip Pat Delaney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Williams" <jill@aijk.org> To: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net>; "Kerry List" <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 1:40 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Killarney > Hi Donna > > I would give the 6.20 a.m. flight a miss as you would need to be at the > airport 2 hours before hand and that would mean getting there before > public > transport starts properly. Do make sure that RyanAir is really more > reasonably priced as they have a tendency to quote flight costs excluding > taxes and checked in luggage costs and add these on at the last minute. > > Do you plan to drive in Ireland? If so the road from Kerry to Cork is now > very good. So it is easy to choose which ever airport has the best > flights > for you. When comparing flights from Heathrow and Stanstead do be aware > that Stanstead is quite far out of London and costs more to get to, whilst > Heathrow is on the underground and so is quicker and costs a lot less. > Also > bear in mind that you could fly over to Ireland with one airline and back > on > another. So one possibility is to do your return flight directly to > Heathrow thus reducing the complications / problems for connections. > > Regards > Jill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> > To: "Fintan Sheehan" <fintansheehan@yahoo.ie>; "Kerry List" > <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:19 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Killarney > > >> Hi Fintan, >> My employer has already booked my flight to and from London and I am >> arranging the travel to Ireland. I think I will fly from Stansted on >> Ryanair--it is much more reasonably priced. I have to be back to Heathrow >> for a 3:00PM flight but, as far as I can tell, there is only one flight > back >> to London from Kerry that will work, which is early in the morning. The > hard >> choice is what flight to take to Kerry--there are 2 choices: 6:20 AM or > 3PM. >> So, I could leave immediately following the conference on Saturday and >> not >> do any sightseeing in London, or spend Saturday and part of Sunday in > London >> before heading to Kerry. I've heard that there are some great walking > tours >> of the different neighborhoods, which sounds interesting to me. I'm >> pretty >> sure I would wander aimlessly if left to my own--there are too many >> things >> and too little time! What would you suggest? I think I will contact my > hotel >> and see if I can sign up for one of those bus tours of the city for the > day >> I arrive, so that leaves Saturday afternoon/evening and part of Sunday. >> Best, >> Donna >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Fintan Sheehan" <fintansheehan@yahoo.ie> >> To: "Donna Russell" <donnarussell5@comcast.net> >> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 2:22 AM >> Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Killarney >> >> >> I'd spend time inLondon in one block rather than flying back and forth >> twice. Most things in London are central so could fit in British Museam, > bus >> trip >> in 1 day or 2 at most. What do u want to see in London? >> >> Regards, >> Fintan >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Donna Russell <donnarussell5@comcast.net> >> To: Kerry List <IRL-Kerry@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, 2 September, 2007 4:45:38 PM >> Subject: [IRL-KERRY] Trip to Killarney >> >> >> Hi Everyone, >> Now that summer is coming to an end, vacation is over, and school >> supplies >> have been purchased, I am ready to get back on the trail of my elusive >> ancestors from Killarney! I have made my reservations--I am in London >> from >> October 17 through noon on the 20th for a conference and I have booked a >> flight home from London (Heathrow) on Wednesday the 24th. So, I now have > to >> decide how much time to spend in Ireland v. London--I have never been to >> either place. I have found flights from Gatwick and Stansted that will >> get >> me to either Cork or Kerry. I have to return to London very early > Wednesday >> morning so I don't have much time. Having never been to either place, I'm >> trying to decide how much time to spend in London before heading to > Ireland. >> So, my first question is: what do you recommend? Spending most of my free >> time in Ireland or splitting my time between both places? I'd like to >> take > a >> tour of the city--bus or walking--and at least see the British Museum. >> Is it possible to do t! >> hat in 2 half days? I arrive around noon on Wednesday and, if I'm not too >> exhausted, can do something that day. I also have from noon on Saturday. > My >> second question is: Is it better to fly into Cork and drive to Killarney > and >> see some more of the country, or fly straight into the Kerry Airport? >> >> Finally, I have not gotten any closer to finding my g-grandmother's >> maiden >> name. But I did see in the Family Search database a baptism that might be > my >> g-uncle. The problem is that I have no idea what to do next! I don't know >> what possible information might be contained in these records. Would it > list >> other children and their birth dates? If so, I would hope to find my >> g-grandmother since she was 2 years older than him. Here is what I found >> (I've bolded the text that have links to follow): >> >> JN Sullivan, Male >> Christening: 25 AUG 1849 Roman Catholic, Killarney, Kerry, Ireland >> Parents: >> Father: TY. Sullivan >> Mother: Ellen Kelly >> >> Messages: >> Extracted birth or christening record for the locally listed in the > record. >> The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or >> christening event. >> >> Source information: >> Batch No. C700903 >> Date: 1840 >> Source Call No.: 823804-805, 0823809 >> Type: Book >> Printout Call No.: 0883698 >> Type: Film >> >> Batch No.: C700903 >> Dates: 1840-1865 >> Source Call No. 0823804-805, 0823809 >> Type: Film >> Printout Call No.: NONE >> >> Batch No.: C700903 >> Dates: 1865-1875 >> Source Call No.: 0823804-805, 0823809 >> Type: Film >> Printout Call No.: NONE >> >> I am hoping someone can tell me what I need to do to gain access to these >> records and if there is a good strategy for searching. What does it mean > if >> there is no printout call number? Any advice will be greatly appreciated! > At >> this point, I don't really have any trail to follow once I arrive in >> Killarney. All I know is that my g-grandmother and a brother were born > there >> in 1847 and 1849 and their Dad's name. I also know they arrived in >> America >> in 1866. >> >> Thank you for your help! >> >> Donna >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-KERRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! 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