{"id":2078,"date":"2014-07-11T19:36:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2014-07-11T19:38:03","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:38:03","slug":"knockmealdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/?p=2078","title":{"rendered":"Knockmealdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emily is off hanging out with guests in western Ireland and I took the opportunity to go for an after work hike in the Knockmealdown Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>On the way, we went through a town that is the home of Lismore Castle. The castle was the birthplace of Robert Boyle in 1627 who is known as &#8220;The Father of Modern Chemistry&#8221; and popular Boyle&#8217;s law.\u00a0 We did not tour the grounds, but the view from the road was pretty great.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0144.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2079\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0144.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0144\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0144.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0144-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0144-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hike was very scenic with quite a bit of elevation.<\/p>\n<p><a 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srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0177.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0177-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0177-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2084\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0172.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0172\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0172.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0172-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0172-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0168.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2083\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0168.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0168\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0168.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0168-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0168-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0167.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2082\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0167.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0167\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" 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href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2080\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0194.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0194\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0194.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0194-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0194-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As is usual the top of the mountain was fogged in but that doesn&#8217;t stop the sheep from hanging out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/DSC_0204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2087\" 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On the way, we went through a town that is the home of Lismore Castle. 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