Okay, guys! Welcome back.
Day six of our exploration of Ireland. We are continuing the West Cork food trail.
We are now 30 miles south of Cork in Kinsale, which is the southern most stop on the Wild
Atlantic Way and the seafood capital of Ireland.
So today we are going to try our luck. We are heading out today with Butch on his boat
the Sundance Kid.
And we are going to go see if we can catch any fish.
Mhm.
If we do then we are going to bring them back here and cook them up for lunch. At least
that is the plan.
Alright, wish us luck!
Let’s roll.
Permission to come on board?
Yeahhh.
How’s it going?
Good, good, good.
Ready to roll?
Ready to roll.
Alright.
[music]
So just coming out of the harbor was really interesting.
We passed all these defensive fortifications because Kinsale played a large role in Irish
history.
A couple different foreign Navies have landed here to help the Irish get independence from
Britainn.
And now we are at this point right here, which would have been the last piece of Ireland
that
many immigrants saw on their way to America and most of them would never come back
That being said, Ireland has over 3500 miles of coastline and the coast around here
around Kinsale is some of the most productive for fishing.
So we are going to drop in some lines and were going to catch some mackerel to use for
bait later.
And then we are going to be fishing for ling, cod…
Fingers crossed. Hopefully we catch some. Have a nice little seafood lunch.
So what’s your secret for fishing out here?
Haha, persistence.
Feeling lucky today bro?
I don’t know. You can never tell. I don’t want to jinx it.
So I literally just dropped it overboard
and I think I got a big guy.
I already got two!
No way!
Whoa!!
I guess that answered the question.
Yes, I’m feeling lucky today.
That was far easier than I thought it was going to be.
[fishing montage]
Nastiest shit I’ve ever eaten.
Hey oh!
Beauty.
Bow baca low low
Cod fish. Fresh out the ocean. Lunch.
Well it appears we’re pretty lucky so far. But just in case
we have enlisted these three Italian dudes we found on the pier to help us out.
Our odds are quadruple by doing this.
Piccilo piccilo.
No they snag each other.
12:30.
You’re lovely.
How was it boys?
Awesome.
Good?
Awesome.
There we go.
Wow.
Sorted.
Thank you.
We just finish and we have caught so many fish today,
but we’re just going to have a cod and a ling for lunch. If you ever want to come fishing
here look up Butch.
His website is AnglingKinsale.com. We’ll link it in the info box.
What a great day. I think I caught like..I don’t even want to go through it.
Cod, 2 pollucks, 2 sharks, an eel, and 2 other things whose name I forgot,
but we gave the rest of it away and through it back and kept the cod fish and a ling cod.
So now we are going to go cook it. We’re going to Crackpots to meet Carol.
It’s a local restaurant here and we’re going to meet her for lunch.
Yes!
How are we doing?
We have a bag full of goodies for you.
Perfect.
We got 2 filets of cod and 2 filets of ling.
Oh beautiful!
We’re exciting to see what you can come up with.
Perfect. That will wake you up from a post fishing slumber.
Look what you got, brother!
Hey hey hey! You gotta wait for it to go black.
Cheers for the good day on the sea.
That’s right.
Yeah mon, we be cruising here in Kinsale.
Kinsale! Not Kinstown!
Kinsale is right next to it on the other island.
It’s not Jamaica, it’s Ireland.
Everyone in Ireland.
Hahaha!
I don’t know why but I got quite the thirst.
Long day in the sea if you know what I mean, man.
Haha! In the high seas.
The high seas.
Aww nice!
Ooh a feast!
Some ling cod in there.
Yup! Just an amoeba.
Looks good. Better than we could have cooked it. It does not get fresher than this.
Looks like there is a touch of salmon which we did not catch.
There is a prawn that we did not catch, but this is fresh from the ocean and off of our
line.
This is delicious.
Beautiful town. Great soup.
[cooking montage]
Well, I would say success?
Bon appetit.
I neither caught or cooked this fish.
I caught the fish and somebody else made it.
And I will now eat it.
Enjoy.
Beautiful town and also one of the best gastronomic cities in Ireland.
Well that was an absolutely lovely little lunch. Super cool that we caught the fish
ourselves and then had a chef prepare it for us. Better than we could ever do.
Very quaint preserved old town. Unfortunately we don’t have too much time to
spend here, but it’s a nice town for a drive through.
So we are heading to a place that has some very interesting accommodation.
I can’t pronounce it for the life of me.
Drimoleague?
Drimoleague!
I believe so. I believe it’s called Drimoleague. We’ll be staying at these wooden pods
that are the closest things I’ve seen to the Shire. It looks pretty cool, so we’ll
go out
and find out more when we get there.
Just pulled over on the side of the road to get some video footage of this beautiful
Irish countryside and I was surprise to find a furry little friend.
There’s a fox back there.
I think I might have spooked him. I tried to get some photos.
Tried to pull a Konsta Punka to no avail. Maybe next time.
[driving montage]
How’s it going?
Very good.
Hey!
I am David.
I’m Marko.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Likewise.
Pretty cool place you got here.
Guys, we just got to the Top of the Rock, which is where we will be staying.
It’s a cool little farm, working farm, and check these guys out!
Hey! Donkey!
Look at that. Look at that.
Yooo! Hello.
I’m rubbing the goats.
Well I have a feeling that this is going to be a mellow evening.
This is basically a farm yard that has been converted into a walking center.
People come here to be walked through the hills.
We’re going to go on one in a bit and tonight we are going to stay in these wooden pods.
I’m David Ross and my grandfather came to this farm in 1920 and this place has kind
of been around in times of trouble
……..
So it’s a walking center and it’s right here in the heart of West Cork.
We have just arrived to the Top of the Rock near Castle Donovan.
I think it’s hilarious because there is actually a castle over there named the Donovan..
Family. Yeah.
And seriously guys this has to be some of the most serene, peaceful, and beautiful countryside
that I have ever seen.
It was such a nice drive here.
Yeah it was great.
Yeah.
So it’s one of those things where you…
I love road trips like this because it takes you through places that you never even knew
existed
and every turn of the road is another opportunity for a jaw dropping view
or you know something you never seen before and that was totally the case today.
And so now this place is very special and we’ve learn the story behind the pods that
we are going to be staying in tonight.
They’re actually modeled after early Celtic Christian churches that would form like a
beehive shape
and it has significance because we are standing at the Top of the Rock, which is the start
of a Christian pilgrimage site
which was led by St. Finbarr, who is the patron saint of Cork.
from here there is a two day walking trail that goes on to St. Finbarr hermitage
But as beautiful as this place is, I’m not going to lie.
Right now I do not feel 100%. I feel a little bit run down my stomach is a bit queasy,
and I think I’m really going to take this opportunity to take advantage of the serenity
here and catch up on some rest, so that I can finish strong on this awesome Irish adventure.
I might go on a little walk and then we’re going down to dinner down the coast
Alright well have fun and I will see you tomorrow morning, bro.
Night to you, brother
Bye.
Goodnight, bro!
Sleep well, feel better.
I’ll see you tomorrow morning.
So while Alex rest up I’m heading down to the beautiful seaside village of Bantry
to have dinner at O’Connor restaurant, which is for the last couple years have been
ranked as the finalist in the best seafood restaurants in Ireland .
So I hope Alex feels better but he’s definitely missing out. It’s going to be a good dinner.
Alright guys well I have a lovely spread of West Cork food here. I’m going to have to
say goodnight.
Tomorrow is our final day here in West Cork. We’re going to be doing some awesome stuff.
Starting with an adventure on the ocean. So tune in tomorrow!
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