County Kerry, with Killarney and its lakes, contains the most celebrated, and consequently the most visited attractions in Ireland; the reputation of its landscape is amply justified but the town of Killarney is not of comparable interest. Among the mountain ranges are Carrantouhill (1038m), the...
The Dingle Peninsula is a place of intense , shifting beauty. Spectacular mountains , long sandy beaches and the staggering splinter-slatted mass of rocks that defines the extraordinary coast at Slea Head all conspire to ensure that , remote though it is , the Dingle...
Just off the Kerry coast lies a group of three rocky islands. Great Skellig , or Sceilg Mhichil , the largest of them , has a 500ft climb up a 1000 year old stone stairway , a test of stamina that brings visitors to one...