This stronghold in Rathkeale, County Limerick was erected in 1440. It was built by James Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond. Fitzgerald held control over Cork, Limerick, Kerry, and Waterford for over 50 years. It guards the passage of the River Deel with its eighty-foot-high tower. The castle is very impressive...
This quaint little town is made famous by the “Rock of Cashel”. At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we usually visit Cashel on our first day, on the way to Kerry. The Rock of Cashel is where Saint Patrick once preached. It dominates the surrounding countryside and the...
County Kerry has a clean beauty of bone about it that is not so in the other more “fleshy” counties of Ireland. That is because, although Kerry was notably glaciated in the Ice Age, it was not over coated by drift to the same extent as...
This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Kerry is dominated by the three rocky peninsulas of Dingle, Beara, and “Ring of Kerry”. Kerry’s popularity means that some places have tried too hard to attract tourists. The “Ring of Kerry” is the main example. So many coaches have taken...
Kerry has a clean beauty of bone about it denied to the other more fleshy counties of Ireland, for although this southwest corner was notably glaciated in the Ice Age it was not overcoated by Drift to the same extent. Clear hard outlines and boldly-drawn...
The Rose of Tralee International Festival, which any woman With even remote Irish connections may enter in the hope of becoming the ‘Rose of Tralee’, has made the chief town of Kerry famous, The event is accompanied by a week of pageantry, music and merrymaking....
We used Ireland Luxury Tours for our trip to Ireland and Scotland in 2013. They helped us plan a tour of Ireland that suited our requirements and they chose the most wonderful hotels to use as bases on our trip. We began in Dublin , then onto...
Geaeltacht is a term used to describe those districts that are largely Irish speaking. You may come across these areas on tours of Ireland. They are real hidden gems. These areas are mainly in Donegal , Galway and Kerry, but there are smaller pockets in counties...