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Ring of Kerry Loop Drive, Cliffs of Mohr, Slea Head Loop, Dingle Pub for traditional Irish music.

Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, meaning “fort of Ó Cúis”)[9] is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Killarney.[10] Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture: Dingle Mart (livestock market) serves the surrounding countryside. In 2016 Dingle …

Molls Gap, Ladies View, Torc Waterfall, Dingle

Molls Gap Moll’s Gap or Céim an Daimh (meaning, Gap of the Ox),[1] is a mountain pass on the N71 road from Kenmare to Killarney in Kerry, Ireland. Moll’s Gap is on the Ring of Kerry route,[2] and offers views of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountains, and is a popular tourist location.[3] The rocks at Moll’s gap are formed of Old Red Sandstone, which are small quartz grains laid down over 350 million years ago; …

Blarney Castle, Charles Fort, Bantry House, Kenmare

Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.[4] The Blarney Stone is among the machicolations of the castle. Credit Wikipedia® Photo credit William van Wyk 2022® Charles Fort Charles Fort (Irish: Dún Chathail) is …

Cobh & Crosshaven

Cobh The village, on the island, was known as “Ballyvoloon”, a transliteration of the Irish “Baile Ui-Mhaoileoin” (en: “O’Malone’s place”),[2] while the Royal Navy port, established in the 1750’s, became known as “The Cove of Cork” or “Cove”. The combined conurbation was renamed to “Queenstown”, in 1849, during a visit by Queen Victoria. The name was changed …