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wall and walk up the
footpaths.
The Drive » From
Cahersiveen you can continue
17km along the classic Ring of
Kerry on the N70 to Waterville,
or take the ultrascenic route via
Valentia Island and the Skellig
Ring, and rejoin the N70 at
Waterville.
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6 Waterville
A line of colourful
houses on the N70 IRELAND 24 RING OF KERRY
between Lough Currane
and Ballinskelligs Bay,
Waterville is charm-
challenged in the way of
many mass-consumption
beach resorts. A statue
of its most famous guest,
Charlie Chaplin, beams
from the seafront. The
Charlie Chaplin Comedy
Film Festival (http://
chaplinfilmfestival.com)
is held in August.
Waterville is home to
a world-renowned links
golf course. At the north
end of Lough Currane,
Church Island has the
ruins of a medieval
church and beehive cell
reputedly founded as
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a monastic settlement
by St Finian in the 6th
century.
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The Drive » Squiggle your
way for 14km along the Ring’s
most tortuous stretch, past
plunging cliffs and soaring
mountains, to Caherdaniel.

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