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The Dingle Peninsula

Of the five peninsulas in southwest Ireland, the Dingle is perhaps the
connoisseur’s choice. This is a drive through an ancient landscape, dotted The Seven Hogs or
with remnants of early Christian churches, monastic settlements and The Seven Hogs or
Magharee Islands
Magharee Islands
Neolithic structures. It runs through the most westerly landscape Rough Rough Ardfert Ardfert
in Europe, and the dramatic scenery of Slea Head, Scraggane Point Point
Scraggane
Bay Bay
the brooding presence of Mount Brandon and the Fahamore
Fahamore
Brandon
marvellous chain of precipitous cliffs and Brandon Chapeltown
Point Point
Chapeltown
Towlaght
sandy beaches will remain etched in the Brandon Br andon Towlaght Kilfenora
Brandon
Kilfenora
HeadHead
memory. Food-lovers will enjoy the (Cé Bhréanainn) Br andon Lough Lough FenitFenit Spa Spa
Brandon
Brandon
B ay B ay
(Cé Bhréanainn)
TRALEE
THE MAHAREES
famed seafood of Dingle, part of Gill Gill THE MAHAREES T r alee TRALEE
T r alee
PENINSULA
PENINSULA
BRANDON
Blennerville
the burgeoning culinary BRANDON Castlegregory B ay B ay Blennerville
Castlegregory
CREEK CREEK
Stradbally
scene that has seen its Ballyroe Brandon Mountain Cloghane Stradbally Killiney Killiney Aughacasla Derrymore
Brandon Mountain
Derrymore
Ballyroe
Cloghane
953m953m
Aughacasla
(Baile Reo)
(An Clochán)
reputation soar in Ballydavid (Baile Reo) Tiduff Tiduff (An Clochán)
(An Tigh Dubh)
(An Tigh Dubh)
Ballydavid
(Baile na nGall)
Killelton
recent years. (Baile na nGall) Ballyduff Camp Camp Killelton
Ballyduff
MOUNT BRANDON
(An Baile Dubh)
FEOHANAGH MOUNT BRANDON (An Baile Dubh)
FEOHANAGH
S l i e v e M i s h M o u n t a i
Mountain s lly
(An Fheothanach)
Beenoskee
Baurtregaum
(An Fheothanach) Ballybrack Beenoskee Glanteenassig Baurtregaum
Glanteenassig
Ballybrack
827m827m
852m852m
Stradba
(An Baile Breac)
KERR
Smerwick
Smerwick (An Baile Breac) Stradbally KERR Y Y S l i e v e M i s h M o u n t a i n s n s
(Ard na Caithne)
(Ard na Caithne) Murreagh KILMALKEDAR Mountain s
Murreagh
KILMALKEDAR
(An Mhuiríoch)
Sybil Head
PASS OF CAHERCONREE
Sybil Head (An Mhuiríoch) CHURCH PASS OF CAHERCONREE
CHURCH
CONOR PASS
White Gate
BALLYFERRITER GALLARUS ORATORYORY CONOR PASS White Gate Boolteens
BALLYFERRITER
GALLARUS ORAT
Boolteens
(An Chonair)
(An Chonair)
Coumduffmore
(Baile an Fheirtéaraigh) Coumduffmore Fybagh Fybagh Roads Roads
(Baile an Fheirtéaraigh)
Castlemaine
Lisdargan
Lisdargan Aughils Aughils Keel Keel Castlemaine
(Lios Deargáin)
Clogher Head
Milltown
Clogher Head Milltown (Lios Deargáin)
ANASC
VENTRY
VENTRY (Baile an DINGLE ANASCAULAUL Inch Inch
(Baile an
DINGLE
Mhuilinn)
(Ceann Trá)
Castlemaine
(An Daingean)
Blasket Island Centre
Milltown
Blasket Island Centre (Ceann Trá) Mhuilinn) (An Daingean) Castlemaine Milltown
Harbour
DUNQUIN Caherbullig Lispole Lispole INCH POINT Harbour
DUNQUIN
INCH POINT
Caherbullig
(Lios Póil)
(Lios Póil)
(Cathair Boilg)
(Dun Chaoin)
(Dun Chaoin) (Cathair Boilg) Ventry Ventry Kilmurry
Kilmurry
Mount Eagle
(Cill Mhuire)
Mount Eagle Harbour Dingle Harbour (Cill Mhuire)
Harbour
Great Blasket Island
DUNBEG FORT
Dunmore
Great Blasket Island Dunmore 516m516m DUNBEG FORT Minard InchInch TulligTullig Killorglin
Dingle Harbour
Minard
Killorglin
(An Blascaod Mór)
Coumeenole Bay Coumeenole Bay (Fán) (Fán)
(An Blascaod Mór) HeadHead Fahan Fahan Bull’s Bull’s Point Point Knockaunaglashy
Knockaunaglashy
HeadHead
SLEA SLEA
D i n g l e B a
Tearaught Island
Tearaught Island HEAD HEAD
(Ceann Sléibhe)
(An Tiaracht) (Ceann Sléibhe) D i n g l e B a y y
(An Tiaracht)
Inishnabro
Inishnabro
(Inis na Bró)
(Inis na Bró)
Inishvickillane
Inishvickillane
(Inis Mhic Aoibhleáin)
(Inis Mhic Aoibhleáin) KEY
Drive route
ACTIVITIES
Savour delicious seafood chowder
Below A prehistoric beehive hut, or clochan, in the Fahan Group near
Dunbeg Iron Age Fort, overlooking Dingle Bay, see p66 in Dingle and finish off with a
gourmet Irish whiskey ice-cream
Stroll along a white sandy beach
at Ventry Bay and take a refreshing
dip in its clear waters
Walk among prehistoric homes
– the clochans, or beehive huts,
of Fahan
Take a ferry ride out to Great Blasket
Island and spend time exploring this
lovely, now-uninhabited island
Cross the Conor Pass, Ireland’s
highest, and enjoy splendid views
over the Brandon and Tralee bays
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