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DRIVE 4: The Dingle Peninsula 63

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

0 kilometres 5 Start/finish: Tralee to the Maharees
Peninsula.
0 miles 5
The Seven Hogs or
The Seven Hogs or
Magharee Islands
Magharee Islands Number of days: 2, allowing half a
day for a trip to Great Blasket Island.
Rough Rough Ardfert Ardfert
Scraggane
Scraggane Point Point Distance: 180 km (110 miles).
Bay Bay
Fahamore
Fahamore
Brandon
Brandon Road conditions: Roads are well
Point Point Chapeltown
Chapeltown
Towlaght paved and signposted but, in places,
Towlaght
Brandon
Brandon Kilfenora
Br andon
HeadHead Br andon Kilfenora narrow with some steep inclines.
Brandon
Brandon Lough Lough FenitFenit
(Cé Bhréanainn)
(Cé Bhréanainn) B ay B ay Gill Gill THE MAHAREES Spa Spa TRALEE When to go: April to October are the
TRALEE
THE MAHAREES
T r alee
PENINSULA
BRANDON
BRANDON PENINSULA T r alee Blennerville best months to explore the Dingle
Blennerville
Castlegregory
CREEK CREEK Stradbally Castlegregory B ay B ay Peninsula, when hedgerows and
Stradbally
Derrymore
Brandon Mountain
Ballyroe
Ballyroe Brandon Mountain Cloghane Killiney Killiney Aughacasla Derrymore fields glow with wild fuchsias and
Cloghane
953m953m
(Baile Reo) Tiduff Tiduff (An Clochán) Aughacasla
(Baile Reo)
(An Clochán)
(An Tigh Dubh)
Ballydavid
Ballydavid (An Tigh Dubh) montbretia. Many places close in
(Baile na nGall)
Killelton
(Baile na nGall) Ballyduff Camp Camp Killelton winter. In peak season, be sure to book
Ballyduff
MOUNT BRANDON
(An Baile Dubh)
FEOHANAGH
FEOHANAGH MOUNT BRANDON (An Baile Dubh) accommodation well in advance.
S l i e v e M i s h M o u n t a i
Mountain s lly
(An Fheothanach) Ballybrack Beenoskee Glanteenassig Baurtregaum
(An Fheothanach)
Beenoskee
Baurtregaum
Glanteenassig
Ballybrack
852m852m
827m827m
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 Opening times: Most shops and
(Ard na Caithne)
Murreagh
(Ard na Caithne) Murreagh KILMALKEDAR Mountain s attractions open from 9 or 10am to 5
KILMALKEDAR
(An Mhuiríoch)
PASS OF CAHERCONREE
Sybil Head
Sybil Head (An Mhuiríoch) CHURCH PASS OF CAHERCONREE or 6pm. Shops are usually open Mon–
CHURCH
CONOR PASS
White Gate
BALLYFERRITER
BALLYFERRITER GALLARUS ORATORYORY CONOR PASS White Gate Boolteens Sat and from 12 to 6pm on Sun. In
Boolteens
GALLARUS ORAT
(An Chonair)
(An Chonair)
Coumduffmore
(Baile an Fheirtéaraigh)
(Baile an Fheirtéaraigh) Coumduffmore Fybagh Fybagh Roads Roads most villages there are convenience
Castlemaine
Lisdargan
Lisdargan Aughils Aughils Keel Keel Castlemaine stores, open from 7 or 8am until late.
(Lios Deargáin)
Clogher Head
Milltown
Clogher Head Milltown (Lios Deargáin)
ANASC
VENTRY (Baile an DINGLE ANASCAULAUL Inch Inch Main market days: Tralee: Sat;
VENTRY
(Baile an
DINGLE
(Ceann Trá)
Mhuilinn)
Castlemaine
(An Daingean)
Blasket Island Centre
Milltown
Blasket Island Centre (Ceann Trá) Mhuilinn) (An Daingean) Castlemaine Milltown Dingle: Fri.
Harbour
DUNQUIN
INCH POINT
DUNQUIN Caherbullig Lispole Lispole INCH POINT Harbour
Caherbullig
(Lios Póil)
(Lios Póil)
(Dun Chaoin)
(Dun Chaoin) (Cathair Boilg) Ventry Ventry Kilmurry Shopping: Dingle has delightful little
(Cathair Boilg)
Kilmurry
Mount Eagle
Mount Eagle Harbour Dingle Harbour (Cill Mhuire) shops selling lovely artisan jewellery,
(Cill Mhuire)
Harbour
DUNBEG FORT
Dunmore
Great Blasket Island
Great Blasket Island Dunmore 516m516m DUNBEG FORT Minard InchInch TulligTullig Killorglin crystalware, pottery and other crafts.
Dingle Harbour
Minard
Killorglin
(An Blascaod Mór)
(An Blascaod Mór) HeadHead Fahan Fahan Bull’s Bull’s Point Point Knockaunaglashy Traditional Blasket Islands weaving
Coumeenole Bay Coumeenole Bay (Fán) (Fán) can be seen, and items bought, on
Knockaunaglashy
HeadHead
SLEA SLEA
D i n g l e B a
Tearaught Island
Tearaught Island HEAD HEAD
(Ceann Sléibhe)
(An Tiaracht)
(An Tiaracht) (Ceann Sléibhe) D i n g l e B a y y Great Blasket in summer, or articles
woven on the islands can be bought
Inishnabro
Inishnabro in Dingle year-round.
(Inis na Bró)
(Inis na Bró)
Major festivals: Tralee: Rose of Tralee
Inishvickillane
Inishvickillane
(Inis Mhic Aoibhleáin) Festival, Aug; Dingle: Regatta, Aug;
(Inis Mhic Aoibhleáin)
Dingle Races, Aug; International Film
Festival, Mar; Food and Wine Festival,
Oct; Other Voices Festival, Nov.
DAY TRIP OPTIONS
Families might enjoy a day of water-
based activities, starting with an early
morning dolphin-swim at Dingle, then
kayaking or windsurfing at Ventry or
Sandy Bay and bodyboarding at
Coumeenole Bay. A visit to the Blasket
Islands Centre in Dunquin, followed by
a trip out to Great Blasket, will appeal to
history enthusiasts, and movie-lovers
may spot locations used in the David
Above Vivid orange swathes of montbretia flowers lining the quiet country roads of the Lean film Ryan’s Daughter. For full
Dingle Peninsula details, see p69.
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