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158  IRELAND REGION B Y REGION

Exploring Cork and Kerry

Killarney is a popular base with tourists for exploring Cork
and Kerry, especially for touring the Ring of Kerry and the
archaeological remains on the Dingle Peninsula. Despite the
changeable weather, the region attracts many visitors who
come to see its dramatic scenery and lush vegetation. As you
pass through quiet fishing villages and genteel towns, such CARRIGAFOYLE Limerick
CASTLE
as Kenmare, you will always encounter a friendly welcome
Tarbert
from the locals. For the adventurous there are plenty Ballybunnion Ballylongford
of opportunities to go riding, hiking or cycling.
Cork city offers a more cosmopolitan Ballyduff Athea
atmosphere, with its art galleries C ashen Feale Limerick
Listowel
and craft shops. Ballyheige Abbeyfeale
Banna Rath Luirc Killmallock
Mountains
Strand ARDFERT Kilkinlea Broadford Galty
CATHEDRAL Mountains
Ardfert Glanaruddery Mullaghareirk Dromcolliher
Brandon Brosna Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Cahir
Bay Tralee Fenit TRALEE Liscarroll
Castlegregory Bay Rockchapel Mitchelstown
Brandon Peak Castleisland Buttevant
953m Kildorrery
Camp Newmarket Knockmealdown
GALLARUS Slieve Mish Mountains Ballydesmond Mountains
Ballyferriter ORATORY Anascaul Farranfore Kanturk Castletownroche
Dunquin DINGLE Castlemaine KERR Y Blackwater Fermoy
DINGLE (AN DAINGEAN) Killorglin Banteer Mallow RIVER BLACKWATER Waterford
PENINSULA KILLARNEY Rathmore Nagles Mountains Tallow
Great Blasket D i n g l e B a y Laune Millstreet Nad Conna
LAKES OF
Glenbeigh
Island KILLARNEY Musheramore CORK Watergrasshill Blackwater
RING OF KERRY Macgillycuddy’s Reeks Muckross 644m Donoughmore OLD MIDLETON Kinsalebeg
Carrantuohil
House
1038m
Caherciveen Coomacarrea Mangerton Mountain Boggeragh DISTILLERY
772m
CASTLE
VALENTIA 838m Mountains BLARNEY Glanmire YOUGHAL
Coachford
ISLAND Knightstown Inny Derreendarragh Kilgarvan Macroom CORK Midleton Castlemartyr Youghal
Portmagee KENMARE Ballingeary Carrigadrohid RIVER LEE Ballincollig Douglas Fota Wildlife Park Bay
Reservoir
COBH
Ballinskelligs Bay Kenmare Bay Lauragh Caha Mountains Allua Shanlaragh Inishannon Crosshaven
Ballinskelligs Waterville Sneem Killabunane Lough Lee Crookstown Ringaskiddy Whitegate Ballycotton
Ballinhassig
Cork
Bandon
GARNISH
THE SKELLIG Scariff Ardgroom Glengarriff Enniskean Bandon Harbour
ISLAND
BEARA PENINSULA
ISLANDS Island Eyeries Adrigole Bantry Dunmanway TIMOLEAGUE KINSALE
BANTRY BAY
Ballydonegan Castletownbere Durrus BANTRY ABBEY Ballinspittle
HOUSE
Bere
Dursey Island CLONAKILTY Courtmacsherry
Old Head
Island Leap of Kinsale
Dunmanus Bay STONE CIRCLE
The Bull Kilcrohane Ballydehob Skibbereen DROMBEG Clonakilty
Bay
Toormore
Crookhaven
MIZEN HEAD Roaringwater Bay BALTIMORE
Barley Cove Cape Clear Sherkin Island
Island
Getting Around
To explore the region a car is essential. The N22 connects
Cork, Killarney and Tralee while the N71 follows the coastline
via Clonakilty, Bantry and on to Killarney. In the more remote
parts the road signs may only be written in Irish. Killarney is
the base for organized coach tours of the area. The train
service from Cork to Dublin is efficient, and trains also
connect Killarney with Dublin and Cork, but you may have to
Ross Castle at Killarney, Kerry, reflected in the change trains en route. Buses run throughout the region, but
waters of Lough Leane services to the smaller sights may be infrequent.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp298–9 and pp313–16
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