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The Dingle Peninsula is my personal favourite compared to the Ring Of Kerry. Although its not off the beaten track as such, it more on it than the Ring!
Driving this route, you will be astounded at the views, on one side there will be mountains and on the other the ocean. You will pass through beautiful villages and towns.
Be sure to visit the famous Beehive huts that you will see along this route. Leave a Comment
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Dingle Town is the principal town on the Dingle Peninsula, the streets are fairly narrow with colourful houses and businesses aligning them.
The harbour here is a focal point, and a lot of visitors take the boat trip out to try and spot Funghi the dolphin that regularly swims off of Dingles shore.
The town caters for all your refreshement needs and has a few shops too. Leave a Comment Directions: North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.
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If you are planning a trip to Ireland, I would recommend flying into Shannon Airport in Co. Clare, and to start exploring the Southwest and West Coast.
Dingle Peninsula is a must...DO NOT MISS IT...you will find a treasure trove of Irish Life here.
Slea Head Drive is one of the best in Ireland. The scenery, the ancient ruins, the history of the Blasket Island off the coast from Dunquinn, the Gealic language and traditional music is one of the most pronounced.
Stay in Dingle Town, and you will not want to leave. The Pubs and Restaurants are Grand!!! Leave a Comment Directions: North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.Website: www.dingle-peninsula.ie
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Gallarus Oratory is a masterpiece of an unknown architect of the 6th century : This tiny church was built like a boat standing upside down. There is no seperate roof, but only the walls are meeting on top and all of the stones were perfectely set togeather without any kind of a cement. There is just an open door at one side and a tiny, round window at the other side of the building.
Get inside of the tiny church, and you will see that wind and rain will have no chance at all to get inside these perfectly set walls - it might even be a good idea to find shelter there in case of a sudden rainfall, like they normally happen quite often in Ireland.
You will be able to park your car only on a small car-park next to the oratory, and you have to pay a small fee for the parking there directely to the landowners, there will be someone collecting the money, and when you are lucky and come out of the season, it might be even free of charge !
The entry to Gallarus Oratory and the tiny cemetery around of it is free of charge and also possible at any time of the day. Leave a Comment Directions: Dingle peninsula is North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast. Gallarus Oratory is north of Dingle-town,take the road R559 !
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Beehive-huts are another great attraction that you will see in Dingle Island : These buildings date back hundreds of years, but the exacte dates are unknown.
When you drive on Slea Head Drive - the circle-road west of Dingle-town, you will pass by many of these buildings. They are all built on private land and so you have to pay a small entrance-fee, when you want to enter there. Mostly it is just 1 Euro, that makes still quite a good side-income for the local owners.
You better carefully watch your step !!Most of these beehive-huts are situated on meadows with plenty of sheep, who never care a lot, where they powder their noses... Leave a Comment Directions: Dingle Peninsula is North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast. For these beehive-huts drive to the west from Dingle-town !
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Kilmalkedar ( Cill Maolcheadair ) is mostly totally overseen by the tourists exploring Dingle Peninsula. That is a pity because a visit there can easily be combined with "Gallarus Oratory" that is just a few miles from there. In Kilmalkedar you will see a famous "Ogham-stone" and this famous early celtic cross.
The celtic cross on the left was made of 1 piece of stone and the ogham-stone on the right of my picture is that small needle-like stone, that even has a small hole drilled in on the top. Such ogham-stones were taken as a calender maybe, but scientists are not really sure about it.
You can see all of these sights free of charge and all day long without any restrictions ! Leave a Comment Directions: The small church of Kilmalkedar with its famous cross and Ogham-stone is in a short distance east of Gallarus Oratory ! Dingl is North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.
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Funghi the Dolphin is a single Doplhin, that decided to stay in the bay of Dingle harbour already for several years now and plenty of boats offer cruises to watch it, some even offer to give your money back in case that Funghi will not show up...
BUT of course Funghi will show up, it seems to have great fun to watch boats and tourists - that way Funghi became one of the best known tourist-attractions in Dingle town.
boats start to watch Funghi
daily between 10.00am and 06.00pm, weather permitting
The tours start at the Pier of Dingle's fishingport
Prices are 12 Euros for adults, 6 Euros for children under 12 Leave a Comment Phone: 066/915-1967 (or 2626)Directions: North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.
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Dunbeg Fort ( At some signposts you will also find the Gaelic name : An Dun Beag ). This old fortification is the best-preserved of all Irish Forts dating back to the Iron-time. Dunbeg Fort is about 6 km west of Dingle-town, when you drive on road R559 ( the Slea Head Drive).
On my picture you may see one of the small doors leading from one of the rooms into another, the stones are just heaped upon each other, but in a perfect and absolutely wind-proof way. At some places these walls are 1 meter thick. Leave a Comment Directions: Drive on road R559 from Dingle-town, the distance is 6 km. Dingle is North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.
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Get into a "trafic-jam" with local sheep - it will make a great picture, in case that you are able to find a perfect place to stand with your camera.
Simply try to be quicker in finding a great place to take the picture, than I did ! I simply was 2 minutes too late to climb up one of these side-walls, but I was lucky anyway somehow...
Believe me, if you want to arrange such a picture by waiting at a crossing for some sheep, it SIMPLY WILL NOT WORK, it might be the best to arrange such a picture with the help of the local farmers ! Leave a Comment Directions: I took these pictures in one of the side-roads in Dingle-island. Dingle is North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.
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You can drive the whole peninsula with your rental car. There are mini-bus tours, as well, for this beautiful area. Stop at Inch Beach and walk out to the water. The sea is breath-taking, of course! The long stretch of sandy beach allows for long walks and watching the waves and sky. Then drive on to Camp and lunch at Ashe's Pub and Restaurant. On this North-South road, you drive through hills and dales, deep valleys where sheep graze and you may see a waterfall on a hillside. Leave a Comment Directions: North of Killorglin, West of Tralee, South of Shannon, on the West Coast.
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