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WALKING IN CO. KERRY by Claire Galvin
“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
So why not take a walk!
Awalk in County Kerry is more than great exercise, It’s all about time. The rhythm and pace of walking lend
though great exercise it is. It is more than a dose of themselves to good conversation and when you throw
fresh air, though it is hard to find fresher. It is more than the inspirational scenery of the Dingle Peninsula or
the natural environment, though you will be surrounded the Ring of Kerry into that mix it all adds up to a great
by beaches and mountain, islands and coastal cliffs, place/space to spend time with friends and family or just
valleys of hedgerows and farmland. A walk in County go solo. You could always let an experienced tour guide
Kerry will provide peace and quiet and the perfect like Kevin O’Shea, with 20 years experience and a wealth
environment for positive thoughts to flourish. of knowledge, take you over Ventry Strand and across
It’s all about how deep you want to go. One may visit Com Dhíneol Beach overlooking the Blasket Island
West Kerry and drive the famous Slea Head route archipelago, retelling stories of Fionn MacCumhail, the
viewing a kaleidoscope of stunning scenery. Car keeps Vikings, the Celts, the mythology and history of the
moving and you too move on, left with a slightly Dingle Peninsula and much more, all while walking
melancholic feeling having experienced the beauty so through a taste of paradise.
briefly. Now walk to Slea Head. Walk through varied The DINGLE WAY – Slí Chorca Dhuibhne – is a
landscape, gaze at the waters of Ventry Bay as you stroll diverse and beautiful walking trail, full of surprises for
the beach with Mount Eagle in the fore ground. Take those who wander its paths. During a week’s rambles
it all in. Notice the Norman Fort, Rathinane Castle. over The Dingle Way, you’ll encounter panoramic
Take a deep breath. Hear the sounds, waves, birds and vistas of sea, mountain and islands, a profusion of
conversation. As you make your way west at this perfect unique birds, plants and unspoiled landscape, and an
pace you enter the landscape. Onto mountain track with astonishing array of ancient sites spanning 6000 years.
the Skelligs on the horizon and sheep grazing close by, Along its 178km (110 mi.) length, The Dingle Way
thinking, talking, not thinking, you reach Slea Head and traverses pristine sandy beaches bordering on crystal
you’re ready. No comparison.
The Conor Pass © Chris May
66
“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
So why not take a walk!
Awalk in County Kerry is more than great exercise, It’s all about time. The rhythm and pace of walking lend
though great exercise it is. It is more than a dose of themselves to good conversation and when you throw
fresh air, though it is hard to find fresher. It is more than the inspirational scenery of the Dingle Peninsula or
the natural environment, though you will be surrounded the Ring of Kerry into that mix it all adds up to a great
by beaches and mountain, islands and coastal cliffs, place/space to spend time with friends and family or just
valleys of hedgerows and farmland. A walk in County go solo. You could always let an experienced tour guide
Kerry will provide peace and quiet and the perfect like Kevin O’Shea, with 20 years experience and a wealth
environment for positive thoughts to flourish. of knowledge, take you over Ventry Strand and across
It’s all about how deep you want to go. One may visit Com Dhíneol Beach overlooking the Blasket Island
West Kerry and drive the famous Slea Head route archipelago, retelling stories of Fionn MacCumhail, the
viewing a kaleidoscope of stunning scenery. Car keeps Vikings, the Celts, the mythology and history of the
moving and you too move on, left with a slightly Dingle Peninsula and much more, all while walking
melancholic feeling having experienced the beauty so through a taste of paradise.
briefly. Now walk to Slea Head. Walk through varied The DINGLE WAY – Slí Chorca Dhuibhne – is a
landscape, gaze at the waters of Ventry Bay as you stroll diverse and beautiful walking trail, full of surprises for
the beach with Mount Eagle in the fore ground. Take those who wander its paths. During a week’s rambles
it all in. Notice the Norman Fort, Rathinane Castle. over The Dingle Way, you’ll encounter panoramic
Take a deep breath. Hear the sounds, waves, birds and vistas of sea, mountain and islands, a profusion of
conversation. As you make your way west at this perfect unique birds, plants and unspoiled landscape, and an
pace you enter the landscape. Onto mountain track with astonishing array of ancient sites spanning 6000 years.
the Skelligs on the horizon and sheep grazing close by, Along its 178km (110 mi.) length, The Dingle Way
thinking, talking, not thinking, you reach Slea Head and traverses pristine sandy beaches bordering on crystal
you’re ready. No comparison.
The Conor Pass © Chris May
66
