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seas, fuchsia and gorse lined green roads leading and villages of South Kerry which developed here
through pastoral countryside, heather and bracken throughout the ages. Glenbeigh – Cahirciveen –
covered hills, and mountain passes up to 700 meters Waterville – Caherdaniel – Derrynane – Sneem –
(2000 ft.) high. Here, where ancient Bronze Age and Kenmare and Killarney. You will walk past the rich
Celtic peoples lived for thousands of years, you can archeological remains which tell the story of the people
enjoy gannets and shearwaters in endless flight above who lived in the Kingdom of Kerry down through the
wave battered cliffs, or laugh at rare, red-footed and years and you will marvel at the flora and fauna which
red-beaked chough dabbling amongst purple Devonian changes around each turn in the trail.
sandstone boulders along the shore. On another day Walking will lift your spirits and open up a new world.
you might delight in multiple rainbows over a verdant Take the time!
patchwork quilt of field and stone as you pause and
refresh in the cool quiet glen of an ancient sacred well. “I must go down to the sea again”
The days will pass all too quickly as you explore the
magical Kingdom of Kerry! “I must go down to the sea again,
THE KERRY WAY is a beautiful walking trail which to the lonely sea and the sky;
meanders through Irelands largest peninsula, Iveragh.
Along this 135 mile waymarked way you will walk I left my shoes and socks there –
through inland river valleys, gouged out by glaciers I wonder if they’re dry?”
during the last ice age.
You will continue through some of Irelands finest Oak Poetic offering from comedic Writer, Poet and Irish citizen,
Woods described as being the nearest thing in Ireland or Spike Milligan.
Britain to temperate evergreen rainforest.
You will cross mountain passes and follow mountain
trails which give startling perspectives of the
surrounding land, seas and islands and out to the
Atlantic Ocean.
You will follow a coastline full of inlets and bays,
beautiful sandy beaches and unforgiving cliffs. You
will enjoy the hospitality and warmth of the towns
Puffins, Dingle Peninsula © Chris May
67
through pastoral countryside, heather and bracken throughout the ages. Glenbeigh – Cahirciveen –
covered hills, and mountain passes up to 700 meters Waterville – Caherdaniel – Derrynane – Sneem –
(2000 ft.) high. Here, where ancient Bronze Age and Kenmare and Killarney. You will walk past the rich
Celtic peoples lived for thousands of years, you can archeological remains which tell the story of the people
enjoy gannets and shearwaters in endless flight above who lived in the Kingdom of Kerry down through the
wave battered cliffs, or laugh at rare, red-footed and years and you will marvel at the flora and fauna which
red-beaked chough dabbling amongst purple Devonian changes around each turn in the trail.
sandstone boulders along the shore. On another day Walking will lift your spirits and open up a new world.
you might delight in multiple rainbows over a verdant Take the time!
patchwork quilt of field and stone as you pause and
refresh in the cool quiet glen of an ancient sacred well. “I must go down to the sea again”
The days will pass all too quickly as you explore the
magical Kingdom of Kerry! “I must go down to the sea again,
THE KERRY WAY is a beautiful walking trail which to the lonely sea and the sky;
meanders through Irelands largest peninsula, Iveragh.
Along this 135 mile waymarked way you will walk I left my shoes and socks there –
through inland river valleys, gouged out by glaciers I wonder if they’re dry?”
during the last ice age.
You will continue through some of Irelands finest Oak Poetic offering from comedic Writer, Poet and Irish citizen,
Woods described as being the nearest thing in Ireland or Spike Milligan.
Britain to temperate evergreen rainforest.
You will cross mountain passes and follow mountain
trails which give startling perspectives of the
surrounding land, seas and islands and out to the
Atlantic Ocean.
You will follow a coastline full of inlets and bays,
beautiful sandy beaches and unforgiving cliffs. You
will enjoy the hospitality and warmth of the towns
Puffins, Dingle Peninsula © Chris May
67
