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Kerry County 

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ancient forests, lakes and lush green valleys it is easy Charming Guest bedrooms is surrounded by lush
to see why. Kerry people are known for their boldness, countryside at the edge of Khuilsltalrenaenyd Nbuatsitolenoafl
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The Kerry Coastline takes the form of two peninsulas. town. We offer you
The Ring of Kerry is a spectacular route around the with free personalised itineraries and local maps to
Iveragh Peninsula to the South and, onwards, the ensure your experience is enjoyable and memorable.
mystical lands of Corca Dhuibhne await you. Here the Free WiFi.
undulating mountains culminate in a rocky dragon-like
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heritage in it’s raw and undiluted form. Here you will
find elements of early christian Europe that have simply Kathleens Country House,
perished on the continent- Gallarus’ oratory west of Tralee Road, Killarney, Co.Kerry.
Dingle stands today as it did 1,500 years ago. The St.
Gall who gave his name to this oratory went on to travel Website: www.kathleens.net
with St. Colmcille – and found the town of St. Gallen in
Switzerland.
The Irish missionaries left this land of family and
friends not for money or power, they travelled humbly
dressed though many were of noble birth. Through their
example and influence a light of learning took spark,
leading the lands of Europe out from it’s Dark Age.
The monk’s pioneering spirit was perhaps primed by
time spent on the craggy monastic retreat of Skellig
Michael – over 11km west of the land; you too can
experience the frontier as those monks once did.
Battered by the Atlantic, bearing out the tenacity of the
spirit of Man.
Whatever your wish, allow Kerry to wrap you in
her mists. Be transported to the land of castles and
mountain. Watch out for here live on, the fairy folk and
echoes of an ancient Ireland.

Seanfhocail (Old Saying)

Tabhair póg do chos an ghiorria
Kiss the hare’s paw.

(forget about the problem, its all over)

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