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Ballinskelligs- Baile an Sceilg Iveragh Peninsula. At the foot of the Bentee Mountain
"village of the craggy rocks" you will find the local Heritage Centre; it’s no surprise
that it is built like a fortress as it once served as a
AGaeltacht village , the rock(s) referred to in the military barracks! Here is the birthplace of the Irish
village's Irish name are the Skellig Islands—Skellig Nationalist leader Daniel O’ Connell who campaigned
Michael and Little Skellig—an ancient monastic colony for repeal of the Irish Penal laws in their suppression of
which lies off the coast. Here you can also visit a beach the majority Catholic populace of Ireland.
and the historical ruins of Ballinskelligs Priory and
remains of Ballinskelligs Castle. www.caherciveen.com
www.visitballinskelligs.ie Glenbeigh- Gleann Beithe
“Valley of the Birches”
Valencia Island- Dairbhe
Stretching out as far as Rosbehy Point and looking
One of the most westerly points on the Iveragh onto the Dingle peninsula, the beach at Glenbeigh
peninsula, Valentia Island, 11 kilometers long by is one of the finest beaches in the region. Cosily tucked
3 km wide, is linked to the mainland by a bridge. The into the surrounding horseshoe of hills and Seefin
O'Sullivans, headed by O'Sullivan Beare, owned much Mountains Glenbeigh is often referred to as "The Jewel
of Valentia until the 17th century. Foilhommerum in the Ring of Kerry". The Caragh River and the Behy
on Valentia is the site of the first permanent River flow at either side of the village into Dingle Bay
communications link between Europe and the Americas. and Castlemaine’s Harbour.
www.valentiaisland.ie On the road from Glenbeigh you pass the fascinating
Kerry Bog Village museum which gives you a fascinating
Cahirsiveen- Cathair Saidhbhín insight into how people lived and worked in Ireland
“Little Sadhb’s stone ringfort” in the 18th Century. The village one of Kerry's leading
tourist attractions, is the only one of its kind in Europe.
Located on the River Fertha, the historical market www.glenbeigh.ie
town of Cahirsiveen is the principal town of the
Skellig Islands © Chris May
74
"village of the craggy rocks" you will find the local Heritage Centre; it’s no surprise
that it is built like a fortress as it once served as a
AGaeltacht village , the rock(s) referred to in the military barracks! Here is the birthplace of the Irish
village's Irish name are the Skellig Islands—Skellig Nationalist leader Daniel O’ Connell who campaigned
Michael and Little Skellig—an ancient monastic colony for repeal of the Irish Penal laws in their suppression of
which lies off the coast. Here you can also visit a beach the majority Catholic populace of Ireland.
and the historical ruins of Ballinskelligs Priory and
remains of Ballinskelligs Castle. www.caherciveen.com
www.visitballinskelligs.ie Glenbeigh- Gleann Beithe
“Valley of the Birches”
Valencia Island- Dairbhe
Stretching out as far as Rosbehy Point and looking
One of the most westerly points on the Iveragh onto the Dingle peninsula, the beach at Glenbeigh
peninsula, Valentia Island, 11 kilometers long by is one of the finest beaches in the region. Cosily tucked
3 km wide, is linked to the mainland by a bridge. The into the surrounding horseshoe of hills and Seefin
O'Sullivans, headed by O'Sullivan Beare, owned much Mountains Glenbeigh is often referred to as "The Jewel
of Valentia until the 17th century. Foilhommerum in the Ring of Kerry". The Caragh River and the Behy
on Valentia is the site of the first permanent River flow at either side of the village into Dingle Bay
communications link between Europe and the Americas. and Castlemaine’s Harbour.
www.valentiaisland.ie On the road from Glenbeigh you pass the fascinating
Kerry Bog Village museum which gives you a fascinating
Cahirsiveen- Cathair Saidhbhín insight into how people lived and worked in Ireland
“Little Sadhb’s stone ringfort” in the 18th Century. The village one of Kerry's leading
tourist attractions, is the only one of its kind in Europe.
Located on the River Fertha, the historical market www.glenbeigh.ie
town of Cahirsiveen is the principal town of the
Skellig Islands © Chris May
74
