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There are two choices for your approach to Dingle Seanfhocail (Old Saying)
coming from Tralee. One road takes you upwards Is fiacha, má ghealltar
climbing around a green valley and onwards through A promise is a debt
lonesome open countryside, through Annascaul
and finally on to Dingle. The second option will lead The White Birds
you through the dizzying heights of the Conor Pass.
Set yourself up for the experience with a stop in the I would that we were, my beloved,
charming towns of Clohane and Brandon or onto the white birds on the foam of the sea!
headland of Srón Brón. Here, a peaceful village nestled We tire of the flame of the meteor,
into the hazy foothills of Mount Brandon lies in wait. It
is truly a cosy and welcoming place. A place to relax and before it can fade and flee;
reflect upon life. And the flame of the blue star of twilight,
Quite off the beaten track this offers the most westerly
part on this side of the mountain. Hillwalkers can take hung low on the rim of the sky,
this as their starting point across Brandon Mountain or Has awakened in our hearts, my beloved,
through the archaeologically rich valleys of the Conor
pass onwards to Dingle. If you are prepared, it would a sadness that may not die.
indeed be a wonderful hike across uneven terrain
rising up from the ocean to the dizzying heights above. A weariness comes from those dreamers,
Winding your way away back along the road from dew-dabbled, the lilly and rose;
Brandon village, you still have a climb ahead of you by
road. The Connor Pass will take you 1500ft above sea Ah, dream not of them, my beloved,
level, it is the highest mountain pass in Ireland. the flame of the meteor that goes,
Like a bird in flight, you will experience the ear popping Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
elevation of these mighty mountains and unsurpassed hung low in the fall of the dew:
views of the surrounding landscape. Many have
commented that it feels like being in a film set- the For I would we were changed
surreal beauty of the Dingle Peninsula is out of this to white birds
world. When you visit for yourself you will be in no
doubt why National Geographic named Dingle the on the wandering foam: I and you!
“most beautiful place in the world”.
I am haunted by numberless islands,
Tarbert- Tairbeart and many a Danaan shore,
an Old Norse(Viking) term meaning Where time would surely forget us,
"draw-boat" and Sorrow come near us no more;
Soon far from the rose and the lilly
Framed by woodland to the South and the Shannon and fret of the flames we would be,
estuary to the North, Tarbert remains a bustling port. Were we only white birds my beloved,
The island is connected to the mainland by a short strip buoyed out on the foam of the sea!
of land.
From the island of Tarbert there is a car ferry service to Taken from W.B Yeats The Major Works,
the town of Killimer, near Kilrush in Clare. Operated published 1997 Oxford World Classics,
by Shannon Ferries this unique service provides a link page 21.
between route N69 in Kerry and the N68 in Clare. The
Tarbert Lighthouse came into operation on the Island
on March 31, 1834 One of Ireland’s only Fortresses
built since Independence, Fort Shannon, was built to
protect the river Shannon against hostile warships in
1942 during “The Emergency” (as WW2 was known in
Ireland).
www.tarbert.ie
86
coming from Tralee. One road takes you upwards Is fiacha, má ghealltar
climbing around a green valley and onwards through A promise is a debt
lonesome open countryside, through Annascaul
and finally on to Dingle. The second option will lead The White Birds
you through the dizzying heights of the Conor Pass.
Set yourself up for the experience with a stop in the I would that we were, my beloved,
charming towns of Clohane and Brandon or onto the white birds on the foam of the sea!
headland of Srón Brón. Here, a peaceful village nestled We tire of the flame of the meteor,
into the hazy foothills of Mount Brandon lies in wait. It
is truly a cosy and welcoming place. A place to relax and before it can fade and flee;
reflect upon life. And the flame of the blue star of twilight,
Quite off the beaten track this offers the most westerly
part on this side of the mountain. Hillwalkers can take hung low on the rim of the sky,
this as their starting point across Brandon Mountain or Has awakened in our hearts, my beloved,
through the archaeologically rich valleys of the Conor
pass onwards to Dingle. If you are prepared, it would a sadness that may not die.
indeed be a wonderful hike across uneven terrain
rising up from the ocean to the dizzying heights above. A weariness comes from those dreamers,
Winding your way away back along the road from dew-dabbled, the lilly and rose;
Brandon village, you still have a climb ahead of you by
road. The Connor Pass will take you 1500ft above sea Ah, dream not of them, my beloved,
level, it is the highest mountain pass in Ireland. the flame of the meteor that goes,
Like a bird in flight, you will experience the ear popping Or the flame of the blue star that lingers
elevation of these mighty mountains and unsurpassed hung low in the fall of the dew:
views of the surrounding landscape. Many have
commented that it feels like being in a film set- the For I would we were changed
surreal beauty of the Dingle Peninsula is out of this to white birds
world. When you visit for yourself you will be in no
doubt why National Geographic named Dingle the on the wandering foam: I and you!
“most beautiful place in the world”.
I am haunted by numberless islands,
Tarbert- Tairbeart and many a Danaan shore,
an Old Norse(Viking) term meaning Where time would surely forget us,
"draw-boat" and Sorrow come near us no more;
Soon far from the rose and the lilly
Framed by woodland to the South and the Shannon and fret of the flames we would be,
estuary to the North, Tarbert remains a bustling port. Were we only white birds my beloved,
The island is connected to the mainland by a short strip buoyed out on the foam of the sea!
of land.
From the island of Tarbert there is a car ferry service to Taken from W.B Yeats The Major Works,
the town of Killimer, near Kilrush in Clare. Operated published 1997 Oxford World Classics,
by Shannon Ferries this unique service provides a link page 21.
between route N69 in Kerry and the N68 in Clare. The
Tarbert Lighthouse came into operation on the Island
on March 31, 1834 One of Ireland’s only Fortresses
built since Independence, Fort Shannon, was built to
protect the river Shannon against hostile warships in
1942 during “The Emergency” (as WW2 was known in
Ireland).
www.tarbert.ie
86
