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Activities

Activity Programme

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Irish Dancing

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Excursions

Excursions

Excursions.

Ring of Kerry


The Ring of Kerry is part of the mystical & unspoilt Ireland that has attracted visitors for hundreds of years. It's spectacular beauty is beyond question and it is a natural centre for outdoor pursuits including golf, watersports , cycling, walking, riding and the very best fisdhing for salmon & trout. The Ring of Kerry has some of the finest beaches in Europe that provide all the facilities for a traditional seaside holiday.

 

 Above all the Ring of Kerry provides an amazing insight into the ancient heritage of Ireland - see the Iron Age Forts & Ogham Stones, Old Monasteries and a landscape carved out of rock by the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago.


Crag Cave, Geraldine Centre and Tralee Town

Discovered in 1983 and thought to be over one million years old Crag Cave is a magical wonderland of stalagmites and stalactites.

 It is an all weather visitor attraction Located in Castleisland Co. Kerry 2 km off the N21. All tours of the cave are guided .

The Cave Centre offers a renowned gift shop, restaurant and crazy play, as well as an indoor childrens softplay area.




Kerry County Museum is the ideal starting point for tours of Kerry and a wonderful resource for the people of the county. It brings to life the story of Kerry from the earliest times to the present day. Priceless treasures are on display in the Museum, illustrating the rich heritage of the county.

Travel back 600 years in the Geraldine Experience and you will see, hear and smell medieval Tralee. Kerry in Colour takes you on a panoramic visual tour, showing you the people and places of the Kingdom of Kerry.



Tralee, population 22,000, lies on the south-west coast of Ireland at the gateway to the Dingle Peninsula.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Dingle , Ocean world and West Kerry Gaeltacht

There are so many things to see, to do, to explore, to experience on the Dingle Peninsula . . . from almost 2,000 archaeological sites, to more walking than you could fit into a year, to Fungie, a bottlenose dolphin who's been living at the mouth of Dingle Harbour since 1984, to a day spent on the Blasket Islands

 

Dingle Oceanworld is a state-of-the-art aquarium overlooking Dingle Harbour and the Dingle Marina. It is Ireland's premier purpose-built sea life centre and sanctuary for the rare fish life often found stranded along the shores of the Dingle Peninsula.


The overall theme of Oceanworld reflects the sea culture of West Kerry and indeed, the whole western seaboard of Ireland. It also highlights the historic interface of West Kerry's people with the wild Atlantic Ocean through the mists of time.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Blarney Castle, Old Cork Gaol and Cork City

 

Blarney Castle is one of Ireland's oldest and most historic castles, an ancient stronghold of the McCarthy's, Lords of Muskerry, and one of the strongest fortresses in Munster.

Blarney Castle is famous for its stone - The Stone of Eloquence - which is traditionally believed to have the power to bestow the gift of eloquence on all those who kiss it.



Attracting visitors from all over the world, the castle is situated 8 km from Cork City. In the grounds of the castle the Rock Close and gardens convey 'druidic' charm and magical delights of centuries past



Located 2km from Cork's main thoroughfare, this castle like prison once housed 19th C. prisoners, often in wretched conditions. Wandering through the wings of Cork City Gaol, the atmosphere suggests you are accompanied by the shuffling feet of inmates, each representing their particular period in Irish history from pre-famine times to the foundation of the State.


Cork City is Ireland's third city (after Dublin and Belfast) and has always been an important seaport. It began on an island in the swampy estuary of the River Lee (the name Corcaigh means a marsh), and gradually climbed up the steep banks on either side.

 

Today the river flows through Cork city in two main channels, so that you find yourself constantly crossing bridges.


Some of the main streets are built over channels where ships nuzzled their anchor-chains a century ago. Along the South Mall, you will see large gateways at street level, under steps leading to a higher main door. These were once boathouses, when merchants arrived at their warehouses by water.


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