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Excursions Excursions.
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.
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.
Dingle , Ocean world and West Kerry Gaeltacht
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.
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.
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.
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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
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.
