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Archaeological sites:

  • 6th century monastery on Skellig Michael
  • Staigue Fort near Castlecove is probably the finest fort in Ireland 2500 years old
  • Tetrapod Footprints on Valentia Island 385 million years old
  • Leacanabuile Fort near Cahirciveen
  • Carhan House - Birthplace of Daniel O'Connell
  • Killabuonia Oratory - St Finan's Bay
  • Church Island - Waterville 6th century oratory
  • Many other Standing stones, Dolmens, Castles/Forts, Stone Alignments, Burial Grounds, Ogham Stones

Angling:

  • Sea Angling: Blue shark, gurnard, tope,wrasse, pollack, mackerel, plaice, spurdogs, bass, flats, ray, conger, dog fish, bass, whiting, mullet, codling and coal fish.
  • Fully equipped and approved boats are available at the following bases: Valentia, Cahirciveen, Derrynane.
  • http://www.valentiaangling.com
  • Short angling: Kells - rock fishing for pollack, wrasse and dog fish
  • Coonanna Harbour: Fishing off pier - flat fish, conger
  • Cooncrome Harbour: Rock fishing on western side - pollack, wrasse and mackerel
  • Lough Kay: Beach fishing - flatfish, occasional ray
  • Valentia Island: Ray, conger, mullet, pollack, mackerel
  • Renard Point: Off pier - Flatfish, mackerel, Bass at outflow from Fish Plant (bottom and float fishing)
  • Portmagee - Dogfish, small pollack off bridge. Conger and mullet in harbour
  • St Finians Bay: Bas, flatfish(surf fishing). Pollack, mackerel, wrasse (rock fishing)
  • Ballinskelligs Bay/Waterville: Bass, flat fish (surf fishing)
  • Hogs Head: Pollack, mackerel, wrasse(rock fishing)
  • Derrynane: Bass, flatfish(surf fishing)
  • Lambs Head: Pollack, mackerel, wrasse, conger, dog fish (spinning and bottom fishing)
  • www.valentiaangling.com

Game Angling

  • Permits available fromo Waterville Tourist Office
  • River Inny : Salmon (July/August), Sea trout (April onwards), brown trout
  • Lough Currane - Ghillies for hire on lake shore. Salmon ( Febuary - September); sea trout, brown trout
  • Lough Coppal - Some grilse, sea trout
  • Cummeragh River - Salmon (March - September),; sea trout
  • Lakes Cloonaghlin and Derriana - Sea trout, Salmon (summer)

Beaches

  • Reencaheragh - 3km: Tiny beach
  • Glanleam, Valentia - 9km: Small beach in nice location
  • Inny Strand - 8km: Over 2km of sand - very safe swimming beach
  • Ballinskelligs - 11km: Blue flag approved beach
  • St Finians Bay - 10km: Small sandy beach in spectacular location - not recommended for swimming
  • Cooncrome - 12km: Nice secluded beach safe for swimming
  • White Strand - 15km: Blue flag beach
  • Kells Bay - 20km: Nice beach
  • Derrynane - 30km: Spectacular beach
    *Read notices for safe places to swim

Boat Trips:

Cycling:

  • Bicycles to hire from Casey Bicycles Cahirciveen
    Suggested cycling tours from Cahirciveen
  • Cahirciveen - St Finian's Bay - Ballinskelligs 24miles/32km
  • Cahirciveen - Inny Bridge Waterville - Waterville Lake 20miles/32km
  • Cahirciveen - Portmagee - Valentia 15miles/24km

Crafts:

  • Craft shops: Cahirciveen, Kells, Waterville

Diving/Sub Aqua:

Health Beauty and Spa Treatments

Horse Riding:

  • Ballinskelligs, Cahirciveen, Derrynane

Festivals:

  • First weekend in August - Cahirciveen Celtic Music Festival
    10, 11 & 12 August- Killorglin Puck Fair

Golf:

  • Killorglin Golf Club
    Tel (066)9761979 Email:kilgolf@iol.ie
    18 hole - Par 72 - 6497 yards - 5940m
    Parkland: 8.00am till dark, Bar and Restaurant
    Club Hire and Caddie Service available (pre booking)
    Fees: Weekdays €21.59 euros
    Weekends/Holidays €25.39 euros
    Course Designer: Eddie Hackett
  • Dooks Golf Club
    Tel (066)9768205
    18 hole - par 70 - 6010 yards - 5495 m
    Seaside Links near Glenbeigh - opens 10.00am
    Catering Facilities
    Fees €40 euros per round and and €55 euro per day Monday - Saturday, no green fee time being available on Sunday.
  • Waterville Golf Club
    Championship course, seaside links, designer E. Hackett, fees- €125 euro per player per round, early bird rate Monday - Thursday(excluding bank holidays)
    €63 euro per round if playing before 8am or after 4pm. Pre-booking essential.

Shopping:

  • Cahirciveen, Waterville, Tralee and Killarney

Restaurants:

  • Portmagee:
    The Fishermans - full menu
    The Moorings - full menu
    Skellig Mist - homebaking and coffee shop
    The Bridge Bar - Pub food and lunches
  • Renard Point: O'Neills Seafood bar
  • Valentia: The Ring Lyne - Pub food and lunches
  • Bostons Bar - Pub food and lunches
  • The Lighthouse Café - Lunch and Dinner menu
  • Caherciveen "QC's" award winning restaurant

Outdoor Pursuits Centres:

  • Activity Ireland, Caherdaniel and Cappanlea Outdoor Education Centre

Ornithology - Bird Watchers Paradise:

  • From the Seaside Cottages - Herring Gull, Shag, Arctic Skua, Heron, Ducks(Mallard, Teal and Wigeon), Wild Geese, Redshank, Swallow, Starling, Magpie, Crow, Rook etc.
  • Little Skellig's Summer visitors - Puffin, Gannet, Fulmar, Storm Petrel, Kittiwake, Oyster catcher, Razorbill, Gull

Painting:

  • Plenty of locations to be painted. Visit the Artists centre and Art Gallery at Cill Rialaig Pre-Famine village, Ballinskelligs.

Pub Entertainment:

  • The Bridge Bar Portmagee - music most nights Tuesday - Irish night
  • The Shebeen Bar, Cahirciveen - Regular Traditional Irish music and dancing session

Tours:

  • Skellig Ring
  • Ring of Kerry
  • Tour of Dingle Peninsula
  • Ring of Beara Peninsula
  • Caragh Lake: Mountain drive

Visitor Attractions:

Mountain walks in Iveragh-South Kerry

  • Geokaun Mountain and Fogher cliff, Valentia Island.
    The perfect introduction to South Kerry. A visitor attraction featuring developed walkways,information plaques and marvellous views.1-2 hours
  • Knocknadobar Caherciveen
    The mountain with everything -a pilgrim's path with 14 Stations of the Cross leading to the giant cross at the summit- 4 spectacular corrie lakes on its northern slope-a great ridge walk and views of 3 peninsulas. Variety of walks each about 4 hours, 850 meters ascent and 10 -12 km.
  • Eagle's Hill Caherdaniel.
    Superb walk leading to a remote upland mountain lake.5 hours. Ascent 1082 m.17 km .A diversion to visit an ancient copper mine adds about 2 km. Another version of this walk would include Staigue Fort.
  • Bolus Head, Ballinskelligs.
    Outstanding sea views on all sides. 3.5 hours,11km ,520 m ascent
  • Coomcalee Ridge.
    Walk along the high 5-km long ridge with magnificent views of Lough Currane, Ballinskelligs Bay and the lake-studded area to the north.6 hours, 1000m ascent, and 17 km.
  • Beentee Loop walk.
    Caherciveen. A marked walkway along an ancient mass path and rising to gentle mountain slopes. Overlooks the town of Caherciveen, the marina, harbour and much more.10 km.530 m ascent .3 hours.
  • Portmagee.
    Lovely high level walk with views of The Skelligs, St Finians Bay and Valentia, Waterville and from Dingle to Beara.12 km.400m ascent.3.5 hours. Longer version 24km 760m ascent and 6.5 hours.
  • Coomavoher Lakes.
    Circuit walk of the beautiful glacial lakes of Tooreenbog, Adoolig and many many more.16.5 km, 900-m ascent.6 hours.
  • Drung Hill.
    Archaeological sites, a disused railway line and old roads. Super mountain top walk overlooking Dingle Bay and the Glenbeigh corrie lakes.12.5 km. Ascent 840 meters.4 hours.

    This walk can be extended up to 25 km (1500m ascent and 8-9 hours). Return path along The Kerry Way or for the longer variation by Glenbeigh.

Full information on any of these walks can be provided. This would include maps, itineraries, weather forecasts etc.

A guiding service is also available.

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