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County Kerry
County Kerry is the highlight of many
visitor’s Irish holiday and is, justifi ably, the most popular
holiday destination in Ireland. Jam packed in summer with
thousands of rowdy holidaymakers? This is Ireland and it is
ridiculously easy to avoid the crowds and enjoy the superb Kerry
countryside in solitude if you so desire. The town of Tralee is
home to the Rose of Tralee Festival, a beauty pageant that
attracts entrants of Irish extraction from all over the world.
Tralee is also home to the National Folk Theatre. The theatre
gives performances of Irish culture throughout the year. Kerry
stretches out to the west towards America and the fi nger of the
rugged Dingle peninsula is the most westerly point in the county.
Inland the Ring of Kerry is a scenic 135-mile drive through the
county. Killarney is the largest town in this region and a popular
tourist base. It gives easy access to the Lakes of Killarney that
fi ll the Killarney National Park. West of Killarney are
Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, the highest mountains in Ireland with
Carrantuohill, at 1041m (3415ft) the highest of them all. All this
scenery makes for tremendous walking and there are many long
distance footpaths to follow. Walking is a great way of seeing
this superb county at its best.
Worth a look...
Dingle Explore Dingle’s
bustling harbour and Gallarus’ Oratory, one of the oldest churches
in Ireland, on foot. The Dingle Way is another long distance
way-marked path and is 107 miles around.
Tralee Attractive town where
the annual Rose of Tralee is held each August – a celebration of
the enduring charm of Irish womanhood, and revelry, pageant, fund
and frolics are the order of the day
The Connor Pass A short,
dramatic drive between Castlegregory and Dingle. Steep, rocky and
windswept, this is rugged beauty personifi ed.
Tourist Offi ces:
- Cahirciveen, Tel: 00 353 6694
72589
- Dingle, Tel: 00 353 6691 51188
- Kenmare, Tel: 00 353 666 1233
- Killarney, Tel: 00 353 643 1633
- Waterville, Tel: 00 353
669474999
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