Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in Irish) is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. County Kerry (Irish: Ciarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. ...
The village lies at the base of Croaghmarhin hill near Smerwick Bay on the Dingle Peninsula, on regional road R559 which loops around the west of the peninsula, beginning and ending in Dingle Town. Categories: Ireland-place stubs | Peninsulas of Ireland | County Kerry ... John Street, Dingle Dingle (An Daingean Mór in Irish) is a growing town in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic coast some 50 km west-south-west of Tralee and 80 km west-north-west of Killarney. ...
Near Ballyferriter is Dún an Óir ("The Fort of Gold"), an Iron Age promontory fort, which was the scene of an infamous massacre in 1580 when it was once again used as a defensive position by James Fitzmaurice who stationed 600 Italian and Spanish soldiers there under the command of Sebastiano di San Giuseppe of Bologna. The English Lord Deputy, Lord Grey of Wilton, marched on the fort with 800 English soldiers and massacred the 600 Irish, Italian and Spanish occupants when they surrendered at the end of a three-day siege. Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ...
The largest village west of Dingle, and thus probably Irelands closest village to America, Ballyferriter is situated in a beatuiful valley surrounded by windswept hills.
The rugged landscape is littered with ancient monuments from the Gallurus Oratory and Stone crosses to ring forts and Ferriters castle.
Being located mid way on the Slea head drive makes Ballyferriter the ideal place to spend some time and discover the range of activities available locally, from walking the Dingle way, to deep sea fishing and golf, or just relax and soak up the tranquil atmosphere.