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The Beara peninsula in Ireland is the southernmost of the main peninsulas on the south-west coast. The northern half of the peninsula, except near the tip of it, is in County Kerry, while the rest lies in County Cork. The main tourist attractions are the ruins of Puxley Mansion, Dunboy Castle and Derreen Gardens. 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. ... County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ... Dunboy Castle was a stronghold of the OSullivan Bere, a Gaelic clan leader and Chief of Dunboy. The castle is located on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland and was built to guard and defend the harbour of Bearhaven. ...


The Ring of Beara is a tourist trail of about 195 kilometres (120 miles) circumventing the peninsula. It starts in Kenmare, crossing the Healy Pass through Adrigole, passing Castletownbere, Allihies, the fork to Dursey Island, Eyeries and Ardgroom, ending in Glengarriff. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Kenmare (Irish: An Neidín) is a small town (ca. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Castletownbere (Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra in Irish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland, in West Cork. ... Allihies (Irish: Na hAilichí) is a coastal village in the west of County Cork, Ireland. ... Dursey Island lies west of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh in Irish, meaning Rough glen) is a village of approximately 600 people in the south-west region of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ...

See also: Dingle peninsula, Iveragh peninsula

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Dingle Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words)
The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne, sometimes anglicized as Corkaguiney) is located in County Kerry and is the most westerly point of the Republic of Ireland and indeed of Europe.
The peninsula is named after the town of Dingle and is the location of numerous prehistoric and early medieval remains, for example the Gallarus Oratory in the very west of the peninsula near the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in Ard na Caithne.
The Conor Pass going from Dingle on the southern end of the peninsula towards Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the North is the highest mountain pass in Ireland, a tight precarious road weaving its way around the sharp cliff faces and past the high corrie lakes.
Travel guide to Beara Peninsula (630 words)
The peninsula is remote with bleak moorland and sparsely populated fishing villages.
The peninsula you see across is the Iveragh Peninsula, note for its ring of Kerry route.
As you cross the "toe" of the peninsula to get to the Bantry Bay side, it is worth the effort to got right on R572 to Dursey (R572 is a cu-de-sac).
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