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Valentia Island And The Cable That Connected Continents
A Guide To The Wildflowers And Coastal Flora Of The Skellig Coast
Along the Iveragh Peninsula, the landscape can change from salt-sprayed cliff to damp bog, sheltered lane and rough pasture within a short walk. The Skellig…
The Story of Derrynane House in Irish History
Derrynane House stands on the edge of the Atlantic in County Kerry, within the wider landscape of the Iveragh Peninsula. It is best known as the home of Daniel…
Listening Across the Skellig Coast
A local historian recording oral histories of the villages works close to the ground. The work may begin with a conversation at a kitchen table, a notebook…
Dolphins and Whales Along Ireland's Skellig Coast
The first time you see the curved back of a whale slip beneath a swell, time seems to pause. Australians often plan whale watching holidays around Hervey Bay…
A Guide to Picnic Spots Along the Kenmare River Shore
The Kenmare River is a broad, island-dotted inlet rather than a narrow river in the usual sense. Its sheltered waters reach inland between the Iveragh and…
Cromwell Point Lighthouse and the lives of its keepers
At the western tip of Valentia Island, where the Atlantic gathers against the slate cliffs of the Iveragh Peninsula, a small white tower banded with two black…
Rivers and Lakes for Paddling Near Sneem on the Iveragh Peninsula
The Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry holds a lacework of sheltered bays, slow-moving rivers and freshwater loughs that reward anyone with a paddle and a…
The history of mechanised turf cutting on the boglands
For centuries the boglands of the Iveragh Peninsula have supplied the households of Kerry with a steady, smoky fuel. Long before any diesel engine rumbled…
Smoke, Salt and Sea: A Day with a Cahersiveen Fisher-Smoker
The morning light over Valentia Sound arrives the way good coffee arrives at a country kitchen — slow, then all at once. In Cahersiveen, the town that sits on…