Along the western edge of the Iveragh Peninsula, stone buildings carry memories that reach back beyond written records. St Brendan’s Oratory belongs to that…
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The Story of St Brendan’s Oratory and Its Medieval Frescoes
A Field Guide to Coastal Erosion and Conservation Around Ballinskelligs
The road down to Ballinskelligs arrives at the sea like a long sentence arriving at its full stop. After the heathered sweep of the Iveragh hills, the Atlantic…
Where trad music lives: pubs with sessions on the Iveragh Peninsula
There's a moment every traveller to Ireland quietly hopes for: the sound of a fiddle, a tin whistle, and an upright bass falling into step inside a small pub…
Ancient pilgrimages to Skellig Michael before the monks arrived
Long before the beehive huts rose from the rock and the gospel was chanted above Atlantic swells, Skellig Michael was already a place of arrival, devotion and…
Reading the Rocks of the Skellig Coast Cliffs
Stretching south-west from Kells to Castlecove along the Iveragh Peninsula, the Skellig Coast confronts the Atlantic with one of the most concentrated…
The Life Of A Beekeeper On Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
Along Ireland’s Iveragh Peninsula, beekeeping is shaped by weather, terrain and the flowering calendar. From Kells to Castlecove, hives may sit behind a…
The Story Of The Great Blasket Island Evacuation And Its Legacy
On the western edge of Ireland’s Iveragh Peninsula, the Great Blasket Island sits beyond the beaches and headlands of the Skellig Coast. Its steep slopes,…
A Guide to Community Gardens and Allotments in Iveragh
Across the Iveragh Peninsula, growing food is closely connected with weather, family knowledge, local identity and the practical realities of rural life. A…
The Best Road Cycling Climbs From Kells To Castlecove
The Skellig Coast gives road cyclists a remarkably varied day out between Kells and Castlecove. The route follows the Iveragh Peninsula through quiet seaside…
The History of the Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks in Waterville
Waterville sits on the Atlantic edge of the Iveragh Peninsula, between Lough Currane and Ballinskelligs Bay. Its landscape is often associated with fishing,…