The Skellig Coast is made for slow travel: narrow roads curling around Atlantic headlands, stone walls dividing green fields, and sudden views towards islands…
Stories
Scenic drives along the Skellig Ring
The Well of the Four Beautiful Saints
Along Ireland’s Iveragh Peninsula, stories often cling to places as firmly as stone walls and turf-roofed cottages. A spring, a ruined chapel or a bend in an…
A Guide To Kayak Touring Around Deenish Island
Deenish Island sits in the broad waters of Kenmare Bay, off the Iveragh Peninsula on County Kerry’s Skellig Coast. Its rocky shoreline, green slopes and…
The Railway That Once Reached Valentia Harbour
Before modern roads made the Iveragh Peninsula easier to cross, the railway offered a vital link between south Kerry communities and the wider Irish transport…
The Life Of A Leather Worker In Sneem
In Sneem, leatherwork belongs to a living tradition of practical making, local enterprise and patient skill. The village sits on the Iveragh Peninsula,…
A Guide to the Wildflowers and Orchids of the Skellig Coast
From Kells to Castlecove, the Skellig Coast offers a remarkable botanical walk through Atlantic habitats. Short turf, damp fields, rocky headlands, roadside…
Abbey Island And Its Medieval Ruins
Abbey Island lies just off Derrynane Beach on the southern edge of the Iveragh Peninsula, where the Atlantic reaches into a sheltered curve of coast. At low…
A Guide to the Mountain Passes of Ballaghisheen and Coomakesta
The mountain roads of Kerry’s Iveragh Peninsula reveal a quieter side of the Ring of Kerry. Ballaghisheen Pass and Coomakesta Pass cross high, exposed ground…
Valentia’s Telegraph Cable And The Atlantic Age Of Instant News
Before radio, satellites and undersea internet cables, a message crossing the Atlantic depended on ships, weather and patience. A letter from Ireland to North…
The Quiet Craft Of A Cheese Maker Near Derrynane
The life of a local cheese maker near Derrynane is shaped by weather, livestock, tides of visitors and the patient work of turning fresh milk into something…