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Beara (Irish: Béarra) or the Beara Peninsula is a peninsula on the south-west coast of Ireland, bounded between the Kenmare "river" (actually a bay) to the north side and Bantry Bay to the south. It contains two mountain ranges running down its centre: the Caha Mountains and the Slieve Miskish Mountains .
Eyeries (historically spelt as it is pronounced, Irees or Iries; Irish: Na hAoraí) [1] is a village and its hinterland, on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland, near the border with County Kerry. It lies at the foot of a hilly area, with a beach nearby, and is home to several retail and tourist businesses.
Dursey Island's Beara Way walk marks the beginning of Europe's E8 European long distance path, which crosses Europe, ending in Istanbul, Turkey. Spanning Dursey Sound, the aerial tramway is Ireland's only cable car, [ 17 ] and one of the few cable cars that cross the sea in Europe.
Castletownbere (Irish: Baile Chaisleáin Bhéarra), [2] or Castletown Berehaven, is a port town in County Cork, Ireland.It is on the Beara Peninsula by Berehaven Harbour.. A regionally important fishing port, [3] the town also serves as a commercial and retail hub for the local hinterland. [4]
Tuosist (Irish: Tuath Ó Siosta, meaning 'territory of O'Siosta') [1] is a small village and civil parish in the far south of County Kerry, Ireland.It shares the Béara Peninsula with the neighbouring parishes of County Cork, and the Caha Mountains form the county border.
Bear (or Bere; Irish: Béarra [1]) is a barony in the most westerly part of County Cork, Ireland.It comprises approximately two thirds of the Beara peninsula from the western tip along the whole northern shore part of Bantry bay to Glengariff.
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The Beara Way (Irish: Slí Bhéara) [2] is a long-distance trail in the southwest of Ireland. It is a 206-kilometre (128-mile) long circular trail around the Beara Peninsula that begins and ends in Glengarriff , County Cork , also passing through parts of County Kerry .