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Conor Pass, which runs from Dingle on the south-western end of the peninsula towards Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east, is the highest mountain pass in Ireland, [citation needed] a narrow, twisting road; it weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past the high corrie lakes. The Blasket Islands lie off the west coast. They ...
Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") [9] is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Killarney. [10] Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing ...
View of Dingle Bay. The bay runs approximately 40 km (25 mi) from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at the head, and 20 km (12 mi) wide at the entrance. It is flanked on the north by the Dingle Peninsula, and on the south by the Iveragh Peninsula. The River Maine enters the bay at its head.
A twisty one-lane asphalted road leads to the pass. The drive is considered one of the most beautiful in Ireland. [6] Vehicles over two tonnes in weight are prohibited from using the road in order to avoid difficulties in passing. Bicycle ascent to the pass is one of the most famous and difficult climbs in Ireland. [7]
Inch (Irish: Inse, meaning 'river meadow') [1] is a small coastal settlement and townland on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Inch Strand, in Inch townland, [2] is on a long sand spit and dune system which reaches into Dingle Bay. [3] The R561 regional road passes through the area.
Cé Bhréannain or Bréanainn (anglicized as Brandon) [1] is a Gaeltacht village on the northern coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.It lies directly north of Dingle, at the foot of Mount Brandon and on the shores of Brandon Bay.