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The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny or Corcaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head , the westernmost point of Ireland .
The Slea Head Drive is one of the Dingle Peninsula's most scenic routes. [citation needed] En route are several landmarks such as Ventry Beach, a pre-historic fort and beehive huts, the Dingle Famine Cottage, views of the Blasket Islands, Coumenole Beach and Gallarus Oratory. The loop road returns towards Dingle. [citation needed]
Map overview The Dingle Way ( Irish : Slí Chorca Dhuibhne ) [ 3 ] is a long-distance trail around the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry , Ireland. It is a 162-kilometre (101-mile) long circular route that begins and ends in Tralee and is typically completed in eight days. [ 4 ]
Dunmore Head (Irish: An Dún Mór) is a promontory in the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest County Kerry, Ireland.
Some of the most popular attractions along the Wild Atlantic Way include the Cliffs of Moher, the Skelligs Viewpoint, the Dingle Peninsula, the Old Head of Kinsale, and Downpatrick Head. The route is broken down into five sections: [3] County Donegal; County Donegal to County Mayo; County Mayo to County Clare; County Clare to County Kerry
The 456-metre (1,496 ft)-high pass on the Dingle Peninsula links Dingle, in the south-west, with Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east. The scenic road leading to the pass weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past high corrie lakes. [4]
Rossbeigh, along with the further inshore Cromane strand in the Castlemaine Harbour, and Inch Strand off the Dingle Peninsula (an equally long spit with an equally complex and unstable sand dune systems), is one of three sandspits acting as natural barriers against the Atlantic Ocean for Dingle Bay, [7] which is relatively narrow and subject to strong wave forces and deposition of sediment.
Dingle Bay (Bá an Daingin in Irish) is a bay located in County Kerry, western Ireland. The outer parts of the Dingle Peninsula and Dingle Bay mark one of the westernmost points of mainland Ireland. The harbour town of Dingle lies on the north side of the bay.