Blennerville Windmill is a working tower mill in Blennerville, and the tallest of its kind in Europe at 21.3m high. Blennerville Windmill was built by Sir Rowland Blennerhassett in 1800 whom the village of Blennerville is named after. The windmill was used for grinding corn and at the Visitor Centre you will find the working windmill as well as an Read more…
Skellig Michael, also called Great Skellig, is the larger of the two Skellig Islands, located 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. A Gaelic Christian monastery was founded on the island at some point between the 6th and 8th century and remained continuously occupied until it was abandoned in the late 12th century. The remains of the Read more…
Ventry beach is a sandy beach sitting a sheltered bay. The beach area has Ventry Strand a small dune system, a small lake, wet grasslands and an extensive Common Reed swamp. Read more…
Ballinskelligs beach is a sandy beach designated a Natural heritage area. The beach has the 16th century two storey unvaulted MacCarthy tower overlooking the Ballinskelligs Bay. Read more…
Ballyheigue beach is a 3km Sandy beach in an area designated of special conservation. It is split from Banna Stand to the South by Black Rock. Read more…
Great Blasket Island lies approximately 2 km from the mainland where the nearest mainland town is Dunquin; a ferry to the island operates during summer months. Read more…
Waterville is a small village with a crescent shaped beach within Ballinskelligs Bay. The area is more famed for it’s two golf courses; Waterville Golf Course and Ballybunion Golf Course. Read more…
