Wild Atlantic Way

Southwest Atlantic

Kerry & Cork — the way to Kinsale

Skellig Michael, the Blasket Islands, the Iveragh and Dingle peninsulas and the walled town of Kinsale, where the Wild Atlantic Way ends at the head of a warm little harbour.

Places

Attraction · Co. Cork

Gougane Barra

A hillside hermitage above a small lake near Smerkistown on the Cork–Kerry border — the traditional home of St Finbarr, one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in the country, and a walk that is easy to find and hard to forget.

Free to visit.· Allow An hour up and down, plus time at the top
Attraction · Co. Kerry

Oceanworld Dingle

The aquarium in Dingle town — penguins, sharks, Asian otters and rays under a glass dome on the main street, the classic rainy-day stop on the Iveragh and one of the best places in the country to do with kids.

Adults €21 online (€22 on the day); children (3–16) €15 online; family tickets available.· Allow About two hours
Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of County Kerry
Island · Co. Kerry

Skellig Michael

A small, steep island off the Iveragh Peninsula, home to an early Christian monastery of beehive huts — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great places in the country.

Boat fare and a landing charge apply; check the current service for prices, the schedule and the booking requirements.· Allow A few hours for the visit.
The Blasket Islands off the south coast of the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Island · Co. Kerry

The Blasket Islands

Two small islands off the Dingle Peninsula, home to a community until 1953 — now a nature reserve and one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe.

Boat fare applies; check the current service for prices and the schedule.· Allow A few hours for the visit.
Village · Co. Cork

Kinsale

A walled harbour town at the head of a warm little bay in south-east Cork — the southern end of the Wild Atlantic Way, and one of the best food towns in the country.

Free to visit.· Allow A day or two is a good amount of time.

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