The Kingdom of Kerry is both a visitor’s and a photographer’s delight. Everywhere you turn, in every season, there’s a feast for the eyes, from magnificent sunsets to huge Atlantic waves to the bare trees of winter. Discover miles and miles of beaches, rugged peninsulas, inlets and cliffs, as well as mountains, lakes, sheep and wild goats. The soft rains produce an abundance of flora, like bog cotton and fuchsia, while the lush, sweet grass is perfect for Kerry’s famous dairy farming. The towns, like Killarney and Tralee, are lively and welcoming, and the people are proud of all things Kerry, from their Gaelic footballers to their writers and artists. In summer, festivals abound, like the Puck Fair in Killorglin, Listowel Writers’ Festival or the Rose of Tralee, while locals and visitors alike also enjoy great fishing, regattas and GAA.
John Wesson celebrates Kerry’s people and lifestyle, its moods and its magnificence. Come and explore this phenomenal natural wilderness, nestled on the Atlantic’s edge. Here there is room to be alone … but never lonely.
Table of Contents:
Introduction page 09
North Kerry
Tarbert 15
Ballylongford 16
Ballybunion 16
Listowel 17
Ballyduff 19
Ballyheigue 20
Ardfert 22
Fenit 23
Tralee 26
Castleisland 29
The Dingle Peninsula
Annascaul 33
Inch 34
Dingle Bay 35
Dingle 36
Slea Head 42
Dunquin 44
Conner Pass 48
Cloghane 49
Brandon 49
Fermoyle 50
Castlegregory 50
The Maharees 51
Fahamore 51
The Blaskets
The Blaskets 54
The Iveragh Peninsula
Milltown 63
Killorglin 64
Cromane 68
Glenbeigh 68
Rossbeigh 69
Kells Bay 72
Cahersiveen 74
Portmagee 76
Valentia 80
Ballinskelligs 92
St Finian’s Bay 97
Waterville 102
Derrynane 108
Sneem 112
Kenmare 114
The Mountains 119
The Gap of Dunloe 130
The Skelligs
The Skelligs 134
Killarney
Killarney 14
