Killarney in County Kerry

21 November 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Killarney (meaning “church of sloes“) is a medium-sized town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, which is part of Killarney National Park.   read more…

Dingle on the Atlantic

22 October 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

Dingle Harbour © Kilclough/cc-by-sa-3.0

Dingle Harbour © Kilclough/cc-by-sa-3.0

Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, meaning “Ó Cúis’ fort”) 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. Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture: Dingle Mart (livestock market) serves the surrounding countryside. In 2006 Dingle had a population of 1,900. Dingle is situated in a Gaeltacht region. There used to be two secondary schools but they have now amalgamated to produce Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. A friendly dolphin named Fungie lives in the harbour.   read more…

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