If there is a place more magical than others in Ireland, it has to be county Kerry.
So I decided to spend 4 days on the other side of the island investigating new places in
the Dingle peninsula
with the help of Paul,Garvin a gentlemen farmer also bus driver. Philip and Sandra Fitzgibbons owner of the "Harbour house" in the Maharees peninsula took me for a ride to the Hog islands, but first of all, the locals; they are always keen to talk about their land
after dark in the pubs!
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Hog Island. By boat only! |
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Dunquin Pier. Famous in " Ryan's daughter" |
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Castle Minard at sunset and wit a light fog. Paul took me there as it was late and have no idea of the existence of such place. |
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Before taking Philip's powerboat to the Hog islands, a view of the Fahamore harbour. |
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One of the beach used by David Lean in his film "Ryan's daughter" in Dunquin. |
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Another beach at Bally Ferriter. |
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The same beach. It was at the start of October, in the morning then a young mother left her young son to her parents and jump into the sea, in bikini! |
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We were driving through Castle Gregory and a pack of those animals came on the same road. |
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Tralee bay. |
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The Lake Caum, near Castle Gregory. |
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A beach near Dunquin. |
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A view from the Conor pass, the highest in Ireland to go down to Brandon bay. |
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Inch beach at sunset, when we arrived. We spent a lovely night in the Inch cottages, on the hillside. |
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3 views of Inch beach. |
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The fog filled the Dingle bay between the peninsula and the "Ring of Kerry" |