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PORTMAGEE

Activities / Amenities

Skellig Island Boat Trips

Skelligs Rock Trips, Casey’s   
www.skelligislands.com
Brendan Casey
Email: info@skelligislands.com             
087 239 5470

 

Murphy’s Sea Cruise
Pat Joe Murphy           
Email: murphyseacruise@esatclear.ie    
Tel:087 645 1909

 

Skellig Experience                   
John O’Sullivan           
Email: info@skelligexperience.com                   
Tel:066 947 6306

 

Skellig Ring Walking and Cycling Route – Magnificent scenery

Coomanaspig Pass – one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland (335m / 1000 ft high). – Stunning views of Portmagee, Valentia Island, Caherciveen, the Atlantic Ocean, the Blasket Islands and St. Finan’s Bay.

Black Head Walk & Café with views of the Skellig Rocks and cliffs

Mary O’Donoghue                                                                               066 948 0985

 

Reencaheragh Strand

Travel Guides
Sneem

Taxi / Mini Bus Service

Kennedy Bus Hire & Taxi Service     
Ted Kennedy              
Email: valentia@vodafone.ie                 
066 947 6183/ 087 264 8646

 

Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment

The Bridge Bar         
Ger & Patricia Kennedy          
Email: moorings@iol.ie             
066 947 7108

 

Fisherman’s Bar                                                                                   066 947 7103

 

Restaurants

The Moorings Restaurant         
Ger & Patricia Kennedy          
Email: moorings@iol.ie             
066 947 7108

 

Cafes

Skellig Mist                                                                                          066 947 2250

Skellig Experience Café                                                                        066 947 6306

 

Grocery Shops / Gift Shops / Hair Salon

Deos Food Store and Post Office

Cois Cuain

Final Dimensions and Diva’s Beauty and Hair Salon                 
087 229 9860
Email: kerry@divasfinaldimensions.com

 

 

ST. FINIAN’S BAY

 

Activities / Amenities

Eco Trips, Glen Pier                                                                             087 222 9787

 

Skellig Chocolate Factory        
Colum Healy               
Email: info@skelligschocolate.com                   
066 947 9119

 

 

VALENTIA ISLAND

 

Activities / Amenities

Skellig Experience                   
John O’Sullivan           
Email: info@skelligexperience.com                   
066 947 6306

 

Valentia Island Ferries 
Email: rforan@indigo.ie            
066 947 6141

 

Ocean Quests Fishing              
Seanie Murphy            
Email: oceans@iol.ie                
066 947 6214/  087 236 2344

 

Des Lavelle Skellig Trips          
Des Lavelle                             
Email: lavelles@indigo.ie                      
066 947 6124

 

Des Lavelle Diving Trips          
Des Lavelle                             
Email: lavelles@indigo.ie                      
066 947 6124

Bray Head Tower Walk – stunning walk to the most southern tip of Valentia Island and it’s tower. Magnificent views of the Skellig Rocks and Portmagee harbour.

Valentia Grotto and Slate Quarry

Valentia Lighthouse

Valentia Candles

 

Pre-Dinosaur Footprints at Tetrapod Trackway

Geokaun Mountain & Fogher Cliffs

Altazimuth

 

Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment

The Royal Pier Bar                  
Jim                              
Email: info@theroyalvalentia.com                     
066 947 6144

Boston’s Bar, Knightstown                                                                   066 947 6140

Restaurants

Fuchsia Restaurant                                                                                066 947 6051

 

Taxi / Mini Bus Service

Kennedy Bus Hire & Taxi Service       
Ted Kennedy              
Email: valentia@vodafone.ie                 
066 947 6183/ 087 264 8646

 

 

WATERVILLE

 

Activities / Amenities

Salmon & Trout Fishing           
Frank & Ann Donnelly  Email: lakelands@eircom.net                
066 947 4303

 

Waterville Golf Links                                                                            066 947 4102

 

Skelligs Bay Golf Club                                                             
066 947 4133

Waterville Craft Market

Alf Foster                                                                                             066 947 4212

 

An Tigin Crafts                                                                        
066 947 4106

The Tackle Shop                                                                                  066 947 4433

 

Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment

Brod’s Bar at The Waterville Lodge                                                     
066 947 4436

Butler Arms Hotel                                                                                 066 947 4144

The Lobster                                                                                          066 947 4629

Waterville Inn                                                                                       066 947 4272

Villa Maria                                                                                           066 947 4211

 

Cafes

Chedean                                                                                               066 947 4966

 

Restaurants

Paddy Frog’s                                                                                       066 947 8766

Fisherman’s Restaurant                                                            
066 947 4144

Huntsman                                                                                             066 947 4124

Sceilig Restaurant at The Waterville Lodge                                           
066 947 4436

Sheilin Restaurant                                                                                 066 947 4231

Smuggler’s Inn                                                                         
066 947 4330

Butler Arms                                                                                          066 947 4144

The Old Cable House                                                                           066 947 4233

 

 

CAHERDANIEL / DERRYNANE

 www.myderrynane.com

Activities / Amenities

Derrynane House & Gardens              
Email: derrynanehouse@duchas.ie                    
066 947 5113             

 

Derrynane Sea Sports                          
Helen Wilson               
Email: derrynaneseasports@eircom.net
087 908 1208

 

Eagle Rock Equestrian Centre  
Caroline                      
Email:                                                  
066 947 5145/ 087 246 2981

 

Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment

Blind Pipers                                                                                          066 947 5126

Freddie’s                                                                                              066 947 5125

Carroll’s Cove                                                                                      066 947 5151

Bridie Keating’s                                                                                    066 947 5115

 

 

CAHERCIVEEN

 

Activities / Amenities

Casey’s Bicycle Hire                                                                            066 947 2474

 

The Barracks – Caherciveen Heritage Centre                                       
066 947 2777

 

Leacanabuaile Fort – Round Stone Fort

 

Cahergal Stone Fort

 

Carhan House – birthplace of Ireland’s most famous statesman – Daniel O’Connell

 

Gurranebawn Standing Stone

 

Ballycarbery Castle – 15th Century Tower Castle

 

O’Connell Memorial Church

 

Guided Walks:

With James Casey – local historian                                                        066 947 3186

Email: jamescasey111@yahoo.com

 

Local Walks:

Knock na Dobar (Hill of the Wells)

O’Connell Heritage Trail

Forts and Castles

 

Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment

Craineen’s Bar                                                                        
066 947 3016

Mike Murts (Wonderful Traditional Pub – as it always was!)    
066 947 2396

The Anchor

The Fertha

The Daniel O’Connell

Cha Healys

An Bodhran

Frank’s Corner

The Skellig Rock Bar

 

Restaurants

The Point Seafood Restaurant, Renard                                     
066 947 2165

The Old Schoolhouse, Knockeens                                                       
066 947 3519

QC’s                                                                                                    066 947 2244

 

Cafes

Internet Café                                                                                        066 947 2116

Amarantine                                                                                           066 947 3499

 

Grocery Shops

Walsh’s SuperValu

Daly’s Spar

Centra

Euro Spar

The Market Shop Londis

 

Banks and ATMs

AIB

Bank of Ireland

 

CROMANE, KILLORGLIN

 

Activities / Amenities

www.outdoorsireland.com

Nathan Kingerlee                                                                                  086 860 4563

 

 

SKIBBEREEN, WEST CORK

 

Activities / Amenities
Atlantic Sea Kayaking             
Jim Kennedy               
Email: info@atlanticseakayaking.com   
028 210 58

 

 

 

General Information

 

Garages

Caherciveen

Portmagee Junction

Ballinskelligs

Valentia

Waterville

 

Ferry Information Links

Stena Line

Brittany Ferries

Irish Ferries

 

 

Information Links

South West Tourism / Failte Ireland

IHH

Aer Arann

Ryan Air

 

Motoring Links

AA Ireland

Route Planner

 

 

BALLINSKELLIGS

Activities / Amenities

Skelligs Boat Trips                   

Sean Feehan                
Email: seandive@yahoo.com                
066 947 9182/ 086 417 6612

 

Joe Roddy & Sons                  
Kenneth Roddy           
Email: ken@skelligstrips.com   
066 947 4268/ 087 120 9924

 

Skelligs Surf School                 

Colum                         
Email:   skelligsurf@gmail.com 
087 917 8808/ 086 389 4849

 

Cill Rialaig Art Gallery                                                             
066 947 9297

 

Kerry Images at the Beach Café          
Barbara Cassidy          
Email: barbaracassidy@eircom.net                   
087 296 5874

 

Heatherhill Stables   
Geraldine & Des Fitzpatrick                 
Email: hetherhill_stables@yahoo.com
066 947 9318

 

Skellig Ring Walking and Cycling Route – Magnificent scenery

Bolus Head – south west of the village, Bolus Head overlooks St. Finan’s Bay and the Skellig Rocks. This area has a profusion of pre-historic and early Christian ruins. The ruins of Kilreilig, an early Christian monastic settlement are located beside the road to Bolus Head. The remains include an Oratory, two inscribed stones and traces of Beehive Huts.

Kildreelig Alignment (An alignment of four standing stones which is the reputed burial place of the Milesian leader Erannan.

 

Wedge Grave at Coom

 

Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment

Cable O’Leary’s                                                                                  066 947 9104

Tig Rosie Dungegan                                                                              066 947 9265

 

Cafes

Beach Café                                                                                          087 296 5874

Casey’s Kitchen Art Gallery                                                                
066 947 9297

 

Grocery Shops

Brown’s Shop

 

Taxi / Mini Bus Service

Jack McCarthy                                                                        
087 055 5677

John & Susan Goggin                                                                           087 632 8023

 

 

 

 

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Portmagee Hostel
Portmagee, Ring of Kerry, County Kerry, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)66 948 0018
Mobile: +353 (0)87 962 8100

Email: info@portmageehostel.com
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