Places of Interest
Killarney National Park
Ireland's first National
Park was created in 1932 when the Muckross Estate which makes up the core of
the present day National Park was presented to the nation.
Situated in south-west Ireland, Killarney National Park covers
over 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of outstandingly beautiful mountain, moorland, woodland, waterways, parks and gardens.
The old red sandstone uplands support large areas of blanket bog coupled with the remoteness and relative
inaccessibility of some of these areas aids the continued survival of Ireland's only remaining wild herd of
native Red Deer.
More details of the park and its wide variation of flora and fauna can be found on
the Killarney National Park website
Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry is a roughly circular tourist trail in County Kerry, south-western Ireland covering some 170 km
starting from Killarney, heading around the Iveragh Peninsula and passing through Kenmare, Sneem,
Waterville (favourite holiday spot of Charlie Chaplin), Cahersiveen and Killorglin.
There is also an established walking path named The Kerry Way, which takes its own route, and a
sign posted Ring of Kerry cycling path which uses older quieter roads where possible. The Kerry Way
roughly follows the scenic driving route of the Ring of Kerry.
Derrynane House
Derrynane House, now an Irish National Monument and part of a 320 acre National Park, was the
home of Irish politician and statesman, Daniel O'Connell. Since being opened as a museum in 1967 Derrynane House has
become a popular tourist attraction. It is furnished with family portraits, writings and many items
relating to O'Connell's political life.
Derrynane House
Location
5 An Gleantáin, Caherdaniel, Co Kerry is located in the South West corner of Southern Ireland or Eire. It is
less than a mile from the town of Derryanane and Derrynane Bay, one of the most beautiful
views in all of Ireland.
The Google map alongside shows the precise location of our cottage. Use the "Zoom into Caherdaniel" button and then
the plus button at the top left of the map to get a real close-up.
How to get there
- Kerry (Farranfore) Airport is the closest
being approximately 60 miles
from Caherdaniel and takes about 1.5 hours drive. However Kerry Airport has
a limited number of flights and carriers that use the airport.
-
Cork , which is 90 miles from Caherdaniel has a greater selection of
carriers, with more frequent flights from many European cities, served by
low cost airlines such as Ryanair, Aer Arann, bmibaby and Jet2.com. The
drive to Derryanane takes around 2.1/2 hours. There is also a port at Cork with regular ferries to Swansea, Wales and
Roskoff in Britany, France.
- Shannon , is the next closest major airport, again with frequent
flights from many European cities and some international destinations. The
drive to Derryanane is about 220 miles and takes a little under 4 hour.
- Other Airports: Waterford ,
Dublin
and
Knock are the
next closest airports to Caherdaniel, all offering flights to and from various European and International destinations.
- Ferries: Rosslare ,
Dublin
and Cork
all provide frequent ferry services to the UK and France.
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