| The Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry is one of my | | | | Course at St. Andrews. |
| favorite spots to vacation in Ireland. Dingle Town is a | | | | Bikers and hikers will have no shortage of possibilities |
| thriving port where visitors enjoy warm hospitality, | | | | on Dingle Peninsula. The "Dingle Way" walking trail |
| delicious meals, traditional Irish music, and even a | | | | goes through fields and hilly terrain as well as more |
| chance to see "Fungi", the resident dolphin, who lives | | | | level areas of the countryside. Mount Brandon is one |
| in the bay and performs alongside the boats out for | | | | of the highest peaks in Ireland and is a satisfying trip |
| a tour. | | | | for the ambitious hiker. Bicycle enthusiasts travel the |
| Dingle Peninsula is just north of the well known and | | | | roads for a closer look at the beauty seen at a |
| heavily traveled Ring of Kerry. A scenic car, bus or | | | | faster pace from a car. |
| bike trip on Slea Head Drive takes us along a winding | | | | Conor Pass, which starts in Dingle Town, is a |
| road with spectacular views of the bay leading to the | | | | roadway you won't want to miss. It winds higher and |
| Atlantic. As we near the western tip of the Peninsula, | | | | higher adjacent to Mount Brandon and down again |
| the Blasket Islands can be seen just off shore. The | | | | leading to the village of Castlegregory on the north |
| main island was home to a few hundred natives until | | | | side of the Peninsula. At many spots along the Pass, |
| the 1950s, when the last of them were moved to | | | | two cars cannot pass together. One driver must pull |
| the mainland; many relocated to the eastern U.S. and | | | | off and wait for the other to make their way past. |
| primarily to the Boston area. Ferries travel daily to | | | | The mountainside leading up on one side of the road |
| tour the Blaskets, weather permitting, offering a | | | | and leading down the cliff on the other side is great |
| taste of the isolated yet peaceful life the islanders | | | | motivation to cooperate with fellow drivers. The |
| must have lived. | | | | spectacular scenery and the harp player next to the |
| Dingle Peninsula offers golfers a chance to play a | | | | parking area at the peak make the trip well worth |
| round of eighteen holes at its Dingle Golf Links | | | | the effort. |
| (Ceann Sibéal), just around the western tip of the | | | | You will find traditional Irish music nightly in many of |
| Peninsula. A shorter route cuts across the Peninsula | | | | the pubs and restaurants in Dingle. It's great to have |
| just west of Dingle Town. It is well worth the drive | | | | a meal of fish and chips and stay for the music. |
| for a genuine Irish golf experience. You will enjoy | | | | Visiting with the people of Ireland is always the |
| beautiful views of the surrounding hillsides and of the | | | | highlight of any trip to the Emerald Isle. |
| sea and even have a chance to cross a stone bridge | | | | On your next trip, visit the Dingle Peninsula. You |
| reminiscent of the world renowned bridge at the Old | | | | won't be sorry! |