Set on a peninsula at the head of Kilmakilloge harbour and surrounded by the Caha mountains the garden at Derreen covers 60 acres. A network of winding paths passes through a mature woodland garden laid out 150 years ago with sub tropical plants from around the world and incomparable views of the sea and mountains.
Visit Site: http://www.derreengarden.com/
The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. The present ruins date from around 1700 when a priest called Denis O’Mahony retreated to the island. Read more…
Priest’s Leap (Gaelic Léim an tSagairt) is a steep and nearly straight single-lane mountain pass between Coomhola Bridge and Bonane east of the more winding road from Bantry to Kenmare in Ireland Just below the summit of the 519 m high mountain with the same name, Read more…
Mangerton Mountain (Irish: an Mhangarta) At a height of 839 m (2,753 ft) it is the tallest of the Mangerton range and 25th tallest in Ireland. Its western slope lies within Killarney National Park. Enclosed within the massif is a deep U-shaped valley called Glencappul Read more…