Ring of Kerry

Ballyferriter, Baile an Fhirtearaigh

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August 2nd 2010
Hi everyone, Since I last posted here we have been petty busy with our sight seeing around Dingle and Ballyferriter. There is so much to do and see in our immediate neighbourhood, and we haven't been to all of the ancient forts and beaches either. Today we went on a ferry to the Blasket Islands. This is a group of islands 15 minutes by boat from the mainland of Kerry, The largest island was where ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more