June 12, 2009 A TOUR OF THE DINGLE PENINSULA

Tim Collins, our Irish guide for today, led us on a bus tour of the Dingle Peninsula.

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Map June 12 2009

The route of our Dingle Peninsula day trip.

Dingle.
Banburys Guesthouse. Our home for three nights.

Neighbors

Dingle Peninsula. The "Stone House" Restaurant. A modern building with corbel vault style roof.

Dingle Peninsula.
A large Irish horse.

Dunbeg Fort, a 2000 years old rocky structure, rests precariously on a cliff above the sea.

Dingle Peninsula
Dunbeg Fort

Dingle Peninsula.
Dunbeg Fort.

Dingle Peninsula.
A cliff near Dunbeg Fort.

Dingle Peninsula
Narrow road!

Dingle Peninsula, wild flowers
growing on a cliff above the ocean.

Dingle Peninsula Sheep & a dog.

Dingle Peninsula

Chris, Becky & Burke

The Dingle Peninsula.

On our way to The Great Blasket Centre, we passed by Slea Head the most Westerly tip of Europe. At the Blasket Centre we found information about the Blasket Island fauna, geography & people. People have lived on this island for centuries, depending on fishing for their survival. Because the young people emigrated away in the early 20th century, the population declined to the point that they were no longer self sufficient. The Island was abandoned in the 1950’s. Chris & I had planned to take a boat to the Blasket Islands on the next day, but the trip was canceled due to rough seas.

Dingle Peninsula, Great Blasket Centre.

Glass wall art in the Blasket Centre.

Inside the Great Blasket Centre.