Irina's Guidebook
Food scene
Good coffee and vide choice of pastries and cakes. Recommended by our guests ☺️
Petit Delice
Main StreetSuperValu Caherciveen - Walsh's
Valentia RoadGreat for grocery shopping
Sightseeing
Cahersiveen
Local town with many shops, bars, restaurants.
Ancient stone fort shows how houses were built and how people in Ireland tried to creat micro climates to grow crops to feed themselves
23 locals recommend
Cahergall Fort
Ancient stone fort shows how houses were built and how people in Ireland tried to creat micro climates to grow crops to feed themselves
Smelling Michael is the oldest preserved monastery of Irish monks. It’s wild, beautiful and must visit while I’m south of Kerry
96 locals recommend
Great Skellig
Smelling Michael is the oldest preserved monastery of Irish monks. It’s wild, beautiful and must visit while I’m south of Kerry
Only 15 mins from coonanna, lovely beaches, good food, with its own chocolate factory a must visit while down to the south of Kerry
16 locals recommend
Ballinskelligs
Only 15 mins from coonanna, lovely beaches, good food, with its own chocolate factory a must visit while down to the south of Kerry
Hiking trail
For walking lovers
Mountain hiking trail with stunning views from the top.
13 locals recommend
Cnoc na dTobar Pilgrim Path
Mountain hiking trail with stunning views from the top.
Castlequin
CastlequinBeach
Whitestrand
Beautiful blue flag beach, 7 mins by car from the house
Small cove like beach with pier. Famous for evening swim water tends to get warm depending on tide
Cuas Crom Beach
Small cove like beach with pier. Famous for evening swim water tends to get warm depending on tide
Nature
Favorite place to fish of Charlie Chaplin. It’s still to date great place to fish, also forest walk and very beautiful views
6 locals recommend
Lough Currane
Favorite place to fish of Charlie Chaplin. It’s still to date great place to fish, also forest walk and very beautiful views
Dedicate a day or two to visit Valentina island, with so many things to do water sports, cycling, light house, quarry, food, drinks, skellig experience centre. There is something for everyone
78 locals recommend
Valentia Island
Dedicate a day or two to visit Valentina island, with so many things to do water sports, cycling, light house, quarry, food, drinks, skellig experience centre. There is something for everyone
Activity
Something to do in the Caherciveen area
Paddle and Sea
Cahersiveeen MarinaTraveler advice
Getting around
Car or bus
Car is best when visiting south of Kerry. There some bus services usually run early morning and Evening for come back. Taxi available as well.
Customs and culture
Friendly culture
Irish people in south of Kerry very welcoming and friendly. They can give an advice where to go and why to do.
What to pack
Suitable clothes for Irish weather
You need to take in consideration that leaving of the coast of west of Ireland gives you amazing views but also very unpredictable weather. Make sure you have your rain gear and wellies packed for “ just in case” 😊
Traveling with kids
It’s fairly easy to travel with kids I’m Ireland
Hire cars provide car seats for kids usually for extra charge, buses have plenty of spaces for push chairs (prams), plenty of footpaths in town for walking, probably not so easy as in the country side as there are little footpaths. Food places are very accommodating to the young children.
Useful phrases
Must get used to the accent
Other than that it’s not hard to communicate with locals.