Sea
Kayaking West Cork
Beara Peninsula, West Cork, Ireland |
Hungry
Hill, West Cork |
Castletownbere,
Ireland |
Allihies,
Beara, Ireland |
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CASTLETOWNBERE
Fans
of Pete McCarthy's 'MacCarthy's Bar' will recognise the town,
and the facade that graces the front cover. Castletownbere
has a population of approximately 1500, and is primarily a
fishing port, with farming and tourism.
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DUNBOY
The setting for Daphne Du Maurier's novel 'Hungry
Hill', based closely on the true lives of the Puxley family.
The mansion was burnt by a local IRA unit in 1921. The ruins
of the O'Sullivan Clan castle can also be seen in the grounds
of Dunboy. It is currently being restored into a hotel.
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ISLANDS
Bere Island
lies just 1 mile off the coast, has a population of approximately
200 people. The village of Rerrin at the eastern end once
supported a large mackerel fishing fleet. The island was used
as a British naval base until 1939!
Dursey Island lies off the Western tip of
the peninsula. It is reached by Ireland's only cable car.
A popular destination for hill walkers, it is also a bird
sanctuary.
Lying west of Dursey Island
are the three rocks known as the Bull, the Cow and the Calf.
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ALLIHIES
This
area has been mined for copper since ancient times, but brought
significant wealth and development to the area between 1812-1838.
It will soon be possible to visit the Allihies Mining Museum,
which will detail a history that has helped shape the landscape
of this beautiful area.
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GLENGARRIFF
Once Ireland's premier tourist resort, and
still containing some of Ireland's oldest hotels, this area
boasts a micro-climate that allows a wonderful range of plants
to flourish, as evidenced by the Italian Gardens of Garnish
Island - one of Ireland's earliest tourist attractions.
Home to a colony of Harbour Seals, our paddlers have encountered
both pilot whales and porpoises in the exteme shelter of the
harbour.
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