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Places to visit
Lislaughtin Abbey,
near Ballylongford
Crag Cave near
Castleisland, with amazing calcite formations
Fenit Seaworld, Fenit Quay
Tarbert Jail from 1830.
The Shannon Car Ferry from Tarbert to Killimer connects Kerry and West Clare and is also the shortest route between the West and the South of the Country
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The 92ft-high Rattoo round tower near Ballyduff is one of the best preserved round towers in Ireland
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The area south of the Shannon Estuary is noted for fun and festivals and popular for angling, diving, golf, horse riding, shooting and walking. Ballybunion and Ballyheigue have wonderful, safe beaches . Ballybunion is also home to one of the world's finest golf courses. Other golf courses include Ballyheigue, Barrow & Tralee.
Tralee
is home of the Festival of Kerry, probably better known as The Rose of Tralee and is the base for touring the fabulous Dingle Peninsula and Killarney. he Geraldine Experience recreates the town’s medieval past and Blennerville Windmill has been restored as the oldest working mill in Ireland
Listowel
The lively market town of Listowel, situated on the banks of the River Feale is described as the 'Literary Capital of Ireland'. It has produced an abundance of world famous writers including John B. Keane and Bryan MacMahon.Visit the Seanchaí Kerry Literary & Cultural Centre situated in a beautifully restored Georgian House on the town square! Listowel
is home to Writers' Week, the annual Literary Festival held in June and the famous Listowel Horse-Racing Festival held in September
Ardfert
home of the most important ecclestrial site in Kerry. See the 13-century cathedral,Temple of Hoe, a 12-th century omanesque church, Ardfert Abbey and McKenna's Fort, one of many prehistoric forts in the area. Here Sir Roger Casement was arrested after landing from a German submarine in 1916
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