The Southwest Features

The Southwest Features

• Top Reasons to Go
  

  The Ring of Kerry: The most brazenly scenic coastal drive in Ireland might have been designed with the visitor in mind—get ready to use... read more

• Dingle by Any Other Name
  

  Residents of Dingle, especially those involved in the tourist business, are fighting a battle with the government for the right to continue to... read more

• The Silence Strikes You at Once
  

  The Great Blasket, which measures roughly 3 km by 1 km (2 mi by ½ mi), has no traffic, no pub, no hotel, and no electricity. Yet this... read more

• What to Bring Home
  

  You will soon notice that parts of County Kerry have more sheep than people: sheep means wool, and in this part of Ireland wool means sweaters... read more