Island Valentia is a resort famous for its deep sea anglers. The 11 km long and 3 km wide island is one of the most westerly points of Europe. The surface of Geokaun Mountain (880 feet) on the north and the Bray Head (792 feet) on the south hold their prominent features of being hard and rocky. Both are splendid vantage points for any traveler. The Skelligs Rocks lie about 14 km off Valentia Island. And the largest of the three, ... Read More

Antiquities | History | Antiquities The dolmens of Co. Kerry (Self Catering, Kerry, Ireland) number, according to Borlase, twenty-two. Two in the townland of Gortna-gulla may be mentioned, as they have been examined and planned in recent years. Both are wedge-shaped structures and belong to a type common in the South of Ireland. Several stone circles of interest arc also to be seen, among the most important being that of Liosavigeen, about three miles from Killarney. It consists of seven stones, which ... Read More

Botany | Topography | Zoology | Botany Lough Derg is the lower of the two great lake-like expansions of the Shannon, the other, Lough Ree, lying further up the river. Save at its southern end, where he lake is embosomed in hills of Silurian slate, the winding shores are. formed of low-lying limestones, and the numerous islands arc composed of the same rock. Botanical interest centres on the low, uncultivated islets and reefs, and on the sloping, stony shores. Here ... Read More

The rarest plant of the lake shores is Inula salicina, which occurs in many places. Although this species ranges widely in Europe and Asia, it is unknown elsewhere in the British Isles. And other rare plants arc the American Sisyrinchium tingiistifoliiim, which grow in several places, being abundant along the Woodford river. Among bryologists, the name of Killarney is famous as the. home of a wonderfully rich moss flora, rich not only in rare species, but on account of the delightful profusion ... Read More

Co. Kerry contains many forts of the Cashel type, the best-known example of these being Staigue Fort, situated in Kilcrohan parish, barony of Iveragh, Co. Kerry (Accommodation, Kerry, Ireland). It is composed of a circular wall 89 ft. in diameter, nearly 13 ft. thick at the base, and 7 ft. at the top. On the north and west sides the wall is 18 ft. high; the north side of the wall is still perfect, and the coping-stones are flags about 3 feet ... Read More