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Derreenacush Destination Guide

Explore Derreenacush in Ireland

Derreenacush in the region of Munster is a town in Ireland - some 191 mi or ( 308 km ) South-West of Dublin , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Derreenacush is now 05:45 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Derry, Lisburn, Enniskillen, Tralee, and Sneem. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Derry . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Derreenacush ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

video4.mov: 2012-09-25 Sneem in Ring of Kerry

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See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. This town of 350 is the home of our guide and renowned Irish story-teller Batt Burns. Quaint and tidy town which makes it hard to leave. I love the stone wal ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Slieve Miskish Mountains

The Slieve Miskish Mountains are a small range of low sandstone mountains found at the extreme south-western tip of the Beara Peninsula of County Cork in Ireland. Unlike the Caha Mountains, which lie further north on the peninsula, the Slieve Miskish Mountains lie entirely on the Cork side of the peninsula, part of which belongs to County Kerry. There are only four named mountain peaks in the range: Knocknagallaun, 376 m; Knockgour, 481 m; Knockoura, 490 m; and Miskish Mountain, 386 m.

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Located at 51.67 -9.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Mountains and hills of County Cork

Staigue stone fort

Staigue or Staig (Irish: an Stéig or Caiseal Stéig) is a partly ruined stone ringfort three miles west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The fort is thought to have been built during the late Iron Age, probably somewhere between 300 and 400 AD, as a defensive stronghold for a local lord or king. It is at the head of a valley opening south to the sea, surrounded by a ditch over 8m wide and at present 1.8m deep.

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Located at 51.81 -10.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in County Kerry, Buildings and structures in County Kerry, Forts in Ireland, National Monuments in County Kerry

Knockoura

Knockgour is a mountain in County Cork, Ireland. Approx 480 metres high and one of the Irish Hangliding & Paragliding (IHPA) http://ihpa. ie/ Sites as well as being a site for 4 communications masts for telephone, TV, VHF, coastguard and WiMax antennas

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Located at 51.65 -9.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Mountains and hills of County Cork

Derryquin Castle

Derryquin Castle was an 18th century stone-built country house, now demolished, in the Parksanilla estate in Sneem, County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. It stood on the Ring of Kerry route some 40 km (25 miles) south-west of Killarney. Designed by local architect James Franklin Fuller, the house comprised a three storey main block with a four storey octagonal tower rising through the centre and a two storey, partly curved wing. The building was equipped with battlements and machiolations.

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Located at 51.82 -9.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in County Kerry

Dunboy Castle

Dunboy Castle (meaning Caisleán Dhún Baoi) was a stronghold of the O'Sullivan Bere, a Gaelic clan leader and 'Chief of Dunboy'. The castle is located on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere and was built to guard and defend the harbour of Berehaven. Its presence there enabled O'Sullivan Bere to control the sea fisheries off the Irish coast and collect sizeable taxes from Irish and Continental fishing vessels sheltering in the haven.

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Located at 51.63 -9.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Castles in County Cork, Ruins in the Republic of Ireland