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Barrees Destination Guide

Discover Barrees in Ireland

Barrees in the region of Munster is a town located in Ireland - some 190 mi or ( 306 km ) South-West of Dublin , the country's capital .

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Local time in Barrees is now 06:27 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Derry, Lisburn, Belfast, Tralee, and Sneem. When in this area, you might want to check out Derry . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Barrees ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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

Beara Peninsula

The Beara Peninsula is a peninsula on the south-west coast of Ireland, bounded between the Kenmare "river" to the north side and Bantry Bay to the south. It has two mountain ranges running down its centre: the Caha Mountains and the Slieve Miskish Mountains. The northern part of the peninsula from Kenmare to near Ardgroom is in County Kerry, while the rest forms the barony of Bear in County Cork.

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Located at 51.73 -9.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Baronies of County Cork, Beara peninsula, Important Bird Areas of the Republic of Ireland, Visitor attractions in County Cork

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.67 -9.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Mountains and hills of County Cork

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 9 km away
Tags: Mountains and hills of County Cork

Hungry Hill

Hungry Hill is a 685 m, 2248 ft mountain on the Beara Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland. Hungry Hill lies on the border of counties Cork and Kerry, although the peak is on the Cork side. The Irish name Cnoc Daod has been anglicised as Knockdhead and Knockday.

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Located at 51.69 -9.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Hewitts of Ireland, Marilyns of Ireland, Mountains and hills of County Cork

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 10 km away
Tags: Beara peninsula, Castles in County Cork, Ruins in the Republic of Ireland