Beara peninsula

The Beara peninsula in Ireland is the southernmost of the main peninsulas on the south-west coast. The northern half of the peninsula, except near the tip of it, is in County Kerry, while the rest lies in County Cork. The main tourist attractions are the ruins of Puxley Mansion , Dunboy Castle and Derreen Gardens .

The Ring of Beara is a tourist trail of about 195 kilometres (120 miles) circumventing the peninsula. It starts in Kenmare, crossing the Healy Pass , passing Castletownbere, Allihies, the fork to Dursey Island, Eyeries and Ardgroom , ending in Glengarriff.

See also: Dingle peninsula, Iveragh peninsula