The Dingle Way: Glanfahan to Ballyferriter

Sunday, 18 September 2022 (13.5 miles)

The westernmost section of the Dingle Way has it all: moors, headlands, hills, beaches. Our day started with the steep climb back up to the Dingle Way from the Old Irish Farmhouse.

The Blasket Islands are off the westernmost point of the Dingle Peninsula. They can be reached by ferry from Dingle or Dunquin. The Great Blasket Centre is a museum on the mainland that tells the story of these islands. We did not view the exhibits because we didn't feel like spending an extra hour or two on our feet in a museum. Probably our loss.

Pastures and stone walls near Slea Head.

A closer view of the stone wall complex in the bottom left corner of the previous picture.

The northernmost Blasket Island, Inishtooskert, is also known as the "Sleeping Giant" for it's resemblance to a large sleeping head in profile when viewed from the mainland.

The Louis Mulcahy Pottery near Clogher is famous for its unique (and beautiful) items - all hand thrown.

The Atlantic Ocean and Sybil Point in the background.

The Three Sisters.

Another beach walk, this time along Smerwick Harbour.

Overnight at Ceann Sibeal Hotel in Ballyferriter, not quite a mile off the DingleWay, inland from the beach. Good accommodations and food. (We certainly didn't lack for good food on this trip!)