Blasket Ferry in Dingle
by Tomek Bialek
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The Dingle Peninsula stretches 30 miles (48 kilometres) into the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland's south-west coast. The peninsula is dominated by the range of mountains that form its spine, running from the Slieve Mish range to Mount Brandon, Ireland's second highest peak. The coastline consists of steep sea-cliffs, broken by sandy beaches, with two large sand spits at Inch in the south and the Maharees to the north. The Blasket Islands lie to the west of the peninsula.
The Dingle Peninsula stretches 30 miles (48 kilometres) into the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland's south-...
In the 1920s and 1930s the Blasket Island writers produced books which are deemed classics in the wor...
The Dingle Marina (opened 1992) offers sheltered berthing and is close to all the local amenities. Th...
Dingle harbour is a natural harbour below the Slievanea Mountain on the Atlantic Coast of Ireland, Di...
Is féidir adhmadóireacht a roghnú mar ábhar i mbliain a haon i bPobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne.
Is féidir Ealaín a roghnú mar ábhar ó Bliain 1 go Bliain 6.
Tá píosaí ealaíne a chruthaigh Róisín de Buitléar, Maree Hennessy, John Holstead, Meshu Mokitimi ar t...
Tá píosaí ealaíne a chruthaigh Bob Ó Cathail, Andrew Duggan, Claire O Halloran, Róisín de Buitléar, M...
The lighthouse itself is maintained by Dingle Harbour Commissioners and was built in 1885 for a total...
An Searrach (the foal) is a sea stack formed by the wild Atlantic ocean waves. Located on the souther...
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Text by Steve Smith.
