Dingle Peninsula holiday cottage rental, Annascaul with walking, beach/lake nearby, rural retreat, TV

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Annagap cottage (cottage)

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Cottage set in scenic area on the Dingle peninsula close to all amenities including shops restaurants and pubs,most famous of all the South Pole Inn where Tom Crean the antartic explorer was born.The property is close to a number of beaches inluding inch beach and the mountain treks go on for miles.

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The County Kerry region

County Kerry (Irish: Contae Ciarraí) is a county in the south west of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. It has an area of 4,746 km² (1,832 sq mi), and is bordered by County Limerick to the east and by County Cork to the south-east. The county town is Tralee.

One of Ireland's most famous towns, Killarney, is located in Kerry. The county has two national parks, the Killarney Lakes and Dingle Peninsula. The tip of the Dingle Peninsula is the most westernly point in mainland Ireland.
Kerry, on the south-west of Ireland, faces the Atlantic Ocean and typical of the Atlantic coast, features many peninsulas and inlets, principally the Dingle Peninsula, the Iveragh Peninsula, and the Beara Peninsula, shared with neighbouring County Cork. The county is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon.

The Ring of Kerry on the Iveragh Peninsula is a popular route for tourists and cyclists. The pedestrian version is the scenic Kerry Way which follows ancient paths generally higher than that adopted by the Ring of Kerry
Kerry contains two of the three highest mountains in Ireland, Carrauntoohill, part of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range and Mount Brandon, part of the Slieve Mish range.

The Lakes of Killarney in the centre of the county are a scenic tourist attraction.

Just off Kerry's coast are a number of islands, including the Blasket Islands, Valentia Island and the Skelligs. Skellig Michael is a World Heritage Site, famous for the medieval monastery clinging to the island's cliffs.

Kerry contains the extreme west point of Ireland Dunmore Head on the Dingle Peninsula, or including islands, Tearaght Island, part of the Blaskets. The most westerly inhabited area of Ireland is Dunquin, on the Dingle Peninsula.The North Atlantic Current, part of the Gulf Stream, flows north by Kerry and the west coast of Ireland, resulting in milder temperatures than would otherwise be expected at the 52 North latitude. This means that subtropical plants such as the strawberry tree and tree ferns, not normally found in Northern Europe, thrive in the area. There are a number of gardens in the county, open to visitors.

Because of the mountainous area and the prevailing south-westerly winds, Kerry is among the regions with the higheIn the 15th Century, the majority of the area now known as County Kerry was part of the County Desmond, the west Munster seat of the Earl of Desmond, a branch of the Hiberno-Norman Fitzgerald family, known as the Geraldines.

In 1580, during the Second Desmond Rebellion, one of the most infamous massacres of the Sixteenth Century, the Siege of Smerwick, took place at Dún an Óir near Ard na Caithne (Smerwick) at the tip of the Dingle Peninsula. The 600-strong Italian, Spanish and Irish papal invasion force of James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald was besieged by the English forces and massacred.

In 1588 when the fleet of the Spanish Armada in Ireland were returning to Spain during stormy weather, many of their ships sought shelter at the Blasket Islands and some were wrecked
st rainfall in Ireland. As a region on the extremity of Ireland, culture of Kerry was less susceptible to outside influences and is principally associated with Irish traditional music, song and dance.

Dingle Peninsula / Annascaul area

THE DINGLE PENINSULA
The Dingle Peninsula / Corca Dhuibhne ia a unique storehouse of Irish cultural heritage. Until recently, the peninsula was remote from the influences of the modern world, and this meant that the language and traditions of the area have survived intact to a greater degree than in most of Ireland.The Dingle area is a stronghold of the ancient tradition of "hunting the wren", which takes place on St Stephen's Day, December 26th. Groups of wrenboys (who can be of either gender) dressed in straw suits or disguised in fancy dress, parade through Dingle town and adjacent villlages to the accompaniment of musicians and a hobby horse.Visitors to Dingle Town and surrounding coastal villages will be in no doubt that these are fishing communities. Although the fishing industry has seen much chnge and decline in recent years, it has left an imprint on the area.
There are so many things to see, to do, to explore, to experience on the Dingle Peninsula . . . from almost 2,000 archaeological sites, to more walking than you could fit into a year, to Fungie, a bottlenose dolphin who's been living at the mouth of Dingle Harbour since 1984, to a day spent on the Blasket Islands.
ANNASCAUL
From Inch the main road to Dingle can be rejoined at Lougher and thence to lovely village Annascaul (Abhainn an Scáil), or the coast road can be followed westward from Inch, via Red Cliff, to reach Annascaul after a journey of 8km (5 miles). The mountains here will tempt many to make a long stay, and for the walker there is a particularly good route via Annascaul Lake over the hills of the Beenoskee group to Stradbally and Castlegregory.
This is the birthplace of Jerome Connor, the famous sculptor and Tom Crean, the Antarctic explorer.

How to get there

Ryanair fly to kerrry airport daily from three european destinations
www.ryanair.com
car hire is advised its about a fourty minute drive to the holiday cottage

Activities near Dingle Peninsula

Facilities

Further details outdoors:
Picnic Bench

Further details

Garden shared with owners of the house

Conditions

Bookings over phone or internet.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
01 november to 30 april	1 Nov 07	1 May 08	250£ 223	0-	0-	1 Week
01 may to 31 october	1 May 08	1 Nov 08	300£ 268	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Single night prices can be negotiated over the phone

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