Accommodation dingle peninsula

The Dingle Peninsula, stretching westwards for 30 miles (48 km) from the low-lying country near Tralee, is the most northerly of the hilly promontories of County Kerry. Between Tralee and Inch runs the Slieve Mish range of mountains; further west, in the centre of the peninsula, is a tract of wild hilly country; then north of Dingle town is the mighty rampart of Brandon (3,127 feet), and on its western side a coastal plain studded with typical Irish hamlets and villages. This Western end of the peninsula has magnificent coastal scenery, and is an Irish-speaking district where the traditional customs, crafts and lore are very much alive. Dingle is the chief town of the peninsula and an excellent touring centre. Lying at the foot of a steep slope on the north side of Dingle Harbour, it is bounded on three sides by hills. Dingle was the chief port of Kerry in the old Spanish trading days, and in the reign of Queen Elizabeth was important enough to be a walled town.