Links
Here are some useful links for more information about
the Portmagee area, County Kerry and Ireland:
The Skelligs:
The Skellig Experience Visitor's
Center - just across the harbor from Portmagee, a must-see before
visiting the Skelligs
Des Lavelle -
local expert on the Skelligs, has daily boat trips to the Skelligs; copy
of his book is in the cottage
History of
the Skelligs - good summary from Owen Walsh's Boat Trips site
Murphy's Sea Cruises - daily boat trips to the Skelligs
Casey's- daily boat trips from Portmagee
Skelligsrock - daily boat trips; nice pictures and historical summary
Skelligtrips - daily boat trips from Portmagee
Other Sites on History, Heritage and Archeology
McElherron -
excellent pictures of local historical sites, such as Ballycarberry
Castle, Coom wedge tomb, Cahergall stone ringfort, etc.
Heritage Ireland - information about official Heritage sites in
Ireland
Kerry History and
Culture from Rootsweb - loads of information about Irish history,
culture, geneology and more.
UK
and Ireland Geneology site - contains a good deal of interesting
historical information
Angling:
Central
Fisheries Board - home page with links to the different types
of fishing in our area - salmon, coares fishing, fly fishing, etc.
Fishing
Guides in Kerry - CFB page with list of registered expert guides in our
local area.
Southwestern Regional Fisheries Board - CFB page specific to our area,
with useful local information
Lough
Currane website - website for Waterville's world-famous fishing
lake and catchment area
Angling Ireland - Failte
Ireland's angling website
Infowing - information on fishing in Ireland
Golf
Waterville - the closest golf course and one of Ireland's finest
Dooks - Killorglin - another renowned
golf course in our area
Kenmare
Golf Courses in
Kerry
Diving and Boating:
Ballinskelligs Watersports -
local diving outfitters
Lavelles - diving at the Skelligs - experienced divers only
Dive Valentia-
information on several dive sites in the vicinity
Afloat.ie - website of Ireland boating and watersports magazine
Cahersiveen Marina - new state-of-the-art marina in Caherciveen
Famous "Skelligs Chocolate"
Skelligs Chocolate Co. -
just over the hill from Portmagee, in the Gaeltacht area known as "The
Glen," on the shores of St. Finian's Bay. Your tastebuds will never be
the same.
Cycling
Cycling in Ireland
Hill-walking
Safety Information
from Kerry Mountain Rescue
Laune Mountaineering Club - Killorglin-based hiking group
Munster Hillwalks - details on some of Kerry's renowned hillwalks
MCI - Mountaineering Council of Ireland website
Sports
Kerry Gaelic Athletic Association site local Gaelic sports, schedules
Bird-watching
Birdguides Kerry page
Birdwatch Ireland
Other
Valentia Island - nice website with lots of information about Valentia
Island and the local area (walks, fishing, diving, local history, etc.)
Local Set Dancing- Information
about regular set-dancing sessions throughout the year, at the Bridge Bar
in Portmagee
Official
County Kerry Website - contains a synopsis of the County today,
information on arts and culture in Kerry, and also a kid's section
Current Kerry Weather - get current weather information, and forecasts,
from the Valentia weather station
The Kingdom and Kerryman
weekly newspapers - Local news on-line
Radio Kerry
- news, weather and sports on-line, updated daily
O'Shea- image gallery of local area
Kerry Airport - airline schedule and car rental information
Kerry Gems - good source of information on County Kerry
Kerry Holiday - Ring of Kerry information
Kerry Fish - on-line ordering for locally-caught salmon and other
products and services
Kerry Tourism
- more Kerry information
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