Kerry
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A view of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, southwest Ireland. David Lean's film Ryan's Daughter was made here in 1970.
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Dispersed settlements on the Dingle Peninsula in Country Kerry, Ireland. In hostile environments, where it is difficult to grow food and support many people, there are few settlements. Some communities depend on the sea for fishing or trade. Hence the pattern of settlement shows many dispersed (or isolated) homesteads, spread along the coast. On the higher ground, which shows up in purple here, the environment is even harsher, and there are no settlements.
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Eagle's Nest and Upper Lake, Killarney, southwest Ireland. The lakes of Killarney are among Ireland's main tourist attractions, nestling among the series of mountains called Macgillycuddy's Reeks. The lakes occupy broad valleys, and the mountains are formed of resistant sandstone. Mild, wet conditions favour the growth of deciduous woodland.
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A jaunty or jaunting car, a two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart, crosses a bridge in the Gap of Dunloe, a beautiful tourist area southwest of the town of Killarney in County Kerry.
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This ancient stone circle marks a religious site and meeting place on the Beara Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
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The beautiful valley of the River Laune joins the island-studded lakes of Killarney, in County Kerry, Ireland.
County of the Republic of Ireland, west of Cork, in the province of Munster; county town Tralee; area 4,700 sq km/1,814 sq mi; population (2002) 132,500. Industries include engineering, woollens, fishing, and farming (dairy farming in the north, cattle grazing in the south). Tourism is important. Other towns include Caherciveen, Castleisland, Dingle, Killarney, and Listowel.
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Muckross House (1843) and Abbey (1448) are among the top visitor attractions. The area is rich in archaeological remains, most notably Staigue near Sneem, Leacanabuaile Fort near Cahirciveen, and the large site of Fahan on the Dingle Peninsula. There are also significant early ecclesiastical ruins, including the monastic site on Skellig Michael, which is a place of pilgrimage. The western half of the Dingle Peninsula is a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area).PhysicalKerry is low-lying in the north and mountainous in the south, with the Slieve Mish and Caha Mountains, and Macgillycuddy's Reeks, where Corrán Tuathail (Ireland's highest peak at 1,041 m/3,415 ft) is situated; other peaks include Brandon (953 m/3,127 ft) and Mangerton (840 m/2,756 ft). |
| Kerry's western coastline is deeply indented, with three large peninsulas (Beara, Iveragh, and Dingle), and large bays at Tralee and Dingle. Islands off the west coast include the Skelligs, the Blaskets, and Valentia Island. There are many rivers and lakes, notably the Lakes of Killarney. |
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