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PORTMAGEE
Activities / Amenities
Skellig Experience
John O’Sullivan
Email: info@skelligexperience.com
Tel:066 947 6306
Skellig Island Boat Trips
Skelligs Rock Trips, Casey’s – www.skelligislands.com
Brendan Casey
Email: info@skelligislands.com
Tel: 087 239 5470
Murphy’s Sea Cruise
Pat Joe Murphy
Email: murphyseacruise@esatclear.ie
Tel: 087 645 1909
Dermot Walsh Skellig Boat Trips
Tel: 086 833 9549
Joe Roddy Skellig Boat Trips www.skelligstrips.com
Tel: 066 947 4268
Kerry Ocean Adventures
Email: kerryoceanadventures@gmail.com
Tel: 087 740 6997
Skellig Ring Walking and Cycling Route – Magnificent scenery
Coomanaspig Pass – one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland (335m / 1000 ft high). – Stunning views of Portmagee, Valentia Island, Caherciveen, the Atlantic Ocean, the Blasket Islands and St. Finan’s Bay.
Black Head Walk & Café with views of the Skellig Rocks and cliffs
Mary O’Donoghue
Tel: 066 948 0985
Reencaheragh Strand
Travel Guides
Taxi / Mini Bus Service
Kennedy Bus Hire & Taxi Service
Ted Kennedy
Email: valentia@vodafone.ie
066 947 6183/ 087 264 8646
Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment
The Bridge Bar
Ger & Patricia Kennedy
Email: moorings@iol.ie
066 947 7108
Fishermans Bar and Skellig Restaurant (seasonal)
Tel: 066 947 7103
Restaurants & Cafes
The Moorings Restaurant
Ger & Patricia Kennedy
Email: moorings@iol.ie
066 947 7108
Skellig Mist
Tel: 066 947 2250
Skellig Experience Café
Tel: 066 947 6306
Grocery Shops / Gift Shops / Hair Salon
Deo’s Food store
Tel: 066 947 7101
Cois Cuain
Tel: 066 947 7108
Final Dimensions and Diva’s Beauty and Hair Salon
Tel: 087 2299860 / 087 660 6585
Email: kerry@divasfinaldimensions.com
Kerry’s House of Health
Tel: 086 9480942
ST. FINIAN’S BAY
Activities / Amenities
Eco Trips, Glen Pier
Tel: 087 222 9787
Skellig Chocolate Factory
Colum Healy
Email: info@skelligschocolate.com
Tel: 066 947 9119
Skelligs Watersports
Tel: 086 389 4849 / 087 9178808
VALENTIA ISLAND
Activities / Amenities
Skellig Experience
John O’Sullivan
Email: info@skelligexperience.com
066 947 6306
Valentia Island Ferries
Email: rforan@indigo.ie
066 947 6141
Ocean Quests Fishing
Seanie Murphy
Email: oceans@iol.ie
066 947 6214/ 087 236 2344
Des Lavelle Skellig Trips
Des Lavelle
Email: lavelles@indigo.ie
066 947 6124
Des Lavelle Diving Trips
Des Lavelle
Email: lavelles@indigo.ie
Tel: 066 947 6124
Eoin Walsh Boat Trips
Tel: 066 947 6327
Geokaun Mountain & Fogher Cliffs www.geokaun.com
Tel: 087 6493729
Valentia Island Farmhouse Dairy & Cafe
Tel: 066 947 6864
Valentia Island Sandbar and Bistro
Tel: 087 054 8618
Lighthouse Cafe
Tel: 066 947 6304
Valentia Island Car Ferry
Tel: 087 2418973
Valentia Pod Gift Gallery
Tel: 066 9476995
Valentia Island Creche & Childcare Centre
Tel: 066 947 6400
Valentia Gym & Community Centre
Tel: 087 791 8188
Valentia Island Seasports
Bray Head Tower Walk
Stunning walk to the most southern tip of Valentia Island and it’s tower. Magnificent views of the Skellig Rocks and Portmagee harbour.
Valentia Grotto and Slate Quarry
Valentia Lighthouse
Valentia Candles
Pre-Dinosaur Footprints at Tetrapod Trackway
Geokaun Mountain & Fogher Cliffs
Altazimuth
Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment
The Royal Pier Bar
Jim
Email: info@theroyalvalentia.com
Tel: 066 947 6144
Boston’s Bar, Knightstown
Tel: 066 947 6140
Restaurants
Fuchsia Restaurant
Tel: 066 947 6051
Taxi / Mini Bus Service
Kennedy Bus Hire & Taxi Service
Ted Kennedy
Email: valentia@vodafone.ie
Tel: 066 947 6183/ 087 264 8646
WATERVILLE
Activities / Amenities
Salmon & Trout Fishing
Frank & Ann Donnelly Email: lakelands@eircom.net
066 947 4303
Waterville Golf Links
066 947 4102
Skelligs Bay Golf Club
066 947 4133
Waterville Craft Market
Alf Foster
066 947 4212
An Tigin Crafts
066 947 4106
The Tackle Shop
066 947 4433
Crag Cave
Castleisland
County Kerry
Phone: + 353 66 7141244
Fax: + 0353 66 7142352
E-mail: info@cragcave.com
Waterville Golf Links
066 947 4102
Salmon Sea Trout and Fishing
087 994 2792
Waterville Post Office
066 947 4100
Restaurants
An Corcan Restaurant
066 947 4711
Beachcove Cafe Restaurant
066 947 4733
Dooleys Seafood Restaurant & Steakhouse
066 947 8766
Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment
Paddy Frog’s
066 947 8766
Fisherman’s Restaurant
066 947 4144
Huntsman
066 947 4124
Sceilig Restaurant at The Waterville Lodge
066 947 4436
Sheilin Restaurant
066 947 4231
Smuggler’s Inn
066 947 4330
The Old Cable House
066 947 4233
Brod’s Bar at The Waterville Lodge
066 947 4436
Butler Arms Hotel
066 947 4144
The Lobster
066 947 4629
Waterville Inn
066 947 4272
Villa Maria
066 947 4211
Cafes
Chedean
066 947 4966
CAHERDANIEL / DERRYNANE www.myderrynane.com
Activities / Amenities
Derrynane House & Gardens
Email: derrynanehouse@duchas.ie
Tel: 066 947 5113
Derrynane Sea Sports
Helen Wilson
Email: derrynaneseasports@eircom.net
Tel: 087 908 1208
Eagle Rock Equestrian Centre
Caroline
Email:
Tel: 066 947 5145/ 087 246 2981
Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment
Blind Pipers
Tel: 066 947 5126
Freddie’s
Tel: 066 947 5125
Carroll’s Cove
Tel: 066 947 5151
Bridie Keating’s
Tel: 066 947 5115
CAHERCIVEEN
Activities / Amenities
Boat with Wheels
Tel: 087 052 7562
Iveragh Panoramics Photography @ Gallery One
Tel: 066 947 1342
Aoife’s Cafe & Deli
Tel: 087 638 9148
Chin Fong Chinese Restaurant
Tel: 066 947 3588
Hemp and Things (organic Foodstore)
Montbrethia Home Style & Gifts
Tel: 087 677 2130
Casey’s Bicycle Hire
Tel: 066 947 2474
The Barracks – Caherciveen Heritage Centre
Tel: 066 947 2777
Leacanabuaile Fort – Round Stone Fort
Cahergal Stone Fort
Carhan House
Birthplace of Ireland’s most famous statesman – Daniel O’Connell
Gurranebawn Standing Stone
Ballycarbery Castle – 15th Century Tower Castle
O’Connell Memorial Church
Guided Walks with James Casey (local historian)
Tel: 066 947 3186
Email: jamescasey111@yahoo.com
Local Walks
Knock na Dobar (Hill of the Wells)
O’Connell Heritage Trail
Forts and Castles
Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment
Craineen’s Bar
Tel: 066 947 3016
Mike Murts (Wonderful Traditional Pub – as it always was!)
Tel: 066 947 2396
The Anchor
The Fertha
Cha Healys
An Bodhran
Frank’s Corner
The Skellig Rock Bar
Restaurants
The Point Seafood Restaurant, Renard
Tel: 066 947 2165
The Old Schoolhouse, Knockeens
Tel: 066 947 3519
QC’s Seafood Bar & Restaurant www.qcbar.com
Tel: 066 947 2244
Cafes
Internet Café
Tel: 066 947 2116
Amarantine
Tel: 066 947 3499
Grocery Shops
Walsh’s SuperValu
Daly’s Spar
Centra
Euro Spar
The Market Shop Londis
Banks and ATMs
AIB
Bank of Ireland
CROMANE, KILLORGLIN
Activities / Amenities
www.outdoorsireland.com
Nathan Kingerlee
Tel: 086 860 4563
SKIBBEREEN, WEST CORK
Activities / Amenities
Atlantic Sea Kayaking
Jim Kennedy
Email: info@atlanticseakayaking.com
Tel: 028 210 58
BALLINSKELLIGS
Activities / Amenities
Skelligs Boat Trips
Sean Feehan
Email: seandive@yahoo.com
Tel: 066 947 9182/ 086 417 6612
Joe Roddy & Sons
Kenneth Roddy
Email: ken@skelligstrips.com
Tel: 066 947 4268/ 087 120 9924
Skelligs Surf School
Colum
Email: skelligsurf@gmail.com
Tel: 087 917 8808/ 086 389 4849
Cill Rialaig Art Gallery
Tel: 066 947 9297
Kerry Images at the Beach Café
Barbara Cassidy
Email: barbaracassidy@eircom.net
Tel: 087 296 5874
Heatherhill Stables
Geraldine & Des Fitzpatrick
Email: hetherhill_stables@yahoo.com
Tel: 066 947 9318
Skellig Ring Walking and Cycling Route – Magnificent scenery
Bolus Head
South west of the village, Bolus Head overlooks St. Finan’s Bay and the Skellig Rocks. This area has a profusion of pre-historic and early Christian ruins. The ruins of Kilreilig, an early Christian monastic settlement are located beside the road to Bolus Head. The remains include an Oratory, two inscribed stones and traces of Beehive Huts.
Kildreelig Alignment
An alignment of four standing stones which is the reputed burial place of the Milesian leader Erannan.
Wedge Grave at Coom
Pubs / Bar Food / Entertainment / Cafes
Cable O’Leary’s
Tel: 066 947 9104
Tig Rosie Dungegan
Tel: 066 947 9265
Beach Café
Tel: 087 296 5874
Casey’s Kitchen Art Gallery
Tel: 066 947 9297
Grocery Shops
Brown’s Shop
Taxi / Mini Bus Service
Jack McCarthy
Tel: 087 055 5677
John & Susan Goggin
Tel: 087 632 8023