| |
Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium – Dingle
The Wood,
Dingle,
Co.Kerry,
Ireland,
353 (0)66 91 52 111
|
|
|
Located on the spectacular Dingle Peninsula in West Kerry, Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium is one of the most popular family attractions in the county. Marine life featured at Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium includes sharks, dolphins, turtles and all manner of tropical fish, as well as a touch pool where visitors can stroke the friendly Rays, an Ocean Tunnel providing an exhilarating underwater perspective and an Amazonian Display filled with Poisonous Frogs and deadly piranhas.
|
|
| |
Eask Tower
Carhoo Hill
Dingle
Ireland
353 (0)66-915-1850
|
|
|
This magnificent edifice is located at the summit of Cahoo hill. The tower itself was built as a famine-relief project in 1847, but the hill itself offers spectacular views of the harbour, Conor Pass and the mountain peaks of the Iveragh Peninsula
|
|
| |
Fungie the Dolphin Tours
The Pier
Dingle
Co Kerry
353 (0)66 915 1967
|
|
|
Fungie the local dolphin has become a Dingle celebrity. The keepr of the Dingle lighthouse first saw the bottlenosed dolphin escorting fishing boats out to sea and then back again after their voyage back in 1984. Since then he has essentially become a domesticated wild dolphin, loving direct human contact. Visitors can see Fungie by boats, or even arrange an early-morning dolphin swim.
|
|
| |
The Blasket Centre
Dunquin
Dingle Peninsula
Co. Kerry
353 (0)66 9156444
|
|
|
Sat on the tip of the Dingle Peninsula in West Kerry, the Blasket Centre is an interpretative centre/museum telling the story of the population of the Great Blasket Island. Abandoned in 1953 due to population decline, the islanders were famous for their literary achievements and unique native language, culture and tradition. Featuring an immense collection of Blasket literature, often referred to as the Blasket library, the museum also provides some spectacular panoramic views of the Great Blasket and surrounding islands.
|
|
| |
Sciuird Archaeological Adventures
The Pier
Dingle
Co Kerry
353 (0)66 915 1937
|
|
|
Taking visitors on a two and a half hour tour of local monuments from the stone age to Medieval times.
|
|
| |
Celtic and Prehistoric Museum
Ventry
Dingle
Co Kerry
+353 (0)66 9159191
|
|
|
Containing artefacts from the Jurassic period to the era of the Vikings, it also hosts the only genuine fossil Woolly Mammoth and Dinosaur egg nest in Ireland.
|
|
| |
