Author Cónal Creedon relishes his memories of a summer vacation spent with his Uncle Jack, in his mother's picturesque homeland of the Beara Peninsula, in West Cork. My mother told of her loneliness ...

Forget the tour buses and the groups of chattering tourists, the Beara Peninsula is the place to go if you wish to experience the true peace and tranquility of Ireland. Located across the Kerry and ...

From bracing walks to baristas and Buddhist retreats, Pól Ó Conghaile reboots on the Beara Peninsula A boreen on Bere Island. We're pottering up from the ferry, plucking the odd blackberry as we try ...

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Ask a local — from Allihies to Eyeries, from Castletown to Kilmacalogue — where they’re from and they may not respond with “Cork” or “The Kingdom”, but simply “Beara”. For Beara, the country’s most ...

Set in the natural landscape of West Cork’s most rugged peninsula, this Ardgroom cottage is an escape bolthole from city living, writes Tommy Barker. WE continue on the L4911, crossing scenic Cappul ...

I was in Eyeries just once and then but briefly. Not surprising, I suppose, as the West Cork village is slightly off the beaten track, over two hours from Cork city on the jagged teeth of the Beara ...

Access: The route starts and finishes at Park Lough, at the foot of the southwest ridge. Access the area via the R572 Glengarriff-Castletownbere road. Turn north on to a minor road near Rossmackowen ...

At 4pm, it was far too late to start, but the car exhaust had to be mended, having given up the ghost in Gougane Barra. The Glengarriff Tourist Office had prebooked our BB in Adrigole. We set out on ...

Come to Beara and leave your troubles behind, advises Alex Barclay who found it impossible to leave after attending a writer’s retreat Come to Beara and leave your troubles behind, advises Alex ...