Awesome! Lady Bantry's Lookout is a hiking trail in the nature reserve and was incredible. Although…read moreit doesn't look like much at first, I highly, highly suggest making the stop. The hike up to the lookout is fairly strenuous and steep and probably not suitable for the elderly and families with small children. If you have the opportunity, definitely make the time to have a look!

Derrynane House Park encompasses 120 hectares (nearly 300 acres) of land and Derrynane House, home…read moreof one of Ireland's most well-loved heroes, Daniel O'Connell, aka "The Liberator." Dun dun dun! He was a pacifist (in Ireland! gasp!) who lobbied for equal rights for Catholics. He was instrumental in the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act, essentially granting Catholics equal rights in Ireland. Easy to understand why he is much beloved. The Historical Park is definitely worth a visit if you are on the Ring of Kerry or staying in or near Caherdaniel (itself a ridiculously charming and non-touristy town). The House now serves as a museum of O'Connell's early, later, and political life. The furnishings are well-kept and the house well-maintained, providing a glimpse of upper-scale Irish life from the early 19th century. The cherries on the cake here, however, are the grounds which are much like botanical gardens here in the States. There are lovely manicured gardens, more Romantic and wild gardens, woodlands, and an incredible expanse of beach at Derrynane Bay...with ample warnings about not venturing too near the surf for fear you might get sucked in, sucked out to sea, and never be heard from again. A highlight of the Park is the Druid stone monument featuring the Ogham "language," which you come across on your walk up to the Park grounds. Admission to the whole park is also a real deal at under 3 Euros. A nice way to spend a few hours on your trip to the Ring.

While the house tour is fine, it was really the gardens that won me over here. They are so…read morebeautiful that I regretted not packing a picnic and spending my day here. It was so lovely to wind my way through the beautiful woods of Derrynane. And to think, I didn't even make it to the beach! I'd definitely recommend visiting the botanical gardens here. Stop in the Blind Piper on your way out for yummy food!

My main reason for wanting to go to Sybil was because the Star Wars movie for Episode VIII…read morerecreated their beehive huts here rather than returning to Skellig Micheal. Unfortunately when I came here, the huts had been dismantled and honestly I was too tired after all the mucking around at Blasket Island to make the walk all the way up to the actual cliff heads where the filming took place, However when I did visit this area in Aug 2016, you knew you had reached the place by the jizzilion cars parked on the side of the 2 lane narrow highway. There's really no proper parking, just a long trail that winds away from the highway to the peak and where the Star Wars film-makers lay down a 1.5km metal roadway (that roadway also no longer exists, just the trail). It was lovely area of great unspoilt otherworldly natural beauty and I hope it stays that way, even if the Star Wars fan club will shortly descend upon this location . Note: #273 of Yelp 100 challenge for 2016 Note nos 2: #801 of Yelp reviews

Rossbeigh Strand is a nice detour off the Ring of Kerry. We followed the GPS coming from the west…read moreand it took us down a very narrow and windy road culminating in a steep descent down a two way road that was only really 1.5 cars wide. When we left to the east, the way out was much more straightforward. I'd recommend following this route regardless of the direction you approach from. The beach itself had a perimeter of large smooth rocks. Like most of our trip, it was extremely windy. The beach was very scenic but we didn't see anyone spending much time there, granted the end of September isn't exactly the peak beach time. 3 stars.

I have ALWAYS wanted to go horseback riding, so we decided on our trip to Ireland, on my birthday,…read morethat it was time! We had an absolute blast. The guides were great, and even though the entire group was filled with beginners I feel as though we got a lot out of our lesson! The guides did an excellent job with pairing the horses to our personalities and abilities. We were very pleased!

Online showed they were booked for the following day, but we called them and they fit in our group…read moreof 7. We were all beginners and the trail guides did an excellent job with instruction. Everyone was really friendly. The views were amazing. A must do!