Ireland Youth & Adventure Buyers Guide Buyers Guide 2018/2019

DURSEY ISLAND, CO. CORK Southern Peninsulas Via Ireland’s only island Cable Car, a 10mins trip which departs daily from Ballaghboy/Dursey Sound on the tip of the Beara Peninsula www.westcorkislands.com Dursey Island is the most westerly of West Cork’s inhabited islands and lies across a narrow sound which is a great getaway from the fray of modern living.This rugged island is accessed via Ireland’s only cable-car, which runs about 250m above the sea and takes six people at a time.The island is part of the Beara Way walking trail and is a bird watcher’s paradise with rare birds from Siberia and America being spotted there. BERE ISLAND, CO. CORK Southern Peninsulas Bere Island Ferries , Daily service (car and passenger) from Castletownbere T  +353 (0) 27 75009 | +353 (0) 86 242 3140 www.bereislandferries.com Murphy’s Ferry Service : Daily service (car and passenger) from the Pontoon, 4.8km on the Glengarriff side of Castletownbere. T  +353 (0) 87 238 6095 www.murphysferry.com Bere Island is rich in archaeological sites dating from the Bronze Age through to Medieval times, including ring forts, standing stones, wedge tombs and burial sites.At various stages the British constructed Martello towers, a signal tower, military barracks and a military fortification, all of which can be seen today. WHIDDY ISLAND, CO. CORK Southern Peninsulas Whiddy Island Ferries daily from Bantry T  +353 (0) 86 862 6734 www.whiddyferry.com Walk &Whiskey ToursWhiddy Island : www.livingthesheepsheadway.com/ walk-whiskey-island-tour Whiddy Island lies in beautiful Bantry Bay.The island’s climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream creating a unique ecology and wealth of wildlife. Beautiful red and purple fuchsias are abundant on the island throughout the summer and autumn and the common Butterwort is also found here – one of the few ‘insect eating’ plants found in Ireland.A fun way to see the island participate in the Walk andWhiskey onWhiddy island experience! HEIR (HARE) ISLAND, CO. CORK Haven Coast M.V Thresher daily; from Cunnamore Pier between Ballydehob and Skibbereen. T  +353 (0) 28 38511 | +353 (0) 86 809 2447 www.heirislandsailingschool.com Heir Island Ferries from Cunnamore Pier T  +353 (0) 86 888 7799 www.heirislandferries.com Heir (Hare) Island is one of Carbery’s Hundred Isles that lie scattered throughout Roaringwater Bay.The island is beautifully located, surrounded by a panorama of Sherkin Island, Cape Clear, the Calf Islands, the East and West Skeams, and Mount Gabriel to the north and is easily walked and cycled. Skellig Michael, Co. Kerry 96