Peninsula off the
southwest corner of
Ireland in
county Kerry, separated from the main island by a small range of
mountains and the
Connor Pass. The main town is
Dingle, if you're visiting and feel like a
pub crawl , fresh
fish, or a glimpse at
Fungie the
dolphin (who, as far as I can figure it out, is a
national treasure just because he's a dolphin and he never leaves). Here is some of the most beautiful country on this
God's
earth; jagged
stone ruins dot the green, rolling hills, and few places are better for
bronze age archaeology.
Ogham stones are scattered across the
landscape, usually at random and rarely marked, often simply in the middle of
pastures.
Aside from that, Dingle also boasts the oldest oratory (the Gallarus Oratory) in Ireland, St. Brendan's Oratory, and Church Kilmakedar, built in the 7th century and containing the oldest Latin inscription in Ireland. Tourism isn't so big here, and much of the region still speaks Irish Gaelic.