A salt water lake, Lough Hyne (or Ine) contains rare sea life and is Ireland's only Marine Wildlife Reserve. The nearby woods are popular amongst walkers for the spectacular view from the top of Knockomagh Hill.
Killarney National Park is one of Ireland's most famous parks if not THE most famous and beautful park in the country. Situated in south-west Ireland it is close to the most westerly point in Europe. It is an easy drive from Cork as a day trip or it is easily worth a stopover to explore it in depth.
The Gearagh is the remains of the only ancient post glacial alluvial forest in Western Europe. It was formed at the end of the last Ice Age and consists of a vast area of submerged islands that once supported a rich woodland flora.
A trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Skellig Michael is an incredible day trip to make and will enthral people of every age an truly is a once in a lifetime experience not replicated anywhere else in the world.
This is a wild and beautiful island where Irish is still the spoken first language (English is also spoken). Remote it may be (45 minutes from Baltimore or Schull by ferry) but you may leave Clare Island, but Clare Island will never leave you.
Connected to the mainland by Ireland’s only cable car, (the only cable car in Europe that goes over water) it carries you 250m above Dursey Sound and is licensed to carry 6 adults or 1 cow!
Dursey Island, which is also part of the Beara Way (walking route) is the most westerly of Cork’s inhabited islands.
A salt water lake, Lough Hyne (or Ine) contains rare sea life and is Ireland's only Marine Wildlife Reserve. The nearby woods are popular amongst walkers for the spectacular view from the top of Knockomagh Hill.
Killarney National Park is one of Ireland's most famous parks if not THE most famous and beautful park in the country. Situated in south-west Ireland it is close to the most westerly point in Europe. It is an easy drive from Cork as a day trip or it is easily worth a stopover to explore it in depth. 
The Gearagh is the remains of the only ancient post glacial alluvial forest in Western Europe. It was formed at the end of the last Ice Age and consists of a vast area of submerged islands that once supported a rich woodland flora. 
A trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Skellig Michael is an incredible day trip to make and will enthral people of every age an truly is a once in a lifetime experience not replicated anywhere else in the world.
This is a wild and beautiful island where Irish is still the spoken first language (English is also spoken). Remote it may be (45 minutes from Baltimore or Schull by ferry) but you may leave Clare Island, but Clare Island will never leave you. 
Connected to the mainland by Ireland’s only cable car, (the only cable car in Europe that goes over water) it carries you 250m above Dursey Sound and is licensed to carry 6 adults or 1 cow!
Dursey Island, which is also part of the Beara Way (walking route) is the most westerly of Cork’s inhabited islands.
