The Kerry region
County Kerry (Irish: Contae Ciarraí) is a county in the south west of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to
as The Kingdom. It has an area of 4,746 km² (1,832 sq mi), and is bordered by County Limerick to the east and by County Cork to the south-east. The county
town is Tralee.
One of Ireland's most famous towns, Killarney, is located in Kerry. The county has two national parks, the Killarney Lakes and Dingle Peninsula. The tip of
the Dingle Peninsula is the most westernly point in mainland Ireland.
Kerry, on the south-west of Ireland, faces the Atlantic Ocean and typical of the Atlantic coast, features many peninsulas and inlets, principally the
Dingle Peninsula, the Iveragh Peninsula, and the Beara Peninsula, shared with neighbouring County Cork. The county is bordered on the west by the Atlantic
Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon.
The Ring of Kerry on the Iveragh Peninsula is a popular route for tourists and cyclists. The pedestrian version is the scenic Kerry Way which follows
ancient paths generally higher than that adopted by the Ring of Kerry.
Dingle Peninsula Kerry contains two of the three highest mountains in Ireland, Carrauntoohill, part of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range and Mount Brandon,
part of the Slieve Mish range.
The Lakes of Killarney in the centre of the county are a scenic tourist attraction.
Just off Kerry's coast are a number of islands, including the Blasket Islands, Valentia Island and the Skelligs. Skellig Michael is a World Heritage Site,
famous for the medieval monastery clinging to the island's cliffs.
Kerry contains the extreme west point of Ireland Dunmore Head on the Dingle Peninsula, or including islands, Tearaght Island, part of the Blaskets.
The most westerly inhabited area of Ireland is Dunquin, on the Dingle Peninsula.
The River Feale, the River Laune and the Roughty River flow through Kerry, into the Atlantic................
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