A Rough Day at Ballinskelligs Beach Co Kerry(Acrylic painting) There are some beautiful sandy beaches around Ballinskelligs, the main Ballinskellig Beach (also known locally as Ladies Beach) comes complete with an old castle ruin known locally as McCarthy Mr Castle (or Ballinskelligs Castle). It was used back in the 15th & 16th century to guard against pirates. It makes for a lovely backdrop to the beach which is also Blue Flag listed. Within Ballinskelligs are the two parts of the Cill Rialaig

(Acrylic painting) The Ha'penny Bridge (Irish: Droichead na Leathphingine

at least 250 square kilometres

scape and fly off in a series of aerial zig-zags to confuse predators

particularly for moving objects

The town also has several art galleries and a school of English

Fanad Lighthouse has been a working lighthouse since 1817

During the 17th century it was a narrow street known as Drogheda Street (named after Henry Moore

To get to Fitzgeralds park from Sundays Well on foot an essential part of the day out is to stand on the shaky bridge and jump up and down to make it vibrate

The inhabitants were evacuated by the government to the mainland on 17 November 1953 due to the declining population and harsh nature of life on the island

with half of that decline occurring in the last ten years

and the Arts Centre in the village of Dun Geagan

and these were gradually filled with rubble and built upon