Daryl's Journal

What Happened Today?

DAY 9: WATERVILLE TO CATHERDANIEL

HIKING INSTRUCTIONS (Part 1)

Today you are doing a wonderfully scenic route along the coast, well-marked with good stiles. It is a short walk and if you have time, you should take a detour at Derryname to visit Derryname House and gardens. It is the home of Daniel O’Connell, called “The Liberator” and father of Catholic emancipation during the 19^th century.

There is also a fascination Ogham stone, and superb beach here. There are tea rooms and admission to the House is 4.5 euros. There is an excellent beach walk from the House out to Abbey Island where Daniel’s wife Mary is buried.

It is possible to rejoin the Kerry Way from Derrynane House at GR538593.

What Happened Today?

DAY 9: WATERVILLE TO CATHERDANIEL

HIKING INSTRUCTIONS (Part 3)

Keep following the main road and head down towards the Scarriff Inn where you can enjoy a rest. Pass the Inn and take the first right. Keep on down this road until you come to the second sharp bend where you see a sign “cul-de-sac”. The route is different here from the map.

Instead of crossing open country at GR515602, Farranlaragh, you now follow the minor road for 1.6km to join a grey road at GR515600. Here turn into an avenue and keep on this for 700m.

Where you see telephone poles heading up the hill on the left, you turn onto a very narrow track through bushes. Head uphill and you meet a fence. The track opens on a rocky, grass-covered terrain. Cross the fence and stick to the path for about 200m, before turning right finding a stone wall which was the boundary of the old Daniel O’Connell estate.

Follow this wall to the left and you meet a stile at the surfaced road. There is a sign here for Derrynane Historical Park. Turn right here downhill.