Quills
Quills on Main Street Kenmare has a wide range of gifts and clothing. With everything from Irish sweaters to sheepskins, if you are looking for a present to take home or a memento from Ireland, Quills is a good bet and well worth a visit.
Phone: 064-41078
John Spillane plays the Kenmare Bay Hotel on August 22nd!
If you’ve never seen John play live you are in for a big treat! I’m a big John Spillane fan and can recommend this concert without reservation. Here’s a video from his latest album - (more…)
The 15th of August is the date of the annual Kenmare Fair. This event is one of the highlights of Kenmare’s Diary and is a must if you’ve never experienced it. (Not to be confused with the Kenmare Market Day every Wednesday) The town will be packed, so be prepared for trafffic chaos and parking madness - but it’s worth a visit as it’s a unique experience.
Fair day was a major part and parcel of all market towns in Ireland in days gone by, but now it’s all but a distant memory for most towns. Kenmare has one of the few remaining authentic Fairs and you’ll find all manor of beast and fowl on sale…
There’s something for everyone with an eclectic mix of horse sales, power tools, fortune telling, pints, music and a general madness in the air.
SUNDAY, 13th JULY
Tostal Inbhear Sceine - A Spectacular Pageant Recalling our Celtic past and the story of Inbhear Sceine
Concert - Joe Thoma Tribute Concert (more…)
Kenmare is one of the jewels of Ireland. A beautiful town set at the apex of Kenmare bay and nestled between the Iveragh and Beara Peninsulas. Renowned for some of the best food in Ireland, Kenmare is a very popular tourist destination.
Kenmare has a great range of hotels, B&B’s, cafe’s , bars, restaurants and shops for visitors as well as some of the most spectacular views in Ireland. There are also a wide range of activities in the area, including sailing, horse riding, boat rides and canoeing
Just outside Kenmare town centre is a spectacular example of a bronze age Stone Circle. This Stone Circle is reputed to be one of the largest remaining examples in the South West of Ireland.
The Kenmare Stone Circle is actually an oval (which is quite unusual) 17.4 x 15.8m in diameter. With 15 Stones in the circle and a boulder dolmen in the centre, which has an impressive capstone measuring 2m long x 1.8m wide. The Circle has been thought to have been orientated towards the setting sun.
Stone Circles were often aligned to specific solar, lunar and celestial events. Archaeologists believe that these events may have been linked to the rituals and ceremonies performed at the circles. However the changing nature of the night sky over the millenia makes it difficult to map the exact events charted by the Circles.