The market town of the Iveragh Peninsula, on Valentia Harbour. A community-run noticeboard for events, classes, fixtures, and visitor tips.
Final weeks to see the Annals of Inisfallen, the medieval chronicle written largely by monks on Inisfallen island in Lough Leane, Killarney, on loan from Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and on show at the Glucksman, University College Cork, until 1 November.
Final weeks to see the Annals of Inisfallen, the medieval chronicle written largely by monks on Inisfallen island in Lough Leane, Killarney, on loan from Oxford's Bodleian Libraries and on show at the Glucksman, University College Cork, until 1 November.
An evening of storytelling for Samhain: bardic storyteller Aindrias de Staic, percussionist Brian Fleming and harpist Aisling Lyons weave West of Ireland folklore, myth, music and humour over a live soundscape, with a new eerie tale this year. Recommended for ages 16+. Tickets €21 plus booking fee.
Morning Mass at the Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church, Monday to Friday. Masses are also streamed on the parish website.
A free Irish-language pop-up with céilí dancing at Siamsa Tíre: chat or practise your Irish and learn some dances. All ages and levels welcome. Free, but booking is required via Eventbrite.
Morning Mass at the Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church, Monday to Friday. Masses are also streamed on the parish website.
Part of Samhain Chiarraí, the county-wide Halloween festival: an evening of fire, music and ritual with the Dingle Druid at the Old Barracks in Cahersiveen. Finish time not published.
Morning Mass at the Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church, Monday to Friday. Masses are also streamed on the parish website.
Templenoe face Spa in the Kerry Petroleum Senior Football Championship relegation play-off final, with senior status on the line.
Saturday evening vigil Mass for Sunday.
The closing-weekend Halloween street parade of Samhain Chiarraí in Tralee, with the giant Cailleach Chiarraí puppet, musicians, fire performers and stilt walkers. Route: Ashe Street, The Mall, Bridge Street, Rock Street and the Island of Geese. Town-centre road closures from 6pm to 8.30pm.
Daniel O'Connell's ancestral home at Caherdaniel closes for the winter after 1 November. Until then it opens daily, 10am to 4pm. Enquiries 066 947 5113.
Sunday Mass at Aghatubrid, held on alternate Sundays with Foilmore.
Sunday morning Mass in the town church.
Morning Mass at the Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church, Monday to Friday. Masses are also streamed on the parish website.
A castle-like 1870s police barracks, now the town's heritage centre.
Read the village storyCahergall, Leacanabuaile and a 16th-century castle across the river.
Read the village storyA waymarked 10 km mountain loop from the Fair Green with views over Valentia Harbour.
Explore Bentee LoopA Blue Flag beach ten minutes from town.
Explore White StrandEarly Autumn
A rotating pick from each part of Cahersiveen's wild cast — birds, mammals, marine life, wildflowers and trees in season right now.
Explore the full field guide →A large brown wader with an unmistakable long, down-curved bill and a haunting bubbling call. Breeding curlew are in catastrophic decline in Ireland; the birds you see at the estuary are mostly winter visitors.
Larger and chunkier than common dolphins, and often resident year-round in the bays of west Kerry.
Spiny evergreen shrub with coconut-scented golden flowers. The saying goes that "when gorse is out of flower, kissing is out of season" — and it almost always has at least a few flowers.