One Ring To Rule Them All.
If you only have time to do one ring, then I’d recommend the Ring of Dingle. The R559 is a much shorter route than the Ring of Kerry, but it concentrates a lot more in and the drive up the Peninsula is stunning.
Dingle is a 'Gaeltacht' area, which means that Gaelic is the predominatly spoken language and signs in the area do not have to be bilingual. They can be solely in Gaelic. There was quite an uproar in the last year when the town sign of Dingle was replaced with a Gaelic only sign saying An Daingean. Townsfolk appreciated the sentiment but recognised that as the most Westerly town in Europe, Dingle is a successful tourist brand which they chose not mess with!
I’m not sure they should have worried.
The views from the Connor Pass afford a view of the whole Dingle Peninsula and it is beautiful enough to draw in the crowds. I'm sure we'd all get used to a new name.
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