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Dun An Oir

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Ballyferriter, Dingle, IrelandMap
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  • unkybuck
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    Stunning view with ghastly past

    Right on the edge of the west with stunning views of smerwick harbour. The ruins of the fort have an eerie feeling and it's hard to visualise such bloodshed in such natural beauty.

    Reviewed on Mar 25, 2019
  • Mimidarling
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    Set in a most beautiful part of the DIngle Peninsula

    We found Dun An Oir just the other day. It is easy to find as it is marked with signs. The history of the place is quite interesting. Not much is left of the fort as it has fallen into the ocean, b...

    Reviewed on Sep 25, 2018
  • mickaleen
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    An eerie experience

    I love this place, it is so peaceful yet has an eerie feel to it. The story is a tragic piece of Kerry history. There is not much here and I feel more could be g done with the place. The views are ver...

    Reviewed on Aug 17, 2018
  • Nicole B
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    Small Bloody Site

    This was the scene of a massacre of Spanish soldiers and Irish rebels. Today, there is not much there but the remains of the fort and some nice views. The road down there is very narrow.

    Reviewed on Aug 11, 2018
  • Charles T
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    Part of Irish history

    This "Fort of Gold" gets its name from a ship filled with iron pyrite (Fool's Gold) that sank off the coast; but is remembered for the slaughter of about 600 men and women (some pregnant) during Secon...

    Reviewed on Sep 23, 2017
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