The rocks of the forgotten island

I was fortunate enough to spend six days on Dursey Island in Ireland, one of the few inhabited islands that lie off the southwest coast of Ireland. It is situat...
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I was fortunate enough to spend six days on Dursey Island in Ireland, one of the few inhabited islands that lie off the southwest coast of Ireland. It is situated at the western tip of the Beara Peninsula in the west of County Cork. Dursey Island is 6.5 km long and 1.5 km wide. The island is separated from the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Dursey Sound which has a very strong tidal race, with a reef of rocks in the centre of the channel which is submerged at high tides. You can reach Dursey from the mainland by Ireland's only cable car.
Dursey has no shops, pubs or restaurants, perfect for me ????

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