The house that we will be using for the Summer School in County Kerry is located in the little village of Tuosist on the Beara Peninsula. The closest larger town is Kenmare. Bottom line, the easiest way to get to the house, called Castleview, is by car. If you don’t have a car, try and come with someone who does.

There is bus service, but only two times on Sundays. It is listed below with various ways to access Kenmare. Once you’re in Kenmare, there is taxi service and it will cost about €20 to get to Castleview, which is about 20 minutes or 10 miles away.

The closest airport to Kenmare is Kerry Airport at Farranfore, which is about 50 minutes car journey from the town. Cork airport is 80 minutes drive away. The most direct route from the airport is via the N22 road which links Killarney and Cork. Turn off at the bridge for Kenmare on the R569, which is well signposted.

Map of Kenmare, Ireland:
www.placesonline.com/europe/ireland/kenmare/map.asp

Directions for arriving by car from Kenmare to Castleview House:

• Leave Kenmare on N71 by going over the steel band bridge in the direction of Beara Peninsula via the Castletownbere, or Ring of Beara Road.
• Turn Right immediately after crossing the bridge onto R571, towards Castletownbere. The sea will be on your right-hand side.
• Go straight for about 20 minutes or roughly 10 miles, until you get to the Lakehouse Pub, on the R-hand side of the road. [Pictured at right.]
• Take the first R-hand turn, about 50 yds. past the pub. It is a narrow road, so go slowly.
• Continue to the end of the road where you will see a cul de sac. Just before the cul de sac, about 30 yds., there is a road that branches left. [These are rural roads so there are no names.] Take this road and proceed for about half a mile to the crossroads in Tuosist. Post office on the L-hand side.
• Turn Right, and continue for about half a mile. Road is narrow and windy, proceed slowly.
• When bends end, you will see 2 stone cottages on L-hand side, followed by a yellow bungalow on L-hand side. Then, 2 Westland Holiday homes, one large, one small.
• NB: if you start to go downhill, you’ve gone too far.

Next is Castleview House indicated by a grey-barred gate in a stone wall. There is a tarred drive that goes right up to the house, which sits on a hill.

If you get lost, call Clive or Rosie Wisdom. Mobile#: (0) 87.979.5695

To Kerry Airport:  www.kerryairport.com/;
Timetables: www.kerryairport.com/timetable.html
Only Ryan Airlines and Aer Arann fly to Kerry Airport, and Aer Arann’s route is only from Manchester. Ryan Airlines flies from London Luton, London Stansted, and Manchester directly to Kerry.

The only flight on Ryan Airlines [on Sunday] that works with the bus schedule below is:

FR4442  Departing Dublin 0745  Arriving Kerry 0835
Aer Arann’s flight arrival from Manchester is too late to connect with the buses, but would work of course if you’re hiring a car.

Once registrations are in, we can possibly arrange taxi service to have a greater choice of flights.

From Kerry Airport to Kenmare:   Please confirm all times when you book.
By Bus[Sundays]:  www.buseireann.ie/
Bus Route #285, Kerry Airport to Killarney:  www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1213892281-285.pdf

There are only two scheduled buses that will connect up to the buses below:
Departing Kerry Airport at 0900 and 1210; Arriving Killarney Bus Station 0930 and 1240.

Bus Route #270, Killarney to Kenmare:  www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1245925176-270.pdf
Departs Killarney Bus Station: 1100; Arrives Kenmare: 1130
Bus Route #252, Killarney to Kenmare: www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1245423035-252.pdf
Departs Killarney Bus Station: 1345; Arrives Kenmare: 1415

Access to Castleview House in Tuosist,
Beara Peninsula, County Kerry:

Taxi Service: Kenmare Cab Phone#: [353] (0)64.664.1491; Mobile#: 087.24.80.800
Cost: about €20
Tell the taxi driver that you want to go to Tuosist. Once you get to Tuosist,
follow the directions given above.

From Dublin Airport to Heuston Train Station:
By Airlink Bus #748: www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/748/

Fare = €6

From Dublin to Killarney:
By Train [Sundays]:  www.irishrail.ie

The only train scheduled that will make it possible for you to connect up to the buses
is the one departing Dublin Heuston at 0825. It arrives in Killarney at 1140.
Fare: Book online and save almost half.
You can then have some lunch and catch Bus# 252 to Kenmare, departing Killarney bus station at 1345.
The Killarney bus and train station are next to each other.

www.killarney.ie/maps/KILLARNEYTOWNMAP.pdf

From Cork Airport to Kenmare:
By Bus:  www.buseireann.ie/

Take airport bus to Cork Central Bus Station, (Parnell Place).
On Sundays buses run approximately every hour.

There is only one bus daily. From Parnell Place, take #252
departing at 0900, arriving in Kenmare at 1245.
www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1245423035-252.pdf
Fares:
Single = €16.70
Return = €27

By Train:  www.irishrail.ie
Take airport bus to Cork Central Bus Station, (Parnell Place).
On Sundays buses run approximately every hour.
There are 2 trains scheduled that will enable you to connect in time to the buses leaving for Kenmare.
Departing Cork 0830, arriving in Killarney 1014 and
Departing Cork 1015, arriving in Killarney 1140.

Continue by bus from Killarney to Kenmare as directed above.

Departing from Kenmare to Cork [Sundays]:
By Bus: [one bus daily]: From Kenmare (Darcy’s Restaurant)#252
Departing at 1430, arriving in Cork (Parnell Place) at 1815.
Departing Kenmare to connect with the Kerry Airport or Train:
Take bus from Kenmare to Killarney Bus Station.
Bus #252 departs Kenmare [Sunday] at 1245 and arrives in Killarney at 1330.
Bus #270 departs Kenmare [Sunday] at 1445 and arrives in Killarney at 1530.
Bus to Kerry Airport is #285.
Departs Killarney Bus Station [Sundays] 1400 and 1600, arriving at Kerry Airport 1420 and 1620 respectively.
Train station is next to the Bus station in Killarney.
By Train from Killarney to Cork:  www.irishrail.ie
Departs Killarney 1421 arriving Cork 1550. This is the first one that connects with the buses from Kenmare, but there are several that depart later to Cork, if you would like to spend some time in Killarney and then leave.

Departing Kerry Airport to Dublin [Sundays]:

There are a number of flights available. If there are a few people going on the same flight,
we can arrange a taxi and not have to be subject to the limited bus service on Sundays.
We can sort this once registrations are in.

Fastnet Line operates a service between Swansea and Cork. Phone 00353 (0)21 4378892 www.fastnetline.com
Brittany Ferries operate a service between Roscoff and Cork. Phone 00353 (0)21 4277801 www.brittany-ferries.co.uk