Valentia Island – Tetrapods to Telegraphs

Skellig Coast stories brought to life

Valentia Island – Tetrapods to Telegraphs

Valentia Island stands at the tipping edge of Europe reaching out into the Atlantic Ocean. Located on the Skellig Ring, Valentia is a truly special and unique island – there is no other island that has Valentia’s distinct combination of stunning rugged beauty and truly fascinating past ranging from the 385 million year old Tetrapod tracks to the landing site of the very First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable.

In the entertaining company of your local Driver Guide, Muiris Walsh, take an unforgettable journey through time along the Skellig Ring calling at:

The 385 million year old Tetrapod Tracks
Valentia Slate Quarry and hear about the Knights of Kerry,
Early Christian Site home to a rare Ogham Stone at Kildreenagh, Valentia
4,000 year old stone Wedge tomb
The landing site of the first Transatlantic Telegraph Cable at Foilhamerum bay – where the original World Wide Web of modern communication began.
Cahergal Stone Ring Fort
Skelligs Chocolate factory

Valentia Island stands at the tipping edge of Europe reaching out into the Atlantic Ocean. Located on the Skellig Ring, Valentia is a truly special and unique island – there is no other island that has Valentia’s distinct combination of stunning rugged beauty and truly fascinating past ranging from the 385 million year old Tetrapod tracks to the landing site of the very First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable.

This is your opportunity to spend time in the company of South Kerry local, your Driver Guide, Muiris Walsh. The Skellig Coast is his home and Muiris can connect you to its people and place in a way that only a local can – your tour with Muiris will be full of fun, lively conversation, stories and good old Irish ‘craic’.

For lovers of Star Wars, Muiris can show you where the Star Wars Film Crew base was located on Valentia Island and where Mark Hamill AKA Luke Skywalker pulled his own pint of Guinness in Portmagee.