Glenderry to Maulin Road

Glenderry to Maulin

Map of the Glenderry to Maulin portion of the North Kerry Way(Slí Chiarraí Thuaidh).The route is highlighted in red.

Glenderry to Maulin

Glenderry to Maulin

Map of the Glenderry to Maulin portion of the North Kerry Way(Slí Chiarraí Thuaidh).The route is highlighted in red.

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On the slopes of Maulin Mountain

A walking group stop to chat with a local man on the slopes of Maulin Mountain on the Glenderry to Maulin Road route of the North Kerry Way

On the slopes of Maulin Mountain

On the slopes of Maulin Mountain

A walking group stop to chat with a local man on the slopes of Maulin Mountain on the Glenderry to Maulin Road route of the North Kerry Way

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At the points symbolised on Map 5 are the two Cahercarbery Forts – or at least what remain of them after the passage of maybe 2000 years and the battering of countless storms. These structures most likely were refuges where people retreated in times of danger and, protected by sea cliffs at one side and stout walls on the other, could withstand attack from marauding raiders. The Red Ditch has its starting point near here. Be warned, the forts seem deceptively close, but are over half a kilometre from the Way and the ground is quite uneven. The cliffs are very high and, of course, unprotected. In fog this is quite a hazardous place.

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Between here and the long, low coast of Clare, 13 km to the north, the Shannon bids a last farewell to Ireland having completed a 40 km journey from its source in Co. Cavan. It now mingles with that vast expanse of ocean which draws the eye to the far horizon.