Everyone had been saying that West Cork was a prime destination; well everyone that you would bother listening to. Now we believe that you should bother to listen to us as we say the same.

The Beara Peninsula is steeped in myths and legends. The mountains and
valleys are rich in archaeological sites such as stone circles, wedge
graves and other relics from the past. We have scenic lakes cradled by
gorgeous mountains and a rugged coastline with lots of great fishing
spots. Linking all this together is the Beara Way walking trail, also a
cycling route and the Ring of Beara for those who wish to drive

Sounds OK, assuming the Ring of Beara doesn't hurt.

Left Dub in the big motor home after a morning shift, never again will I drive across Ireland in a big vehicle after work; at least not until we leave for Mayo in August [I did to]. A Dutch guy built his own campsite outside of Kenmare and opened up early for us. Kids found a hole in the hedgerow and founded a kids club. The windiest night ever in the motorhome so far. Camilla thought it was going to blow over sideways; so she said when I woke in the late morn. It takes a few hours to drive the Ring of Beara so we took near on three days. Stayed in the Castletownbearhaven golf course carpark camping facility. Went to MacCarthys Bar, from the funniest book ever of the same name, to have a pint and have our photo taken with Alfie the pug (also on the front page of the book by Pete McCarthy - you must read this book) and our copy of the book officially stamped. The Ring took us through the steeps of myths and legends to be sure. We visited stone circles and castle (stone) and copper mining (stone) area. Even scratched three side windows in the motor home trying to get down a narrow stony track between high stone walls and stonelike branches, stone the flamin crows. Lonely Planet recommended eating at Josies Lakeview House at Glanmore which we struggled to find but a kind gentleman helped out by making us drive backwards for half a mile in our monster vehicle so he didn't get his fancy 4WD off the stony path. The food and view was nearly worth it.

The Ring of Beara is the perfect destination.