About Dingle

Dingle has barely half-a-dozen streets and 1,800 denizens - yet
it is arguably the fun capital of the western world. Few towns
and cities can rival it for eating and drinking, music, banter, the
sea, the sand, the scenery, a certain dolphin, and the easy
warmth of the welcome. Tens of thousands make the annual
pilgrimage here, overflowing guesthouses, hostels, and
campsites, pubs, restaurants, and shops, their mission to learn
from the locals how to enjoy themselves. Most or all of them
succeed - the Dingle strain of craic is highly infectious.

But Dingle is more than just merrymaking. Quieter pleasures
include a number of interesting walks, a great many historical
remains, especially beehive huts and ogham stones, and the
gentle call of the ambient hills. Nor is Dingle devoid of gravitas.
This was and is a serious market town, built upon fishing and
farming. And the banks, offices, and emporia on Main Street still
lend an air of stability. As elsewhere in Ireland, field sports,
especially Gaelic football, are a perennial passion. The Dingle
Races in August are a manifestation of Kerry's love affair with
the horse. And of course there is an annual regatta.