Dingle

Dingle is a harbour town on the southern shore of the peninsula that bears its name, sheltered from the Atlantic by the hills of western Kerry. Its position gave it access to the rich fishing grounds of the coast and to sea routes beyond Ireland. In the sixteenth century Dingle was an important trading port: merchant ships exchanged wine and other goods with ports in France, Spain and Britain. The harbour linked a remote peninsula to a maritime world in which favourable winds could carry vessels south to Iberia within days.