Description: Tourism Information for Cahersiveen on the Ring of Kerry, Ireland. It includes links to accommodation listings for bed and breakfast properties and selfcatering holiday homes in Cahersiveen.
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Waterville is a small town on the Ring of Kerry. Small it may be but it has a lot of heart, offers a friendly welcome and has a rich and interesting history. It was here that an atlantic telegraph cable came ashore connecting Waterville with Canso in Nova Scotia, Canada. There were also cable stations on Valentia Island and Balllinskelligs. Although the cable stations are no longer used they have been designated as World Heritage Communications Sites. Valentia has a Heritage Centre with part of it devoted t
There are 2 golf courses close by, Waterville and Ballinskelligs. Waterville golf club has been played by some of the worlds finest golfers and celebrities. Those included in this catagory are Michael Douglass and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mark O'Meara(won the Masters and the British Open Championship in 1988), Nick Faldo, Jim Furyk(won the U.S. Open in 2003), Tiger Woods, Ernie Els(winner of the Open Championship in 2002) and Payne Stewart, the club captain for a short time before his unexpected death
Accommodation in and around Cahersiveen is excellent and varied. There is no doubt that bed and breakfast properties offer the best value to those who prefer to be pampered. It is something you will always remember as the door opens and a friendly and welcoming face invites you in to be soon integrated into an Irish family and their home. The big plus is warm rooms with your own facilities, comfortable beds, a great breakfast with home baking, and the local knowledge your hosts can provide. They may even bo