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Dursey Island Cable Car
Dursey Island Cable Car
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Dursey Island Cable Car
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Ireland's only cable car from the mainland to Dursey Island. Departs daily, year-round, from Ballaghboy on the tip of the Beara peninsula, Co. Cork.

A 10 minute trip that offers a truly singular experience as Ireland's only cable car and the only cable car that crosses open seawater in all of Europe.

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Why not bring a bike and cycle the island, this is a great way to get around.

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The most westerly of West Cork’s inhabited islands, Dursey lies across a narrow sound that one crosses by boarding the only cable car in Ireland.

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Escape the hustle and bustle of life and visit the relaxing environment of Dursey Sound in County Cork.

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Dursey Island is located at the tip of the Beara Peninsula in Co. Cork. Access to the island is by the only cable car in Ireland, which takes six people.

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