Dursey Island, County Cork

Dursey Island, located at the extremity of the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, is one of the diversions for hikers taking the Wild Atlantic Way path. It is secluded, and there are no amenities for guests, yet it remains one of the most fascinating places in Ireland's south. The island has a tumultuous past.

Aside from not being spared from war and warfare, as well as the Great Famine, Dursey Island has also experienced one of Ireland's most horrible catastrophes. The island was the location of a massacre carried out by English soldiers in the early 1600s in order to 'clean' the island. The now-disused chapel and graveyard where their remains were interred is close to the cable car stop. The location is extremely bleak, yet it is an intriguing site to visit while exploring Dursey Island. Dursey Island is approximately 6.5 kilometers from the mainland and is accessible by boat or cable car — Ireland's only one of its sort. It was founded in 1969 and has since become one of the island's most popular attractions.