Southern Ireland

Firstly I can recommend getting the OS maps for this area. I've ridden in the killorglin area a few times and found the rng of kerry to be quite busy with coaches and narrow in places. There is also a ring of kerry cycle rote which takes you away from the main roads. I can highly recommend travelling from Killarney to Killorgln and turning off towards Glencar. Glencar is one of the nicest areas i've been to. There are some great rides, ranging from a loop around Loch Caragh to a longer ride heading from Glencar south and over the pass towards Mastergeehy & Waterville (can't find my OS map with the name of the pass). On a nice day its a brilliant ride through open empty land with stunning mountains to the sides and then up a stinging climb before decending through forests. When you reach the very end of this road your very close to a cracking beach at Garyglass. There is another great hill from Glencar towards Boheeshil and south towards the R568 and Sneem. On the Ring of Kerry Derrynane is very nice and Daniel O'Connell's house, Derrynane House is an interesting stop off with a good cafe

A good B&B in Glencar is http://www.glencar-blackstones.com/, stayed there a lot very good value and friendly. i'v always found Killarney a bit over touristy and prefereed Killorglin, Bianconis in Killorglin is good for food and B&B and QC's in Cahersiveen is a good seafood restaurant. The Ballinaskelligs area is nice and if you have time a trip to the Skelligs is an intersting and possibly highly frightening diversion. The road from St Finians Bay following the coast to Portmagee has one of the nastiest climbs I've ever done in my life on it but is a great ride with a massive descent into Portmagee. Valencia Island is also nice. Sorry about the lack of place names if I find my maps I'll update this