Introduction
Your Hosts, Sean and Lisa
look forward to welcoming you to The Ford, and we will do our
best to ensure that your stay is a most memorable one.
Dublin Airport (5 hours)
From Dublin Airport,
take M1. Exit 9 to M50 South. Roundabout, 2nd exit South. Junction
with M7 branch left, follow signs for Cork. Next roundabout, 2nd
exit, through Kildare & Portlaoise. In Cashel follow signs for Cork.
In Mitchelstown, follow signs for Killarney. In Mallow follow signs
for Killarney. At Rathmore, take Kenmare road (N570). Two junctions
on this road, first take the Kenmare road, second take left fork. At
N22 junction, turn left. Continue until Salmon Leap Farm on right,
turn right (R569).
Straight on to Kenmare town. To get to Bonane take the
Glengarriff road (N71), at the Post Office end of Kenmare town
| Location | Miles | km | Transfer Time |
| Cork Airport | 60 | 96 | 1.5 Hours |
| Shannon Airport | 120 | 180 | 2.5 Hours |
| Kerry Airport | 35 | 50 | 0.5 Hours |
| Dublin Airport | 205 | 336 | 5 Hours |
| Killarney Station | 21 | 32 | 0.5 Hours |
| Rosslare | 190 | 304 | 5.5 Hours |
| Tralee | 40 | 64 | 1 Hour |
Sean & Lisa O'Brien,
The Ford, Glengarriff Road, Kenmare, Co.Kerry
Tel: +353 (0)64 66 42431 / 086
3819059, Email:
fordbandb@eircom.net
and
Bonane
Shannon
Airport is serviced daily by direct international flights from
Atlanta, New
York, Boston and Chicago.
Direct flights from Paris, Zurich and
Frankfurt also service the Shannon Airport.
Kerry Airport
(Killarney) is serviced by flights from Dublin, Luton, Dusseldorf,
Frankfurt, Zurich and Munich.
Cork is serviced by direct flights
from London, Copenhagen and Paris and major cities via Dublin.
Dublin is serviced by direct daily flights from the major European
cities.
Please click on the links below to read the directions from each
airport and to see various maps.
Dublin Airport -
Shannon Airport
-
Cork_Airport -
Kerry Airport
Please enquire at your nearest travel
agent for more details.
Shannon
Airport (2.5 hours)
Go t
We are located just off the N71, three minutes on the left coming from Kenmare town.
If travelling from Bantry, and in the Glengariff direction, you drive 11 miles north on the N71 towards Kenmare, where you will see our sign on the road, where you turn off to your right, three minutes.
Kerry
Airport
(Fastest! 50 minutes)
From Farranfore
Airport turn left for Killarney. At Farranfore turn left. At
Killarney, follow signs for Cork (N22) in order to bypass the town
of Killarney. Stay on the N22 through junctions and roundabouts
taking the Cork road.
Continue along this road and after you see
Salmon Leap Farm on the right turn right onto the R569. Straight on
to Kenmare town.
To get to Bonane
take the Glengarriff road (N71), at the Post Office end of Kenmare town.
Cork
Airport
(1.5 hours)
From Cork Airport,
begin by heading towards Cork but then take the 1st roundabout and
turn off towards Killarney via the sign for the N22. Pass through
Macroom and Ballymageery and then take the Kenmare junction (Do not
continue to Killarney).
Pass through Killgarvan before reaching
Kenmare. The journey by car is an estimated 1 3/4 hours.
To get to Bonane
take the Glengarriff road (N71), at the Post Office end of Kenmare town.
Dublin Airport (5 hours)
From Dublin Airport,
take M1. Exit 9 to M50 South. Roundabout, 2nd exit South. Junction
with M7 branch left, follow signs for Cork. Next roundabout, 2nd
exit, through Kildare & Portlaoise. In Cashel follow signs for Cork.
In Mitchelstown, follow signs for Killarney. In Mallow follow signs
for Killarney. At Rathmore, take Kenmare road (N570). Two junctions
on this road, first take the Kenmare road, second take left fork. At
N22 junction, turn left. Continue until Salmon Leap Farm on right,
turn right (R569).
Straight on to Kenmare town. To get to Bonane take the
Glengarriff road (N71), at the Post Office end of Kenmare town
o Limerick from
Shannon Airport. In Limerick, follow sign for Cork. Drive through Adare and Newcastle West.
Follow signs for Tralee into Castleisland.
At Castleisland, turn right onto the Main Street. Straight towards
Farranfore.
Turn left for Killarney and Cork. In Killarney, follow
all the signs for Cork (N22).
Continue on this road and after you see Salmon Leap Farm turn
right, signposted Kenmare (R569). Straight on to Kenmare town.
To get to Bonane take the Glengarriff road (N71), at the Post
Office end of Kenmare town.
Iarnród Éireann ( www.irishrail.ie ) operates a national train service to Killarney.
