Portmagee

Portmagee ( Irish: An Caladh ) is a town in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. It lies on the west coast of Ireland, on the Iveragh peninsula south of Valentia Iceland.

The English name comes from Portmagee Captain Theobald Magee, a notorious smuggler in the 18th century. After serving as an officer in the army of King James II, he was now working as a trader, who drove back and forth with the ship between France, Portugal and Ireland. The trade in smuggled goods such as spirits, textiles, tea and tobacco was very profitable because the police is difficult to determine the landings because of the rugged coastline in the southwest of Ireland and to prevent were.

The Irish name means " landing place " or " Kai". Previously, you could put over from here to Valentia Island Iceland. Today, the site of a bridge is connected directly to the island. The place is also embarking point for many tourist boats that approach the island of Skellig Michael.

On a small, harbor barrier island, is the monastery ruins Illaunloughan Iceland Monastery.