Dursey Island Cable Car Covid

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Dursey island cable car covid. With the skelligs visible in the distance we pass the dramatic island of dursey home of ireland s only cable car and learn of its long history including its use as a viking slave base the misfortunes of its gaelic chieftains and the mass slaughter of the islanders who were thrown into the sea by rampaging english soldiers in 1602. The new project could cater for around 80 000 visitors per year. Opened in 1960 nine but then jacklyn the cable car was used to transport islanders as well as farmers and their livestock but bumper to bumper. It can carry six people at a time locals get preference on the 15 minute journey.

Up to now ireland s only cable car has carried a maximum of 18 passengers per hour from the tip of the beara peninsula to dursey. Things to do in cork. It is accessed by ireland s only cable car which runs about 250m above the sea. The most westerly of cork s inhabited islands dursey is separated from the mainland by a narrow sound known for its strong tides.

The dursey cable car will take you from main land bere peninsula to the island of dursey this is an incredible experience will crossing the ocean below we saw dolphins and seals once on the island you can hike for hours and meet no one the island is approx 7 km long. At the end of last year cork county council and fáilte ireland announced plans for the new dursey cable car project. Originally opened in 1969 the dursey island cable car remains to this day the most used means of transport across the turbulent waters of the dursey sound and offers a truly singular experience. More than just the cable car island worth the wait went out on a sunday morning at 10 30 and was prepared to wait the 1 5hrs to get the cable car out to the island but got on an earlier car as there was only two of us so we shared with a family.