The Islands of Ireland: In search of the other Garinish

This one, a 'tooth-shaped' island in Kerry, has a series of glens running from east to west divided by ridges of time-worn rock

Garinish, Co Kerry, near Parknasilla in the Kenmare River. Not to be confused with Garinish at Glengarriff, Co Cork.

The headline is a little misleading as it doesn’t tell the whole story. There are three other Garinish islands, in addition to the one mentioned here. There is the famous Garinish Island at Glengarriff in West Cork. It is famed for its subtropical and Italian gardens and Grecian temple.

There are two others: one very close to this one at Zetland pier in Bantry Bay. It is very small and has its own luscious vegetation and one holiday house. It is appended with the word ‘West’ to differentiate it from the one at Glengarriff. The last is at the end of the Beara peninsula on the north side where Garinish and two other small barren islands protect the pier at Garinish Bay.