Life’s a secret beach and it’s on your doorstep

RATH, pronounced Ra as in the sun god, is a worshipped but hidden secret beach off the Ring of Kerry.

Near Caherdaniel, Derrynane and the Wavecrest Caravan Park, Rath beach is a safe and sandy spot with a pier for diving from, and rocky headlands provide lots of rock-jumping opportunities for the braver souls.

The beach is also ideal for those into boats, and dinghies, so for those who want to recreate adventurer Thor Heyerdahl’s Ra reed-boat Atlantic crossings there’s a bit of scope - just remember that Ra 1 sank before landfall in the Americas.