Kenmare and the Ring of Kerry - Ireland 2014 - page 294

Post Office: It's located on Henry Street, at the intersection with Shelbourne Street (Mon-
Fri 9:00-17:30, Sat 9:00-13:00, closed Sun).
Laundry: O'Shea's Cleaners and Launderette is across from the Lansdowne Arms
Hotel, hidden in the back recesses of O'Shea's photography shop (Mon-Sat
9:00-14:00, closed Sun, tel. [phone]).
Bookstore: Kenmare Bookshop is a cozy one-room cottage run by friendly John
O'Connor (Mon-Sat 10:00-13:00 & 14:00-17:30, Sun 12:00-17:30, Shelbourne Street
at roundabout across from Lansdowne Arms Hotel, tel. [phone]).
Cultural Events: Carnegie Arts Center is a small-town venue offering a mixed bag
of quality local concerts in its 140-seat theater (€5-20), art exhibitions, and films.
In summer (June-Aug), Thursday is movie night at 20:00 for €7
( www.carnegieartskenmare.ie , across Shelbourne Street from Lansdowne Arms Hotel,
tel. [phone]).
Bike Rental: Finnegan's Corner rents bikes and has route maps and advice on maximiz-
ing scenery and minimizing traffic (€15/day, €20/24 hours; Mon-Sat 9:30-18:30, July-
Aug until 19:00; Sun 12:00-18:00, leave ID for deposit, office in gift shop at 37 Henry
Street, across from post office, tel. [phone]).
Parking: The town's two largest public parking lots (free overnight) cling to the two main
roadsdeparting towntothenorth(otherwise freestreet parkingisallowed for2hours).
Taxi: Try Murnane Cabs (mobile [phone]) or Kenmare Coach and Cab (mobile
087-248-0800).
Tours in Kenmare
Finnegan's Tours
This company runs a variety of local day tours, departing June through August from
the TI at 10:00 and returning by 17:00. While this is little more than a scenic joyride,
the tour guide gives a fun, anecdotal narration and generally makes three rest stops
and one sightseeing stop (route depends on day: Ring of Kerry on Mon, Wed, and Fri;
Ring of Beara on Tue; Glengarriff and Garnish Island on Thu; €30 for any tour, re-
serve a day in advance by phone or three days in advance by email, can book private
tours for small groups with enough notice, tel. [phone], mobile [phone],
[e-mail] , www.kenmarecoachandcab.com ) .