The Dingle Way, 2025 |
 Day 7 (Wednesday, 10 September 2025) – Annascaul (Abhainn an Scail) to Dingle (Daingean Ui Chuis): According to local tradition, Arthur Grey, the Lord Deputy of Ireland (namely, the representative of the English monarch and head of the Irish executive) crossed the Garfinny bridge in 1580 with his troops on the way to the Siege of Smerwick, where – in an appalling instance of unnecessary violence against the Irish – they “executed … 600 men, women, and children who had already surrendered their position.” |