🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Blennerville: Windmill, Canal and the Famine Quay

📍 Kerry🚶 6 stops🚶️ 0.68km⌛ ~25 min

A short walk around the village that was Tralee's gateway to the Atlantic — from the turning sails of Ireland's last working windmill to the quay where Famine-era emigrants boarded ships bound for North America, and the canal and narrow-gauge railway that later carried the trade away. Looking for things to do in Blennerville? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

MaritimeIndustrial & TransportFamine Heritage
🌐 Walk This Trail

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Blennerville Windmill
  2. Blennerville Bridge
  3. Tralee Ship Canal & Swing Bridge
  4. Blennerville Quay
  5. Jeanie Johnston Shipyard Site
  6. Tralee & Dingle Light Railway – Blennerville Terminus

For Schools

This trail is also available as a free printable classroom worksheet or full trail booklet — no site visit required. See how Classroom Prep Mode works →