The Black Valley Explained

The Black Valley
Other Name:Cummeenduff
Photo Size:235
Length:7miles
Direction:East-West
Width:2miles3miles
Range:MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Label Position:top
Traversed:Derrylea Road
Location:County Kerry, Ireland
Watercourses:Gearhameen River

The Black Valley or Cummeenduff [1] [2] is a remote valley at the southern end of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range in County Kerry, Ireland, situated south of the Gap of Dunloe and north of Moll's Gap; it is used as a southerly access into the Gap of Dunloe.[3]

The valley is usually accessed by driving to Moll's Gap and then continuing east on the R568 road until a small side-road (at, labelled "Gearhasallagh" after the townland), descends steeply north into the valley.[3] The Black Valley is part of the Kerry Way, a walkers version of the Ring of Kerry beginning and ending in Killarney,[4] and is also part of a 55–kilometre loop of the Killarney–Gap of Dunloe–Black Valley–Moll's Gap area,[5] [6] popular with cyclists.[7] The Black Valley is also a southerly access route to the Head of the Gap in the Gap of Dunloe, and to Lord Brandon's Cottage. The Black Valley is also noted for being one of the last places in mainland Ireland to be connected to the electricity and telephone networks due to its remoteness, which happened in 1976.[8] [9]

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References

  1. Web site: Cummeenduff Glen. Logainm. 16 December 2018. irish: Com Uí Dhuibh genitive: Chom Uí Dhuibh english:Cummeenduff Glen (The Black Valley.
  2. Web site: The Black Valley. RingofKerry.com. The Black Valley is a place of outstanding natural beauty and a hiker's paradise. It is also known locally as Cummeenduff which Irish for Black Valley. It is south of The Gap of Dunloe and north of Moll's Gap.. 16 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Go Walk: The Black Valley, Co Kerry. Irish Times. Tony. Doherty. 15 June 2015.
  4. Web site: The Kerry Way. IrishTrails.ie. 16 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Summer cycles: Two new books to guide you on your journeys. Irish Examiner. Dan. MacCarthy. 3 May 2017.
  6. Web site: MOLLS GAP, GAP OF DUNLOE, BLACK VALLEY LOOP. Mapmyride.com. 11 May 2012.
  7. Web site: Gap of Dunloe-Black Valley-Molls Gap-Killarney Loop. 13 December 2018. Bikemap.net.
  8. Web site: Kerry Way (Town & Villages): Black Valley. 2018-12-16. CIE Tours: Kerryway.com. Some Kerry natives will joke about the Black Valley getting its name from remaining in the dark so long without electricity. It was not until 1976 that the Valley was finally connected to the National Grid, making it one of the last outposts in Ireland..
  9. Web site: Black Valley to get landline service. 4 April 2007. Irish Examiner. The valley was one of the last places in Ireland to get electricity, in the late 1970s..

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