The sun sets on sails and ships as Blennerville restores the past
Set against the backdrop of a western sky, the broad white tower and circling sails of Blennerville windmill stand out from the landscape like a painting by Van Djyk. The windmill has been a landmark here since 1780 and has been revived in recent years as the largest working mill in Ireland. Around the windmill is spread a major visitor and craft complex which includes an exhibition centre, audio-visual theatre and craft workshops.

Romantic journey
The Tralee & Dingle Light Railway’s Locomotive No. 5 shuffles out of Ballyard Station at 11 o’clock, whistling and billowing smoke and steam. Bound for Blennerville 3 km away, it first made this journey more than 100 years ago. The engine which had lain for years in Steam Town, Vermont, has been restored to its former glory and the carriages painted a smart mauve with gold trim. The steam railway runs hourly between Blennerville and Tralee's

Jeanie Johnston - Ireland’s millennium ship
At the Jeanie Johnston Visitor Shipyard adjoining the Windmill, an international team of shipwrights together with young trainees from Ireland North and South are rebuilding County Kerry’s most famous emigrant ship Jeanie Johnston (1847- 1858).  Unlike the infamous coffin ships of the time, this remarkable ship never lost a passenger to disease or to the sea.  In April 2000 the reborn ship will make her high profile Millennium Voyage™ to North America retracing the route of the 19th century emigrant vessels.