It lies at the base of Maulin, which, at 2,044 feet (623 m), is the highest peak in the small Slieve Miskish mountain range.

[3] Access is by road, with the village lying east of Allihies and Dursey Island, southwest of Ardgroom, and north of Castletown-Berehaven (Castletownbere), the main local centre.

[7] The area also forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way coastal driving, cycling and walking route.

[8] Pairc na hAorai, at the northern end of the village, is the home ground of Urhan GAA, named for a townland 3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Eyeries.

[19] Eyeries was the location for the shooting of the film The Purple Taxi (also Le Taxi Mauve, 1977)[20] starring Fred Astaire, Peter Ustinov, and Charlotte Rampling, the 1998 TV series (from a Deirdre Purcell novel), Falling for a Dancer,[20] and also a short TV movie Iníon an Fhiaclóra (Dentist's Daughter) directed by Jacqueline O'Neil who is local to the area.