Moll's Gap

Moll's Gap or Céim an Daimh (meaning, Gap of the Ox),[1] is a mountain pass on the N71 road from Kenmare to Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.

Moll's Gap is on the Ring of Kerry route,[2] and offers views of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, and is a popular tourist location.

[3] The rocks at Moll's gap are formed of Old Red Sandstone, which are small quartz grains laid down over 350 million years ago; unlike most of the Old Red Sandstone around Killarney which is stained red by iron oxide, the rock at Moll's gap is stained green by chlorite.

[4] Moll's Gap is named after Moll Kissane, who ran a shebeen (an unlicensed public house) in the 1820s, while the road was under construction.

[5][4] Like the nearby Gap of Dunloe, Moll's Gap is an example of a "glacial breach", where a 500 metre deep glacier in the Black Valley broke through Moll's Gap 25,000 years ago during Ireland's last ice age.