This site generates income via partnerships with carefully selected travel brands and/ or purchases made through links to them. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See why this is important.Just one of the sheep we encountered as we drove from County Cork to County Kerry along the Healy Pass on the Beara Peninsula. Healy Pass, named on maps as R457, was created in 1847 as a famine relief project. 8 miles of hairpin turns wind through the mountains offering beautiful views of waterfalls, lakes, small communities, and, of course, grazing sheep.