Gareth,
Kenmare Bay is a ria, a deep mountain valley flooded by the Atlantic. Being Fjord-like, flanked by some of Irelands highest mountains, it funnels the long Atlantic swell and southwest breezes far inland. Flanked by subtropical vegetation.
There is spectacular and exceptional wildlife over, on, and below the surface of Kenmare Bay. Not that one meets the Blue Whale or the White Tail Sea Eagle every single day of the week, but a very common sight is for instance -in July- when dolphins and gannets seemingly hunt together, with dolphins rounding up the shoals of sprat and mackerel, and clouds of gannets swooping down for their share.
All under threat, of course, but still relatively intact. Best seen sooner than later.