Dingle Peninsula
Corca Dhuibhne | |
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Geography | |
Location | Ireland |
Adjacent to | |
Area | 583 km2 (225 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 952 m (3123 ft) |
Highest point | Mount Brandon |
Administration | |
County | Kerry |
The Dingle Peninsula (
Name
The Dingle Peninsula is named after the town of
Geography
The peninsula exists because of the band of
The Blasket Islands lie off the west coast. They are known for the literary and linguistic heritage of the former inhabitants. However, these remote islands have been uninhabited since the 1950s following an evacuation.
Culture, literature, and language
The western end of the peninsula is a
Although he greatly admired the post-
Archaeology
The peninsula is the location of numerous
- Glanfahan, site of ancient dry-stone huts (clocháns)
- Caherdorgan North, with medieval stone buildings
- Ballywiheen, containing an ancient stone fort and monastic settlement
- Kilmalkedar, monastic settlement with Ogham stone
- Ferriter's Cove, at the western tip of the peninsula; and
- Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in Ard na Caithne.
Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, situated in the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter) has exhibitions detailing the archaeology and history of the peninsula. Some of the exhibitions include Ogham stones, artefacts from the excavations at the nearby monastic site of Riasc (Reask) and objects on loan from the National Museum of Ireland.[4]
In April 2021, Irish archaeologists from the National Monuments Service and Ireland's National Museum announced the discovery of an untouched Bronze Age grave, skeletal remains, fragments of human bone and a large semicircular slab in the underground passageway. Archaeologist Mr Ó Coileáin reported: “We think this may have been a ritual site with an element of burial in it and this could be one of those. This looks like it is a chambered tomb from the prehistoric period which might have been a significant marker on the landscape".[5][6][7][8]
Places of interest
The peninsula is known for the MV Ranga, a Spanish cargo vessel that wrecked on the coast in 1982.[9]
Gallaunmore is a standing stone and National Monument.
Rahinnane Castle is a 15th-century castle built on a medieval ringfort.
Slieveglass, an area of high ground near the village of Brandon, was the site of Ireland's first fatal airliner accident. On July 28, 1943, a BOAC Short S.25 Sunderland III, G-AGES, crashed at 2,000 feet while descending into Foynes in fog, killing 10 of the 25 onboard.[10]
In film
The film Leap Year is partly set in the Dingle Peninsula, but none of the filming took place in the area.[13]
Several local areas were used for filming of Star Wars: The Last Jedi including Dunmore Head and Slea Head where a replica of the clochán huts of Skellig Michael were built.[14]
In music
Dingle is mentioned in Phil Colclough and June Colclough's "Song for Ireland."
Gallery
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The Dingle Peninsula as viewed from Banna Strand.
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Dingle Peninsula coastline.
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Minard Castle, Lispole, County Kerry.
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Eask Tower, with the tip of the Ring of Kerry in the background.
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Beaches near Dunmore Head.
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Garfinny Bridge, medieval bridge and National Monument
See also
- Beara Peninsula
- Eask tower
- Iveragh Peninsula
- Mount Brandon
- Munster Irish
- Song for Ireland
References
- ^ MacCulloch, JR (1837). Statistical Account of the British Empire (volume 1). London: Charles Knight & Co. p. 345. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ Suzanne Barrett's Ireland for Visitors, April 2009
- ^ "Ireland's Dingle Peninsula Tourism, April 2009". Archived from the original on 21 March 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ "Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: Exhibitions". Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ Metcalfe, Tom (30 April 2021). "'Untouched' Bronze Age tomb containing human remains and a mysterious stone found in Ireland". livescience.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Davis-Marks, Isis. "Irish Farmer Stumbles Onto 'Untouched' Ancient Tomb". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan. "Ancient tomb discovered by farmer on Dingle Peninsula". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ tSíthigh, Seán Mac an (16 April 2021). "Ancient 'untouched' tomb discovered on Dingle Peninsula". RTÉ News.
- ^ Hertz, Kayla (25 April 2017). "Fascinating shipwrecks across the Wild Atlantic Way". IrishCentral. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Short S.25 Sunderland III G-AGES Brandon village, Dingle Penninsula (sic)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Ryan's Daughter (1970): Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Far and Away (1992): Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Leap Year (2010/1): Locations". IMDb. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Star Wars Filming Locations in Ireland | Where Star Wars is Filmed". Authentic Vacations. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
External links
- Dingle Peninsula travel guide from Wikivoyage