Q3404 : Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheirtéaraigh)

taken 5 years ago, near to Ballyferriter, Co Kerry, Ireland

Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheirtéaraigh)
Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheirtéaraigh)
Ballyferriter (Irish: Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, meaning "Ferriter's townland") is a Gaeltacht (primarily Irish-speaking) village in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle) peninsula; according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis. The village, which is named after the Norman-Irish Feiritéar family who settled in Ard na Caithne in the late medieval period, lies at the base of Croaghmarhin hill near Cuan Ard na Caithne (formerly also called Smerwick harbour) on the Dingle peninsula, on the R559 Slea Head Drive which loops around the west of the peninsula, beginning and ending in Dingle Town.

Under a placenames order in 2004, the Minister for the Gaeltacht, Éamon Ó Cuív declared that on maps and signage the Irish name, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, must be used.
The Slea Head Drive :: Q4300

The Slea Head Drive (Slí Cheann Sléibhe) is a circular route that begins and ends in Dingle. It takes in a large number of attractions and stunning views on the western end of the Dingle Peninsula and forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Drivers are strongly advised to travel clockwise in order to avoid meeting the large tour buses that frequent the route during the summer. Part of the Slea Head cliff road is very narrow and single lane only.

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Q3404, 4 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 14 August, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 8 November, 2019
Geographical Context
Village, Rural settlement 
Camera (from Tags)
Panasonic DMC-G7 
Road (from Tags)
R559 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! Q 346 041 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:9.8759N 10:25.0645W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! Q 345 041
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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Wild Atlantic Way  Dingle Peninsula  Slea Head Drive 

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