Feothanach
Feothanach | |
|---|---|
 Coastline between Ballydavid and Feohanagh townlands | |
  Feothanach Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′31″N 10°20′53″W / 52.208606°N 10.348177°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Urban | 32 |
| • Rural | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q387092 |
Feothanach or an Fheothanach (formerly anglicised as Feohanagh)[1] is a small village and townland in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, located 13 km (8.1 mi) north-west of Dingle on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is at the foot of Mount Brandon.[2]
RTÉ newsreader Siún Nic Gearailt is from the area as well as RTÉ's and TG4's Dáithí Ó Sé.[3]
Local amenities include An Cúinne Pub,[4] Dingle's Coláiste Gaeilge, and a local RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta studio.
There is an Irish College in the village operated by the Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne in the summer months.[5] Students attend classes in the local primary school and activities are held in the local community hall in the village.
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ The Rose of Tralee: Description of Feothanach
- ^ Grá mór saying 'I Do' as Gaeilge
- ^ Making the news - 29-05-2010 Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today
- ^ "College Location". Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne Irish College. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
