Blasket Sound
Blasket Sound is a sound in County Kerry, Munster. Blasket Sound is situated nearby to the locality Garraun Point, as well as near Dunmore Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Point and Great Blasket Island.
Castle Point
Archaeological site
Rinn an Chaisleáin or Castle Point is a National Monument on Great Blasket Island, Ireland.
Great Blasket Island
Island
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The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable. Great Blasket Island is situated 3½ km southwest of Blasket Sound.
Slea Head
Scenic viewpoint
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Slea Head is a promontory on the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, in southwest County Kerry, Ireland. It can be reached by the R559 road, with the nearest villages being Ballyickeen and Coumeenoole. Slea Head is situated 3 km east of Blasket Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garraun Point and Dunmore Head.
Garraun Point
Locality
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. It was home to a small fishing community of Irish speakers until the island was abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable.
Dunmore Head
Locality
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Dunmore Head is a promontory in the westernmost part of the Dingle Peninsula, located in the barony of Corca Dhuibhne in southwest County Kerry, Ireland.
Ballyferriter
Village
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Baile an Fheirtéaraigh unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter, or also known as An Buailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis. Ballyferriter is situated 9 km northeast of Blasket Sound.
Blasket Sound
- Type: Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.10833° or 52° 6′ 30″ northLongitude
-10.49694° or 10° 29′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C4F4G53+86GeoNames ID
2966105
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