Garraun Point
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 evacuated in 1953 when living there became unsustainable.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 69 metres (226 feet)
- Description: Blasket Islands, Ireland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Blasket Island and Slea Head.
Great Blasket Island
Island
The Great Blasket is the principal island of the Blaskets, County Kerry, Ireland. Great Blasket Island is situated 3 km southwest of Garraun Point.
CIIC 178 (Ogham Stone Concept by RAS Macalister)
Historic site
CIIC 178 (Ogham Stone Concept by RAS Macalister) is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunmore Head and Dunquin.
Ballyferriter
Village
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh or Ballyferriter, or also known… Ballyferriter is situated 10 km northeast of Garraun Point.
Garraun Point
- Category: cape
- Location
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Latitude
52.10447° or 52° 6′ 16″ north
Longitude
-10.50753° or 10° 30′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C4F4F3R+QX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Garraun Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Garraun Point”
- Irish: “Pointe an Ghoba”
- Irish: “Pointe an Ghoib”
- Swedish: “Garraun Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Town and Louger.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tobernacrusha and Peg Sayer’s House.
County Kerry: Highlights
Learn more about Skellig Michael and Killarney.
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