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 abandoned in 1953 when living there became unsustainable.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 3 km southwest of Garraun Point.
Slea Head
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3½ km east of Garraun Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunmore Head and Dunquin.
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.
Dunquin
Village
Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as Dunquin, is a Gaeltacht village in the west of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. Dunquin is situated 5 km northeast of Garraun Point.
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 10 km northeast of Garraun Point.
Garraun Point
- Type: Locality
- Description: Blasket Islands, Ireland
- Category: cape
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.10447° or 52° 6′ 16″ northLongitude
-10.50753° or 10° 30′ 27″ westElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Open location code
9C4F4F3R+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4306677340OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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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.
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