Edye Rocks
Edye Rocks is in County Kerry, Munster. Edye Rocks is situated nearby to the locality Garraun Point, as well as near Dunmore Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Blasket Island and Castle Point.
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 4 km south of Edye Rocks.
Castle Point
Archaeological site
Rinn an Chaisleáin or Castle Point is a National Monument on Great Blasket Island, Ireland. Castle Point is situated 2½ km southeast of Edye Rocks.
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. Garraun Point is situated 2½ km southeast of Edye Rocks.
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. Dunmore Head is situated 4 km southeast of Edye Rocks.
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 east of Edye Rocks.
Edye Rocks
- Type: Rock
- Categories: group of rocks and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Edye Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Edye Rocks”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrigfadda and Young Island.
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