Foilhomurrum Bay

Foilhomurrum Bay is a bay in County Kerry, Munster.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Illaunloughan and Tobairin Holy Well.

Illaunloughan

Archaeological site

Photo: Jose Antonio Gutierrez D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Illaunloughan is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. The site is located on a tiny island of 0.3 acres in Portmagee Channel, a channel separating Valentia Island from the Iveragh Peninsula.

Tobairin Holy Well

Spring

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tobairin Holy Well is a spring.

Geokaun

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Geokaun Mountain is the highest mountain on Valentia Island, County Kerry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portmagee and Chapeltown.

Portmagee

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portmagee is a fishing village on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry, with a population in 2022 of 116. In Irish it's An Caladh, "the ferry", because it was the port for Valentia Island, but a bridge now spans the channel.

Chapeltown

Village

Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away.

Knightstown

Village

Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island.

Foilhomurrum Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8908° or 51° 53′ 27″ north

Longitude

-10.3934° or 10° 23′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C3FVJR4+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4297720535

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

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Satellite Map

Discover Foilhomurrum Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Foilanea and Cleggum Cliff.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Watch Tower and Cromwell’s Fort.

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