Heron Island
Heron Island is an island in County Kerry, Munster. Heron Island is situated nearby to the locality Mahony’s Point, as well as near the hamlet Gortroe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ross Castle and St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney.
Ross Castle
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Ross Castle is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney.
St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney
Church
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St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Kerry situated to the west of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.
Innisfallen
Island
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Innisfallen or Inishfallen is an island in Lough Leane in County Kerry, Ireland. Innisfallen is home to the ruins of Inisfallen Abbey, which was founded in the 7th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killarney and Fossa.
Killarney
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Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a resident population of about 14,000 but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years.
Fossa
Hamlet
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Fossa is a village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland, north of the Lakes of Killarney. Townlands in Fossa parish:…
Beaufort
Village
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Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses.
Heron Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.0498° or 52° 2′ 60″ northLongitude
-9.5493° or 9° 32′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C4G2FX2+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 26526919OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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