Ballinskelligs Community Centre
Ballinskelligs Community Centre is a community center in County Kerry, Munster. Ballinskelligs Community Centre is situated nearby to St Michaels Church Dún Geagáin, as well as near the police station Dún Geagáin Garda Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballinskelligs Castle and Ballinskelligs Priory.
Ballinskelligs Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinskelligs Castle is a castle located near Ballinskelligs on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is situated on the western shore of Ballinskelligs Bay, on a narrow promontory which is subject to heavy erosion. Ballinskelligs Castle is situated 1½ km south of Ballinskelligs Community Centre.
Ballinskelligs Priory
Cemetery
Photo: Chris06, Public domain.
Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The medieval priory, built in the 12 and 13th centuries, was established as a mainland priory for the monks of Skellig Michael who were abandoning the island due to adverse weather conditions. Ballinskelligs Priory is situated 2 km south of Ballinskelligs Community Centre.
Horse Island
Islet
Horse Island is a presently uninhabited island in County Kerry, Ireland, located close to Portmagee between the mainland and Valentia Island. It is owned by the McGill family. Horse Island is situated 2½ km south of Ballinskelligs Community Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterville and Portmagee.
Waterville
Village
Photo: Kemiah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterville, historically known as Coirean, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is sited on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane on the east side of the town, and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, and the Currane River connecting the two. Waterville is situated 6 km east of Ballinskelligs Community Centre.
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 2016 of 123. 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. Chapeltown is situated 10 km northwest of Ballinskelligs Community Centre.
Ballinskelligs Community Centre
- Type: Community center
- Category: building
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.83365° or 51° 50′ 1″ northLongitude
-10.26417° or 10° 15′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C3FRPMP+F8OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
“Ballinskelligs Community Centre” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Coiste Forbartha Na Sceilge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Michaels Church Dún Geagáin and Dún Geagáin Garda Station.
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