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| Essential
Architecture- Ireland Dingle Peninsula |
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The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne, sometimes anglicized as
Corkaguiney) is located in County Kerry and is the most westerly point
of the Republic of Ireland and indeed of Europe. The peninsula is named
after the town of Dingle and is the location of numerous prehistoric and
early medieval remains, for example the Gallarus Oratory in the very
west of the peninsula near the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in Ard
na Caithne. The peninsula exists because of the band of granite rock
that forms the Sliabh Mish mountain range. Ireland's highest mountain
outside MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Mount Brandon at 952 m, forms part of a
beautiful high ridge with stunning views over the peninsula and North
Kerry. The Conor Pass going from Dingle on the southern end of the peninsula towards Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the North is the highest mountain pass in Ireland, a tight precarious road weaving its way around the sharp cliff faces and past the high corrie lakes. The Blasket Islands lie off the west coast. They are famous for the literary and linguistic heritage of the former inhabitants. However, these remote islands have been uninhabited since the 1950's following a government rehousing plan. The western end of the peninsula is a Gaeltacht area that has produced a number of regionally notable authors and poets. See Ó Siochfhradha, and Peig Sayers, among others. This is the most western part of Ireland, and the village of Dún Chaoin is often jokingly referred to as "the next parish to America". |
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