Feothanach or an Fheothanach (formerly

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as Feohanagh) is a small village and

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in the

Corca Dhuibhne The Dingle Peninsula (; anglicised as Corkaguiny or Corcaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of ma ...

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, located north-west of

Dingle Dingle ( or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula (known in Irish as ''Corca Dhuibhne''), it sits on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coa ...

on the

Dingle Peninsula The Dingle Peninsula (; anglicised as Corkaguiny or Corcaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of m ...

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. It is at the foot of Mount Brandon.

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newsreader

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is from the area as well as RTÉ's and

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. Local amenities include An Cúinne Pub, Dingle's Coláiste Gaeilge, and a local

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studio. There is an Irish College in the village operated by the Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne in the summer months. Students attend classes in the local primary school and activities are held in the local community hall in the village.

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Gaeltacht places in County Kerry Townlands of County Kerry Gaeltacht towns and villages {{Kerry-geo-stub