Ballinskelligs
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Ballinskelligs Baile na Sceilge |
||
| Location | ||
|
||
|
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Irish grid reference V429657 |
||
| Statistics | ||
| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Kerry | |
| Population () | ||
Ballinskelligs (Irish: Baile na Sceilge meaning homestead of the rocks[1]) is a village in the south-west of the Iveragh peninsula (Uíbh Ráthach) in the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) region of County Kerry, Ireland. The rocks in question are Skellig Michael (Sceilg Mhichíl) and Little Skellig, an ancient monastic colony which lies off the coast from Ballinskellings. The town is also the site of an attractive beach and ruins of a priory of Augustinian Canons Regular, now in ruins, and the remains of a Mac Carthy castle.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Deidre Flanagan et al: Irish Place Names, Gill & Macmillan, 1994, ISBN 0-7171-2066-X, p. 172
- ^ Lord Killanin and Michael V. Duignan: The Shell Guide to Ireland, Ebury Press, London 1967, p. 86
[edit] See also
- List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Kerry)
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
This article related to the geography of County Kerry, Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
