Cloghane
| An Clochán Cloghane | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  An Clochán Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′49″N 10°11′45″W / 52.23041°N 10.19574°WCoordinates: 52°13′49″N 10°11′45″W / 52.23041°N 10.19574°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | ? |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q505112 |
| An Clochán is the only official name. | |
An Clochán (anglicized as Cloghane)[1] is a village and townland on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland, at the foot of Mount Brandon. In 1974 the village was added to the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region).[2]
Cloghane and Brandon (An Clochán agus Cé Bhréanainn) are jointly twinned with the village of Plozévet in Brittany (France). The village is set at the foot of Mount Brandon, on the north of the Dingle Peninsula and overlooking Brandon Bay.
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References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cloghane-Brandon. |
- ↑ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ↑ S.I. No. 192/1974 — Gaeltacht Areas Order, 1974
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