Graigue, Dingle Peninsula: view towards Clogher Strand
Looking northward along the northwestern corner of the Dingle Peninsula (County Kerry, in Munster Province, southwestern Ireland), from a viewpoint in Graigue Townland that is just below Clogher Head, on a clear afternoon in mid-May 2024.
This view is over Clogher Strand -- the curved sandy beach -- and the townlands of Ballyoughteragh (South and North) towards Smerwick Townland and the pointed peaks of the Three Sisters.
(For comparison, a similar view from September 2013.)
The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the five peninsulas of southwestern Ireland that stick out like fingers into the Atlantic Ocean. Its name in Irish is Corca Dhuibhne, sometimes Anglicised as Corkaguiny. The western Dingle is part of the Gaeltacht, one of the areas of the Republic of Ireland where Irish is officially designated as the primary spoken language.
To the north is Sybil Head, the promontory at the upper left, southwest of the Three Sisters, which are in the right background. Together, these headland formations mark the northwestern edge of the Dingle. Towards the east, they slope down into the bay of Smerwick Harbour (which would be off to the right of this view).
Irish names: Clogher Strand, also known as Trabaneclogher, is Trá Chloichir in Irish; the Three Sisters is An Triúr Deirféar; and Sybil Head is Ceann Sibéal. Graigue is An Ghráig. Ballyoughteragh South and Ballyoughteragh North are An Baile Uachtarach Thiar and An Baile Uachtarach Thoir, respectively, while Smerwick is Ard na Caithne. The name "Smerwick" has Norse roots, a reminder of the Viking raids and Norse settlements in early medieval Ireland. (As "wick" or "vic" means "harbour," the name "Smerwick Harbour" is a bit of a tautology.)
(Irish and English place names from the Ordnance Survey Ireland Discovery Series map no. 70; Placenames Database of Ireland (reference numbers 22597, 1394134, 101104, 22589, 22590, 22598, 1394963, and 1165708, all last consulted 16 June 2024); and Wikipedia, last consulted 14 June 2024.)
[Graigue 6 Clogher Strand to Three Sisters 2024-05-19 f; DSCF2540]
Graigue, Dingle Peninsula: view towards Clogher Strand
Looking northward along the northwestern corner of the Dingle Peninsula (County Kerry, in Munster Province, southwestern Ireland), from a viewpoint in Graigue Townland that is just below Clogher Head, on a clear afternoon in mid-May 2024.
This view is over Clogher Strand -- the curved sandy beach -- and the townlands of Ballyoughteragh (South and North) towards Smerwick Townland and the pointed peaks of the Three Sisters.
(For comparison, a similar view from September 2013.)
The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the five peninsulas of southwestern Ireland that stick out like fingers into the Atlantic Ocean. Its name in Irish is Corca Dhuibhne, sometimes Anglicised as Corkaguiny. The western Dingle is part of the Gaeltacht, one of the areas of the Republic of Ireland where Irish is officially designated as the primary spoken language.
To the north is Sybil Head, the promontory at the upper left, southwest of the Three Sisters, which are in the right background. Together, these headland formations mark the northwestern edge of the Dingle. Towards the east, they slope down into the bay of Smerwick Harbour (which would be off to the right of this view).
Irish names: Clogher Strand, also known as Trabaneclogher, is Trá Chloichir in Irish; the Three Sisters is An Triúr Deirféar; and Sybil Head is Ceann Sibéal. Graigue is An Ghráig. Ballyoughteragh South and Ballyoughteragh North are An Baile Uachtarach Thiar and An Baile Uachtarach Thoir, respectively, while Smerwick is Ard na Caithne. The name "Smerwick" has Norse roots, a reminder of the Viking raids and Norse settlements in early medieval Ireland. (As "wick" or "vic" means "harbour," the name "Smerwick Harbour" is a bit of a tautology.)
(Irish and English place names from the Ordnance Survey Ireland Discovery Series map no. 70; Placenames Database of Ireland (reference numbers 22597, 1394134, 101104, 22589, 22590, 22598, 1394963, and 1165708, all last consulted 16 June 2024); and Wikipedia, last consulted 14 June 2024.)
[Graigue 6 Clogher Strand to Three Sisters 2024-05-19 f; DSCF2540]