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Dunquin
Dún Chaoin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Dún Chaoin pier | |
  Dunquin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°08′01″N 10°27′16″W / 52.133488°N 10.454521°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 160 |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q320008 |
| Dún Chaoin is the only official name. | |
Dún Chaoin (Irish, meaning 'pleasant fort [ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈxiːnʲ]), unofficially anglicized as Dunquin, is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands.[1] At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, excluding Iceland. Nearby Dunmore Head is the most westerly point of mainland Ireland. The town is linked to Dingle via the R559 regional road. It is also part of the civil parish of the same name.[2] In summer a ferry connects the village with the main island of the Blasket Islands.
There is dramatic cliff scenery, with a view of the Blasket Islands, where Peig Sayers lived.[3] A museum in the village tells the story of the Blaskets and the lives of the people who lived there including the well-known writers of the island, which includes Sayers, Tomás Ó Criomhthain, and Muiris Ó Súilleabháin. In 1588, when the Spanish Armada returned via Ireland many ships sought shelter in the Blasket Sound — the area between Dún Chaoin and the Islands — and some were wrecked there. A memorial stands on the cliffs overlooking the site. Dunquin is located on the Dingle Way, which is a 179 km circular walking trail which takes in much of the Dingle peninsula.[4]
- ^ "Dún Chaoin". Dingle Peninsula Tourism. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Dún Chaoin/Dunquin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Peig (1936). Peig (in Irish). Dublin, Ireland: Talbot Press. ISBN 0-8156-0258-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Dingle Way: Map 7" (PDF). Irish Trails. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.