Native name: Dairbhre | |
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 Knightstown Town clock | |
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  Valentia Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 51°54′N 10°21′W / 51.9°N 10.35°W |
| Area | 25.7[1] km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Largest settlement | Knightstown (pop. 244) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 658 (2022[2]) |
Valentia Island (Irish: Dairbhre, meaning 'oak isle') is one of Ireland's most westerly points. It lies off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee. A car ferry also departs from Reenard Point to Knightstown, the island's main settlement, from April to October. Another, smaller village named Chapeltown sits at roughly the midpoint of the island, three kilometres (two miles) from the bridge. Valentia Island's permanent population is 658 (as of the 2022 CSO Census[update]).[2] It is about 11 kilometres (7 miles) long by almost three kilometres (two miles) wide, making it the fifth-biggest island off the Irish coast.
- ^ Knight, Charles (1867). The English Cyclopaedia: Geography. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. p. 387. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
Valentia Island, which has an area of 6,371 acres [2,578 hectares] and is extremely fertile and tolerably well cultivated,[...]
- ^ a b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.