Camp An Com | |
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Village | |
 St Mary's Church, Camp, County Kerry | |
  Camp Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°13′15″N9°54′32″W / 52.22083°N 9.90889°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
Camp (Irish : An Com) [1] is a village near the Slieve Mish Mountains in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is close to the Dingle Way and is a destination for tourists.
The village has been associated with the Milesians legend, [2] thus the first possible recorded history from the area dates to around 1700 BC. [3] Local rail transport used to include the route along the Tralee and Dingle Light Railway. [3] Killelton Church, a medieval National Monument, lies 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the east.
The local Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary, was built c. 1830. [4]
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Dingle is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Killarney. Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture: Dingle Mart serves the surrounding countryside.
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