Reenard

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Reenard
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Reenard
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°55′59″N10°16′01″W / 51.933°N 10.267°W / 51.933; -10.267 Coordinates: 51°55′59″N10°16′01″W / 51.933°N 10.267°W / 51.933; -10.267
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County Kerry
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Reenard (Irish : an Rinn Aird) [1] is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in the deep south on the Iveragh Peninsula on the southwest coast of Ireland opposite Valentia Island about 5 miles west of Cahersiveen. Reenard is connected to the Irish road network by a road crossing the N70 national secondary route at Point's Cross.

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Reenard Point, located in the townland, is the mainland terminal for the car ferry to Knightstown on Valentia Island. [2]

Railways

Next stop, America! Valentia Harbour railway station, formerly the most westerly station in the British Isles. Next stop, America! (12115019935).jpg
Next stop, America! Valentia Harbour railway station, formerly the most westerly station in the British Isles.

Valentia Harbour railway station was finally opened on 12 September 1893. [3]

The station closed on 1 February 1960.[ citation needed ]

GAA

Reenard is known in Ireland for its GAA club which has historically supplied players to the Kerry senior football team.

Notable people

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References

  1. "An Rinn Aird/Reenard". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. Discover Ireland – Valentia Island
  3. "Valentia Harbour station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.