Annascaul
| Annascaul Abhainn to Scáil / / Abha na Scáil Annascaul |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 9 ′ N , 10 ° 3 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Ireland | ||
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| county | Kerry | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-KY | ||
| Residents | 299 (2011 Irish Census 2011 ) | ||
 Anascaul Lake
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Annascaul or Anascaul ( Irish : Abhainn an Scáil / Abha na Scáil ) is a small town with 299 inhabitants (as of 2011) on the Dingle Peninsula in the south-west of Ireland . The Dingle Way long-distance hiking trail runs through Annascaul .
geography
Annascaul is located in County Kerry , about 17 kilometers east of Dingle and about 33 kilometers west of Tralee , Kerry's capital. It is located on the southern foothills of the Sliabh Mis mountain range in the immediate vicinity of Annascaul Lake . Through the village flows Owenascaul River , which the Annascaul Lake drained and below the village in the Dingle Bay opens.
Annascaul is connected to the regional transport network by the national road 86. A bus of the Bus Éireann bus company stops in Annascaul several times a day . This bus runs between Dingle and Tralee.
sons and daughters of the town
- Tom Crean (1877-1938), polar explorer
- Jerome Connor (1874–1934), sculptor
literature
- JH Brennan: A guide to megalithic Ireland Aquarian Press 1994 ISBN 1-85538-270-9 p. 34
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information about Annascaul ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on dingle-peninsula.ie ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English language)
- ↑ Information about fishing in the Owenascaul River on ireland.com (English language)
- ↑ Timetable of the bus ( memento of the original from June 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on buseireann.ie (English language)
