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Coordinates | 51 ° 50 ′ N , 10 ° 10 ′ W | |
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Country | Ireland | |
Muenster | ||
county | Kerry | |
ISO 3166-2 | IE-KY |
An Coireán ( English Waterville ) is a village in County Kerry in the southwest of the province of Munster in the Republic of Ireland .
At Coireán lies on the Iveragh Peninsula on a land bridge between Lough Currane ( Loch Luíoch ) and Ballinskelligs Bay ( Bá na Scealg ).
The name "An Coireán" ( Irish for "the little whirlpool") refers to the whirlpool that forms in the Currane River, the connection between Lough Currane ( Loch Luíoch ) and Ballinskelligs Bay by the confluent Finglas River ( An Fionnghlaise ) .
Actor Charlie Chaplin spent a lot of time here and there is a statue of the actor on the main street.
Nearby are the Wedge Tomb Coomatloukane and the stone row of Eightercua .