Reenard

Reenard

Reenard

Townland in Munster, Ireland

Reenard (Irish: an Rinn Aird)[1] is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in north central 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.

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

See also

References

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