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Castlegregory
Castlegregory (Irish Caisléan Ghriaire) is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Castlegregory has a population of 186 (CSO 2002).
Geography
The village is located on a sandy peninsula separating Brandon Bay to the west from Tralee Bay on the east, off the peninsula are a number small islands, called the Seven Hoggs, and the Magharee Isles.
To the west of the willage is Lough Gill, a freshwater lake.
History
On the largest of the Magharee islands, Illauntannig (Irish Oileán tSeanaigh), the ruins of a 7th century monastic site founded by St Senach, stand containing:
- two oratories
- three beehive (or Clochan) huts
- three examples of a leacht (or altar)
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Last updated: 05-27-2005 02:34:12
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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