Castlecove Explained

Castlecove
Native Name:Irish: An Siopa Dubh
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Kerry
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:51.7793°N -10.0365°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Castlecove (or An Siopa Dubh) is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the N70 road which forms part of the Ring of Kerry.[1] It is situated on the southwestern side of the peninsula.

While "Castlecove" is literally translated, in Irish, as Cuan an Chaisleáin, the officially recognised Irish name of the village is An Siopa Dubh.[2] An Siopa Dubh, which translates to "The Black Shop", is the name of a pub and shop in Castlecove. Historic Ordnance Survey maps, dating from 1897-1913, label the village as Blackshop.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maps of Castlecove (select map series). Ordnance Survey of Ireland. 19 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,459621,560498,5,10. 29 August 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. logainm.ie . An Siopa Dubh / Castlecove (see archival records) . 26 June 2023 .