Official Name: | Feothanach |
Settlement Type: | Townland |
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 As Of: | 2001 |
Population Urban: | 32 |
Population Rural: | 154 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.2086°N -10.3482°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Feothanach or an Fheothanach (formerly anglicised as Feohanagh)[1] is a small village and townland in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, located 13km (08miles) north-west of Dingle on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is at the foot of Mount Brandon.[2]
RTÉ newsreader Siún Nic Gearailt is from the area as well as RTÉ's and TG4's Dáithí Ó Sé.[3]
Local amenities include An Cúinne Pub,[4] Dingle's Coláiste Gaeilge, and a local RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta studio.
There is an Irish College in the village operated by the Coláistí Chorca Dhuibhne in the summer months.[5] Students attend classes in the local primary school and activities are held in the local community hall in the village.