 Castle on "Fenit Within" | |
  Fenit Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tralee Bay |
| Coordinates | 52°17′N 9°52′W / 52.283°N 9.867°WCoordinates: 52°17′N 9°52′W / 52.283°N 9.867°W |
| Administration | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
Остров Фенит - это густонаселенный остров на побережье графства Керри , соединенный с материком песчаной косой. Расположенный в заливе Трали , остров окружает гавань Барроу . [1] Исторически этот район назывался «Внутренний фенит». Он находится рядом с районами «Тавлахт» и «Фенит-без» на материке. Термины внутри / снаружи относятся к обнесенной стеной защите, которая окружала части острова от нападавших со стороны суши.
The island is accessible by foot along the sandbar at most times, and by car at low tide, by driving on the beach. Many old ruins exist on the island, including a castle, two churches and a graveyard.[2][3] The castle is the only one of these ruins that remain visible today. It was built by the FitzMaurices in the 17th century.
Enclosing Barrow Harbour from Tralee Bay, to protect Barrow Harbour from seaborne attackers, an iron or steel chain (also known as boom) was stretched across the neck of water, between the mainland and the island near the castle.
Saint Brendan the Navigator was born on Fenit Island.
References[edit]
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1840). A topographical dictionary of Ireland: vol. 1 (2nd edition). London: S. Lewis & Co. p. 617. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ GENUKI. "Genuki: Fenit, Kerry". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
- ^ "The Teampaillín - Fenit Island". dúchas.ie. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
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