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Derrymore, County Kerry

Coordinates: 52°14′15″N 9°50′40″W / 52.2375°N 9.8445°W / 52.2375; -9.8445
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Derrymore
Doire Mór
Town
Derrymore is located in Ireland
Derrymore
Derrymore
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°14′15″N 9°50′40″W / 52.2375°N 9.8445°W / 52.2375; -9.8445
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceQ740128

Derrymore (Irish: Doire Mór) is a rural district of County Kerry in south-west Ireland.[1] It lies between the Slieve Mish mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, some 11 km (7 mi) west of Tralee on the Dingle peninsula. A sandy beach, known as Derrymore Strand, is quite popular with locals and tourists during the summer months.[citation needed] Derrymore Island is a nature reserve supporting many rare plant communities and is an important high-tide roosting area for shore birds.[2]

The name Derrymore is an anglicization of the Irish doire mór, meaning "great oak grove".

References

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  1. ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Derrymore Island | National Parks & Wildlife Service". www.npws.ie. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.