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Gaeltacht ( , , ) are the districts of Ireland, individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The ''Gaeltacht'' districts were first officially recog ...

Corca Dhuibhne is located on the western end of the Dingle peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It's a predominantly Irish-speaking area. It stretches from Abhainn an Scáil to Dún Chaoin and An Clochán to An Daingean. The villages in the area are Abhainn an Scáil, Lios Póil,

Daingean Uí Chúis Dingle (Irish: ''An Daingean'' or ''Daingean Uí Chúis'', meaning "fort of Ó Cúis") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about southwest of Tralee and northwest of Killa ...

, Ceann Trá,

Dún Chaoin Dunquin ( ) is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, exclu ...

Baile an Fheirtéaraigh Ballyferriter ( ga, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh , meaning 'Ferriter's townland', or ''an B ailtín'') is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle) peninsula and according to the 2002 census, abou ...

, Baile na nGall and An Clochán. There are between 6,000-7,000 people living in the region and over 3,000 are Irish speaking. The national radio station

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (; "Radio of the Gaeltacht"), abbreviated RnaG, is an Irish language radio station owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Intern ...

has a regional studio in Baile na nGall. The following is a list of population statistics for the following Electoral Divisions in the area: # Cill Chuain (438) (79%) # Cill Maoilcheadair (536) (77%) # Dun Urlann (407) (77%) # Marthain (238) (67%) # Dun Chaoin (207) (63%) # Ceann Tra (448) (55%) # An Mhin Aird (373) (43%) # Na Gleannta (1,419) (41%) # Cinn Aird (357) (39%) # Ce Bhreanainn (127) (36%) # An Clochan (258) (32%) # Daingean Uí Chúis (1,593) (24%) # An Baile Dubh (131) (32%)

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This smaller Gaeltacht area in terms of population with only 500 Irish native speakers is located on the Iveragh peninsula south of Dingle. List of EDs: # Cathair Donall (97) (10%) # Doire Fhionain (151) (13%) # Trian Iarthach (126) (15%) # An tImleach (319) (14%) # An Baile Breac (64) (18%) # Maistir Gaoithe (83) (20%) # Doire Ianna (206) (21%) # Ceannuigh (143) (26%) # Loch Luioch (16) (25%) # Baile an Sceilg (346) (30%) # Toghroinn Fhionain (134) (31%) # Na Beathacha (15) (46%)

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Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne definitionGaeltacht Irish language use survey 2007
{{Gaeltacht Geography of County Kerry

Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh

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