Reenard ( ga, an Rinn Aird) is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It is located in north central

Iveragh Peninsula The Iveragh Peninsula () is located in County Kerry in Ireland. It is the largest peninsula in southwestern Ireland. A mountain range, the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, lies in the centre of the peninsula. Carrauntoohil, its highest mountain, is als ...

on the southwest coast of Ireland opposite

Valentia Island Valentia Island () is one of Ireland's most westerly points. It lies off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee. A car ferry also departs from R ...

about 5 miles west of

Cahersiveen Cahersiveen (), sometimes Cahirciveen, is a town on the N70 national secondary road in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2016 CSO census, the town had a population of 1,041. Geography Cahersiveen is on the slopes of 376-metre-high Bentee, and ...

. Reenard is connected to the Irish road network by a road crossing the N70 national secondary route at Point's Cross. Reenard Point, located in the townland, is the mainland terminal for the car ferry to Knightstown on Valentia Island.

Railways

Valentia Harbour railway station Valentia Harbour railway station was the terminus of the Farranfore–Valentia Harbour line originally operated by the Great Southern and Western Railway in Ireland. It was the most westerly railway station in Europe. History A station at V ...

was finally opened on 12 September 1893. The station closed on 1 February 1960.

GAA

Reenard is known in Ireland for its GAA club which has historically supplied players to the

Kerry senior football team The Kerry county football team represents Kerry in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Kerry GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland ...

Notable people

Jerry O Mahoney Jerry O'Mahoney (born 19?? in Reenard, County Kerry) was an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Renard and Kerry before he immigrated to London. Jerry played minor and Under 21 for Kerry before he emigrated to ...

, Gaelic footballer

References

{{reflist Townlands of County Kerry

Railways

GAA

Notable people

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