Castlecove ( or ''An Siopa Dubh'') is a village in

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, located on the

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on the N70 road which forms part of the

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. It is situated on the southwestern side of the peninsula. While "Castlecove" is literally translated, in Irish, as ''Cuan an Chaisleáin'', the officially recognised Irish name of the village is ''An Siopa Dubh''. ''An Siopa Dubh'', which translates to "The Black Shop", is the name of a pub and shop in Castlecove. Historic

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maps, dating from 1897-1913, label the village as ''Blackshop''.

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