Derrymore ( ga, Doire Mór) is a rural district of
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 ...
in south-west
Ireland. It lies between the
Slieve Mish
, translation = ossiblymountains of Mis
, language = Irish
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, photo_caption= Slieve Mish Mountains from across the Tralee Bay in the village of Fenit
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mountains and the
Atlantic Ocean, some 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. Derrymore Island is a
nature reserve supporting many rare plant communities and is an important high-tide roosting area for shore birds.
The name Derrymore is an anglicization of the
Irish ''doire mór'', meaning "great oak grove".
References
Dingle Peninsula
Beaches of County Kerry
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