Fahamore
Sign in to saveFahamore () is a townland and small village on the Maharees peninsula in County Kerry. It consists of about 50 houses and a pub. Fahamore is located on the shore of Brandon Bay and is a centre for diving, surfing, windsurfing and sea bass fishing. It is also a centre for currach building, and currachs are still used locally, including at the local fishing harbour at Scraggane.
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Fahamore () is a townland and small village on the Maharees peninsula in County Kerry. It consists of about 50 houses and a pub. Fahamore is located on the shore of Brandon Bay and is a centre for diving, surfing, windsurfing and sea bass fishing. It is also a centre for currach building, and currachs are still used locally, including at the local fishing harbour at Scraggane.
==Name== The original Irish name of Fahamore, An Fhaiche Mhór, means the 'big green'. This may refer to the large open green area in front of Spillane's bar. A list of local placenames and their origins is contained in the book Triocha-Céad Chorca Dhuibhne by Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha (An Seabhac).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fahamore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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