Glenbeigh
Sign in to saveGlenbeigh or Glanbehy () is a village and civil parish on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The parish includes Rossbeigh beach, Coomasahran Lake and a number of important rock art sites. Owing to its natural heritage, history and its location on both the Ring of Kerry and Wild Atlantic Way, Glenbeigh is a tourist destination.
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Key facts
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- Village
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- Glenbeigh
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- ga
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- Ring of Kerry - N70 in Glenbeigh (2007).jpg
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- Glenbeigh village
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Metric
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- 50
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Munster
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- County
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- County Kerry
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- 426
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- 2022
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- Built heritage
- Geography
- Facilities
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Glenbeigh or Glanbehy () is a village and civil parish on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The parish includes Rossbeigh beach, Coomasahran Lake and a number of important rock art sites. Owing to its natural heritage, history and its location on both the Ring of Kerry and Wild Atlantic Way, Glenbeigh is a tourist destination.
The village is surrounded by a horseshoe of hills and Seefin Mountain, with Curra Hill dominating the landscape from the west. The Caragh and Behy rivers flow at either side of the village into Castlemaine Harbour.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Glenbeigh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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