Caherdaniel
Cathair Dónall
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Village
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Cathair Dónall (Caherdaniel) Ring Fort
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Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 51°46′10″N 10°05′59″W / 51.76955°N 10.0996°W / 51.76955; -10.0996 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Kerry |
Irish grid reference | V548593 |
Caherdaniel (Irish: Cathair Dónall, meaning 'Dónall's stone ringfort')[1][2] is a village and townlandinCounty Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the N70 road.
Staigue fort, a stone ringfort (cathair in Irish), is nearby.[3] Derrynane House, which was home to Daniel O'Connell, is also in the area. Copper ore was previously mined in Caherdaniel, the first mines dating back to about 2000 BC.[4]