Dingle
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- This article is about the town of Dingle in Ireland – there are other locations with the same name.
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Dingle (An Daingean Mór in Irish) is a growing town in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic coast some 50 km west-south-west of Tralee and 80 km west-north-west of Killarney. The town is situated on a natural harbour below Slievanea mountain on the large Dingle peninsula, which lies south of the River Shannon and north of the Ring of Kerry.
Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and farming. In 2002 Dingle had a population of 1,828 (CSO census). Dingle is situated in a Gaeltacht region.
There are many opportunities to hear traditional Celtic music in the town, particularly in the summer tourist season. Dingle has a number of pubs as well as restaurants and cafes. For a number of years it has been possible to rely on a resident dolphin named Fungi showing up for tour boats operating from the harbour. Dingle has a growing arts and craft trade- world-renowned jeweller Brian de Staic operates from the town as does the famous pottery master Louis Mulcahy.
Famous GAA commentator Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh was born west of Dingle in 1930. Dingle is twinned with Tolfa, an italian town.
In 2005, Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Éamon Ó Cuív announced that anglicised place names (such as 'Dingle') of Gaeltacht towns and villages would no longer feature on Government signposts, and only the Irish language names (An Daingean will be the abbreviation used of the Irish name of Dingle) will appear. In the case of Dingle, this move has been particularly controversial, as the town relies heavily on the tourist industry, and some residents fear that the change could prevent potential visitors finding their way to Dingle.
See also
External link
- Information about Dingle town (http://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/dingle/)Template:Ireland-place-stub