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{{short description |Village in County Kerry, Ireland}}
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⚫ '''Baile an Fheirtéaraigh''' (Formerly also known as ''Ballyferriter'' in English, a name which lost all legal standing under the Placenames Order (Gaeltacht Regions) 2004) is a village in ], ]. It is located in the west Kerry ] and, according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speaks the language on a daily basis. The village is named after the ] Feiritéar family who settled in ] in the late medieval period and of whom the seventeenth century poet and executed leader, ], remains the most famous member.
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⚫ '''Baile an Fheirtéaraigh''' (], meaning 'Ferriter's Townland' {{IPA-ga|ˈbˠalʲ ənʲ ɛɾʲˈtʲeːɾˠiː|}}) unofficially ] as '''Ballyferriter''', or also known as '''An Buailtín''',<ref name="logainm">{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1412422.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Baile an Fheirtéaraigh / Ballyferriter | accessdate = 31 August 2022 }}</ref> is a ] village in ], ]. It is in the west of the ] (Dingle) peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the ] on a daily basis. The village is named after the ] Feiritéar family who settled in ] in the ]. The last ] was the seventeenth-century ] and leader ] who was executed. The older Irish name for the village ''An Buailtín'' ("the little dairy place") is still used locally.
The village lies at the base of ] hill near ] (formerly called Smerwick harbour) on the ], on regional road R559 which loops around the west of the peninsula, beginning and ending in ] Town. It has three pubs: Tigh Uí Chatháin, Tigh Uí Mhurchú, Tigh an t-Saorsáigh, and one hotel, (formerly Tigh Peig's). It also has a school, shop, church, museum, post office and a ] station. The village is alive with ] students throughout the summer as courses are held in the local national school, with ] owning a house there that facilitates year-long study for students at a higher level. The village lies at the base of Croaghmarhin Hill near ] (formerly also called Smerwick Harbour) on the ], on the ] ] which loops around the west of the peninsula, beginning and ending in ] Town. It has three pubs and one hotel. It also has a school, church, museum, ''Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne'',<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.westkerrymuseum.com/ | website = westkerrymuseum.com | title = Dingle Peninsula Museum website}}</ref> the offices of the local co-op (''Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne Teo, Corca Dhuibhne, Daingean, West Kerry|url=http://www.cfcd.ie/|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.cfcd.ie}}</ref>) and a ] station.{{fact|date=May 2021}}

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The village is busier throughout the summer due to an influx of ] students, when both teenagers and adults attend Irish language courses in the local national school and other venues in the village as part of the local Irish colleges. ] also owns a house there that facilitates a year-long study course for students at a higher level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dún Chíomháin |url=https://www.ucc.ie/en/igl/activities/dunchiomhain/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=University College Cork |language=en}}</ref>

Between Ballyferriter and Smerwick Harbour is ] (the Fort of Gold), an ] ], which was the location of the ], a massacre in 1580. A 600-strong Spanish and Italian ''papal invasion'' force which had come as part of the ] of ] were besieged and massacred by the English crown forces of ].{{fact|date=May 2021}}

Under a place-names order in 2004, the Minister for the Gaeltacht, ] declared that the Irish place-name (''Baile an Fheirtéaraigh'') must be used on maps and signage.<ref name="pnorder">{{cite web|url=http://www.coimisineir.ie/downloads/An_tOrdu_Logainmneacha_%28Ceantair_Ghaeltachta%29_2004.pdf|title=An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) 2004|publisher=]}}</ref>

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Near Baile an Fheirtéaraigh is ] ("The Fort of Gold"), an ] promontory fort, which was the scene of an infamous massacre in ] when it was once again used as a defensive position by ] who stationed 600 Italian and Spanish soldiers there under the command of ] of ]. The ], ], marched on the fort with 800 English soldiers and massacred the 600 Irish, Italian and Spanish occupants when they surrendered at the end of a three-day siege.
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Latest revision as of 11:38, 13 July 2024

Village in County Kerry, Ireland

Village in Munster, Ireland
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh Ballyferriter
Village
Ballyferriter, County Kerry, IrelandBallyferriter, County Kerry, Ireland
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh is located in IrelandBaile an FheirtéaraighBaile an FheirtéaraighLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°10′31″N 10°24′50″W / 52.175195°N 10.414009°W / 52.175195; -10.414009
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannKerry
Irish Grid ReferenceQ352044
As this is a Gaeltacht, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh is the only official name.

Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Irish, meaning 'Ferriter's Townland' [ˈbˠalʲ ənʲ ɛɾʲˈtʲeːɾˠiː]) unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter, or also known as An Buailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle) peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis. The village is named after the Norman-Irish Feiritéar family who settled in Ard na Caithne in the late medieval period. The last Chief of the Name was the seventeenth-century Bard and leader Piaras Feiritéar who was executed. The older Irish name for the village An Buailtín ("the little dairy place") is still used locally.

The village lies at the base of Croaghmarhin Hill near Cuan Ard na Caithne (formerly also called Smerwick Harbour) on the Dingle Peninsula, on the R559 regional road which loops around the west of the peninsula, beginning and ending in Dingle Town. It has three pubs and one hotel. It also has a school, church, museum, Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, the offices of the local co-op (Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne) and a Garda station.

Clogher Beach in 1981

The village is busier throughout the summer due to an influx of Irish students, when both teenagers and adults attend Irish language courses in the local national school and other venues in the village as part of the local Irish colleges. University College Cork also owns a house there that facilitates a year-long study course for students at a higher level.

Between Ballyferriter and Smerwick Harbour is Dún an Óir (the Fort of Gold), an Iron Age promontory fort, which was the location of the Siege of Smerwick, a massacre in 1580. A 600-strong Spanish and Italian papal invasion force which had come as part of the Second Desmond Rebellion of James Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald were besieged and massacred by the English crown forces of Arthur Grey, 14th Baron Grey de Wilton.

Under a place-names order in 2004, the Minister for the Gaeltacht, Éamon Ó Cuív declared that the Irish place-name (Baile an Fheirtéaraigh) must be used on maps and signage.

References

  1. ^ "Baile an Fheirtéaraigh / Ballyferriter". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "An tOrdú Logainmneacha (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) 2004" (PDF). Government of Ireland.
  3. "Dingle Peninsula Museum website". westkerrymuseum.com.
  4. "Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne Teo, Corca Dhuibhne, Daingean, West Kerry". www.cfcd.ie. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. "Dún Chíomháin". University College Cork. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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