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'''Ballyferriter''' ({{Irish place name|Baile an Fheirtéaraigh|Ferriter's townland}}, {{IPA-ga|ˈbˠalʲənʲ ɛɾˠˈtʲeːɾˠiɡʲ}} or ''An Buailtín'')<ref></ref> is a ] village in ], ].It is home to the worlds biggest culchie and best tractor driver Tadhg begeley. 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 ] and of whom the seventeenth-century poet and executed leader, ], was a member. The older Irish name for the village ''An Buailtín'' ("the little dairy place") is still used locally. '''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 Croaghmarhin hill near ] (formerly also called Smerwick harbour) on the ] peninsula, 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>http://www.westkerrymuseum.com/ Dingle Peninsula Museum website</ref> the offices of the local co-op, ''Comharchumann Forbartha Chorca Dhuibhne'', and a ] station. 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 due to an influx of ] students throughout the summer, when both youngsters and adults attend Irish language courses in the local national school and other venues in the village. ] also owns a house there that facilitates year-long study for students at a higher level. 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 ]. 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 placenames order in 2004, the Minister for the Gaeltacht, ] declared that on maps and signage the Irish name, Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, must be used.<ref>{{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> 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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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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