Brandon, County Kerry

Brandon, County Kerry

Infobox Irish Place
name = Brandon
gaeilge = "Cé Bhréannain"
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motto =
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pin coords = left: 35px; top: 49px
north coord = 52.268026
west coord = 10.161409
irish grid = Q520148
area =
elevation = 24 m
province = Munster
county = County Kerry
town pop = 133
rural pop =
census yr = 2002
web =
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Brandon ( _ga. Cé Bhréannain) is a small village and pier in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, located on the northern coast of the Dingle Peninsula, in Co. Kerry, Ireland. It is situated directly north of Dingle, at the foot of Mount Brandon and on the shores of Brandon Bay.

The ancient Celtic Harvest Festival, a pre-Christian celebration, "Féile Lughnasa" that takes place annually in the village and surrounding area centered on the last Sunday of July.

Twinning

Cloghane and Brandon ("An Clochán agus Bhréanainn") are jointly twinned with the village of Plozévet in France.

External links

* [http://www.irishcelticfest.com/ Féile Lughnasa ~ Cloghane and Brandon Celtic Festival of Lughnasa]


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