Place:Castlegregory, Killiney, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland

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NameCastlegregory
TypeTown
Located inKilliney, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland
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Castlegregory (meaning "Griaire's Castle") is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the north side of the Dingle Peninsula, halfway between Tralee and Dingle. As of the 2016 Census, Castlegregory had a population of 250.[1]

Castlegregory was named after a castle built by Gregory Hoare in the 16th century.[2] It is the principal village in Lettragh, the name given to the northern side of the Dingle Peninsula.

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On the largest of the Magharee Islands, Illauntannig (Irish Oileán tSeanaigh) are the ruins of a 7th-century monastic site founded by St Senach. On this site there are two oratories, three beehive (or Clochan) huts, and three examples of a leacht (or altar).

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