Reenard
Reenard is located in Ireland
Reenard
Reenard
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°55′59″N 10°16′01″W / 51.933°N 10.267°W / 51.933; -10.267
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyKerry
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Reenard (Irish: an Rinn Aird)[1] is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in north central Iveragh Peninsula on the southwest coast of Ireland opposite Valentia Island about 5 miles west of Cahersiveen. Reenard is connected to the Irish road network by a road crossing the N70 national secondary route at Point's Cross.

Reenard Point, located in the townland, is the mainland terminal for the car ferry to Knightstown on Valentia Island.[2]

Railways

Next stop, America! Valentia Harbour railway station, formerly the most westerly station in the British Isles.

Valentia Harbour railway station was finally opened on 12 September 1893.[3]

The station closed on 1 February 1960.

GAA

Reenard is known in Ireland for its GAA club which has historically supplied players to the Kerry senior football team.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "An Rinn Aird/Reenard". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. Discover Ireland – Valentia Island
  3. "Valentia Harbour station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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