Fenit
Sign in to saveFenit () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on north side of Tralee Bay about west of Tralee town, just south of the Shannon Estuary. It is also a civil parish. The bay is enclosed from the Atlantic by the Maharee spit which extends northwards from the Dingle peninsula. Fenit harbour is a mixed function sea port, where fishing, freight import and export, and a 136 berth marina are the main forms of business. As of the 2022 CSO census of Ireland, Fenit had a population of 619 people.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Fenit
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- ga
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- Village
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- Fenit village, harbour and island.
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Munster
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Kerry
- Elevation
- +0
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Fenit, Kerry.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Harbour
- Marina
- Lighthouse
- Transport
- Railway
- Bus services
- Road network
- Greenway
- List of craft associated with Tralee Bay
- Other features
- See also
- References
- External links
Fenit () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on north side of Tralee Bay about west of Tralee town, just south of the Shannon Estuary. It is also a civil parish. The bay is enclosed from the Atlantic by the Maharee spit which extends northwards from the Dingle peninsula. Fenit harbour is a mixed function sea port, where fishing, freight import and export, and a 136 berth marina are the main forms of business. As of the 2022 CSO census of Ireland, Fenit had a population of 619 people.
==History== Saint Brendan, the navigator, was probably born north west of the village on Fenit Island in close proximity to what is now Fenit harbour around 484, and is honoured by a large bronze monument in the harbour area. It has been suggested that Brendan arrived in the Americas prior to Christopher Columbus but this has not been proven. Though Tim Severin demonstrated it is possible that a leather-clad boat such as the one described in the Navigatio could have potentially reached North America.