Chapeltown, County Kerry
Village on Valentia Island, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chapeltown [1] (Irish: An Caol) is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is located in the centre of the Island, approximately 3 kilometers from the bridge which links the island to the mainland at Portmagee.
Native name: Caol | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 51.907°N 10.335°W / 51.907; -10.335 |
Administration | |
Province | Munster |
County | Kerry |
Demographics | |
Population | Approx. 80 (2011) |
Chapeltown is a relatively small village with a basic range of services and is the first settlement reached when travelling to Valentia over the bridge from Portmagee. The island primary school (Scoil Naisiúnta Dar Earca), a community center and GAA grounds serve the entire island. In this sense Chapeltown acts as the social centre for Valentia island as a whole.