Cé Bhréannain or Bréanainn (anglicized as Brandon)[1] is a Gaeltacht village on the northern coast of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It lies directly north of Dingle, at the foot of Mount Brandon and on the shores of Brandon Bay.[2]
Cé Bhréannain
Brandon | |
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Village | |
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  Cé Bhréannain Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′05″N 10°09′41″W / 52.268026°N 10.161409°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Urban | 133 |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q520148 |
| Cé Bhréannain is the only official name. | |
The ancient Celtic harvest festival, a pre-Christian celebration called Féile Lughnasa, takes place yearly in the village and surrounding area on the last Sunday of July.[3]
Windsurfing
editBrandon Carter Bay is one of the top windsurfing locations in Ireland. Host of three PWA professional wave sailing events in 2000, 2001 and 2002, it is home to several windsurfing schools catering to all levels from beginner to advanced. The Maharees, a sandy peninsula between Brandon Bay and Tralee Bay, is where most windsurfing activity is based. Great locations include Sandy Bay for beginners, Scraggane Bay for intermediates on flat water and Brandon Bay itself for advanced wave sailing. Surfing is also growing quickly in the Maharees, with wave conditions as big as anything in Ireland.[4][5][6]
Twin towns
editCloghane and Brandon (An Clochán agus Bhréanainn) are jointly twinned with the village of Plozévet in France.[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Mark "Chopper" Read (1954–2013), Australian Criminal. Source: From the horse´s mouth stated when met by an Irish backpacker in a Melbourne pub in 2003. His middle name was Brandon as that was where his Irish family were from.
References
edit- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "Dingle peninsula guide". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Festival of Lughnasa". 20 June 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Radio Kerry". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Afloat Magazine". Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "World Champion to be crowned". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
See also
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