Dún Chaoin

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Dún Chaoin is a small coastal village on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, renowned for its dramatic Atlantic scenery and strong Irish-language (Gaeltacht) heritage.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dún Chaoin canonical 3
Dunquin (Dún Chaoin) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaeltacht area
coastal village
village
administrativeCounty Kerry County Council
belongsTo Republic of Ireland
country Ireland
hasAnglicisedName Dunquin
hasClimate mild oceanic climate
hasCulturalIdentity Irish-speaking community
hasCulturalRegion Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne
linked to: Gaeltacht of Kerry
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
hasFeature pier for access to Blasket Islands (historically)
hasHeritage Irish-language heritage
hasIrishName Dún Chaoin
hasLandscape rocky coastline
steep green fields above the sea
hasNotableActivity Irish-language education and courses
cultural events in Irish
hasScenery dramatic Atlantic coastal scenery
hasTransport local road connection to Dingle
hasViewOf Great Blasket Island
linked to: Blasket Islands

Inis Mhic Uibhleáin
Inis Tuaisceart
Tearaght Island
isKnownFor rugged cliffs
scenic coastal drives
strong Irish-language community
tourism
traditional Irish culture
isNear Blasket Islands
isOnPeninsula Dingle Peninsula
isOnRoute Slea Head Drive
isPartOf Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle Peninsula region)
Kerry Gaeltacht
isWestOf Dingle town
linked to: Dingle
locatedIn County Kerry
Dingle Peninsula
Gaeltacht
province of Munster
linked to: Province of Munster
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
officialLanguage Irish
regionCode South-West Ireland
timeZone Western European Time
timeZoneDST Irish Standard Time
tourismAttractionType scenic coastal village

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gaeltacht of Kerry hasPart Dún Chaoin
Corca Dhuibhne contains Dunquin (Dún Chaoin)
linked to: Dún Chaoin
Dún Chaoin hasIrishName Dún Chaoin
Blasket Islands near Dún Chaoin