Causeway
An Tóchar | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°24′52″N 09°43′59″W / 52.41444°N 9.73306°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Kerry |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population | 257 |
Causeway ( Irish: an Tóchar / Ceann an Tóchar, historically anglicised as Kantogher) [2] is a village in County Kerry in Ireland. In the village there is one shop/post office, two hairdressers, a fast food outlet, a funeral home, a bakery and four pubs. Other amenities in the area include a GAA pitch, health centre, church, primary school, and a secondary school. [3]
Causeway Comprehensive School is a co-educational school offering a complete second-level education to pupils from Kerryhead to Lisselton and from Ardfert to Dromclough. [4]
Causeway is approximately 16 miles (26 km) from Tralee on the R551 regional road. Causeway Parish is bordered to the south by Ardfert/ Kilmoyley, to the west by Ballyheigue and to the northeast Ballyduff. To the north is the Shannon Estuary and the cliffs of Meenogahane.
"An Tóchar" is Irish for "(the) causeway". [2] The village was founded on an ancient Celtic roadway which originated in the neighbouring parish of Ballyheigue and was reputed to have ended in Tara, seat of the High-Kings of Ireland.[ citation needed]
Shannonside Local Radio operated from Causeway in 1987.[ citation needed]
According to 2016 census figures, the population of Causeway was 257, a slight decrease from the 264 inhabitants recorded in the 2011 census. [1]