 | This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2021) |
Derrymore
Doire Mór | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Derrymore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′15″N 9°50′40″W / 52.2375°N 9.8445°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q740128 |
Derrymore ( Irish: Doire Mór) is a rural district of County Kerry in south-west Ireland. [1] It lies between the Slieve Mish mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, some 11 km (7 mi) west of Tralee on the Dingle peninsula. A sandy beach, known as Derrymore Strand, is quite popular with locals and tourists during the summer months.[ citation needed] Derrymore Island is a nature reserve supporting many rare plant communities and is an important high-tide roosting area for shore birds. [2]
The name Derrymore is an anglicization of the Irish doire mór, meaning "great oak grove".
References
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Derrymore Island | National Parks & Wildlife Service". www.npws.ie. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
 | This article related to the geography of County Kerry, Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |