Cromane
Cromane
An Cromán | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Aerial view of Cromane | |
  Cromane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°6′22″N 9°53′49″W / 52.10611°N 9.89694°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population | |
• Total | 206 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Cromane (Irish: An Cromán)[2] is a village located in County Kerry, Ireland. The village's Irish name, An Cromán meaning "hip bone",[3] derives from the shape of the peninsula, which resembles a hip when seen on a map. Cromane is 9 km (6 mi) west of Killorglin town and a similar distance to Glenbeigh when travelling south-west. As of the 2022 census, the village of Cromane had a population of 206 people,[1] up from 116 as of the 2016 census.[4]
Location
[edit]Cromane is located in the centre of County Kerry with views of the Dingle Peninsula to the north and the Iveragh Peninsula westwards.[citation needed]
Cromane is one of the few locations in the county where there is a 360-degree view of the Brandon Mountain Range, the Sliabh Mis Mountains and MacGillycuddy's Reeks, home to Ireland's highest mountain Corrán Tuathail.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of midden, ringfort and standing stone sites in the townlands of Cromane Upper and Cromane Lower.[5][6]
Lios na Gaoithe, meaning "fort of the wind", is a placename preserved in local folklore near Cromane and is associated with an ancient ringfort and a reported standing stone.[7] The Irish Folklore Commission's "School's Collection" records a number of stories associated with the ringfort.[8]
In the early 19th century, a 10-tonne piece of Spanish marble, which was destined for use in the nearby church in Killorglin, fell into the waters a short distance from Cromane strand.[9] The marble slab has been "a local landmark since 1840".[9]
Economy
[edit]While Cromane was traditionally a salmon fishing village, since the mid-20th century, the area has become a centre for aquaculture. Ireland's largest natural mussel beds are located in nearby Castlemaine Harbour, and mussel cultivation is undertaken in the area.[10] Cromane has also become a base for growing oysters.[10][11]
Jack's Coastguard Restaurant is located in Cromane's former Coastguard Station. The building, which overlooks Castlemaine Harbour, was built in 1866 and was turned into a public house in 1961.[citation needed]
Sport
[edit]Gaelic football
[edit]Cromane GAA club, known as Réalt na Mara (a name shared by the village's church and primary school), has won a number of Kerry Novice Gaelic football titles.[12] Two Cromane GAA players, Donnchadh Walsh and Sean O'Sullivan, have won senior All-Ireland Championship medals with Kerry.[citation needed]
The Ladies' Gaelic football in Cromane, Cromane Ladies GFC, won the 2025 Munster Junior Ladies Football Club Championship title,[13] and went on to reach the 2025 All-Ireland Junior club final (losing by one point to of Kilkenny).[14]
Rowing
[edit]Cromane has a rowing club, in operation since 1956, that is part of the Kerry Coastal Rowing Association and the Irish Coastal Rowing Federation.[citation needed] Among the races in which the club competes is the traditional Seine boat race.[15] This race featuring crews of 12 oarsmen (two men to an oar) with a cox guiding them. The history of the Seine boat was one of fishing, specifically for mackerel, and fishermen used a seine-net.[16] Seine boat racing is unique to South Kerry and the Cromane crew traditionally competes against teams from other villages in the surrounding area.[citation needed] Each summer, Cromane hosts an annual regatta that features races for all ages from under-12s up to the adult Seine boat competition.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- John McCarthy, American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. His father came from Cromane.[17]
- Sean O'Sullivan, won four All-Ireland medals with the Kerry senior football team.[citation needed]
- Donnchadh Walsh, won three All-Ireland medals with the Kerry senior football team.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Census Interactive Map - Towns: Cromane - Population Snapshot". visual.cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "An Cromán - Cromane". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Cromane". WanderPast. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Cromane (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Ann; Sheehan, John, eds. (1996). The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847.
- ↑ Record of Monuments and Places - County Kerry, Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service, 1998
- ↑ "NMS mapping data - KE055-003----". Retrieved 4 March 2026 – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com.
KE055-003---- : Ringfort - rath : Cromane Upper [..] Lisnageeha / Lios na Gaoithe: This rath is located at the W side of the landward end of Cromane Spit [..] A single earthen bank encloses a roughly circular and densely overgrown area. [..] Within the enclosure at NW is a standing stone of tapered elevation [..] A second standing stone previously stood nearby outside the site
- ↑ "Scoil na mBráthar, Tralee (roll number 16704) Lios na Gaoithe". Dúchas Schools' Collection. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- 1 2 Anne, Lucey (2 March 2004). "Developer rocks the boat over marble slab". The Irish. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Welcome to Cromane". Go Kerry. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "Socio Economic Development Plan 2018 - 2022". Cromane Community Council. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ↑ "History - Cromane GAA Club". cromane.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
- ↑ Kearney, Dan (1 November 2025). "Dominant Cromane win Munster Junior football title with 23 points to spare". The Kerrman. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "2025 AIB All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football Club Final – Muckalee (Kilkenny) 1-13 Cromane (Kerry) 2-9". munster.gaa.ie. December 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ↑ "Rowing back the years". Irish Times. 22 August 2009.
- ↑ "[Martin Galvin making a seine boat, Dún Géagáin, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry.]". 1947. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via digital.ucd.ie.
- ↑ "Leading academic who coined the term 'artificial intelligence'".
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