Editing Caherdaniel

{{short description|Village on the Ring of Kerry, Ireland}}
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'''Caherdaniel''' ({{irish place name|Cathair Dónall|Dónall's stone [[ringfort]]}})<ref>{{cite book | first = A. D. |last = Mills | date = 2003 | title = A Dictionary of British Place-Names | publisher = Oxford University Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1412426.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Cathair Dónall / Caherdaniel | accessdate = 26 June 2023 }}</ref> is a village and [[townland]] in [[County Kerry]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], located on the [[Iveragh peninsula]] on the [[Ring of Kerry]]. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the [[N70 road (Ireland)|N70 road]].

[[Staigue stone fort|Staigue fort]], a stone [[ringfort]] (''cathair'' in Irish), is nearby.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discover Caherdaniel |url=https://www.discoverireland.ie/caherdaniel |website=Discover Ireland |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> [[Derrynane House]], which was home to [[Daniel O'Connell]], is also in the area. Copper ore was previously mined in Caherdaniel, the first mines dating back to about 2000 BC.<ref name="NO">Noonan, Damien (2001). "Castles & Ancient Monuments of Ireland", Arum Press. {{ISBN|1-85410-752-6}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Kathleen O'Connell]] (1888–1956), republican activist and [[Éamon de Valera]]'s personal secretary<ref>{{cite web |author=Anne Dolan |title=O'Connell, Kathleen |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/oconnell-kathleen-a6565 |work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]] |access-date=9 October 2024}}</Ref>
* [[Pat Quinlan (Irish Army officer)|Pat Quinlan]] (1919–1997), [[Irish Army]] officer<ref>{{cite news |author=Majella O'Sullivan |title=Jadotville hero is honoured on the Ring of Kerry |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/jadotville-hero-is-honoured-on-the-ring-of-kerry-36270547.html |date=28 October 2017 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
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{{County Kerry}}
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[[Category:Towns and villages in County Kerry]]
[[Category:Forts in the Republic of Ireland]]
[[Category:Iveragh Peninsula]]