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Dingle, seaport town and par., W. co. Kerry, on N. side of Dingle Bay, 27 miles SW. of Tralee ry. sta. and 30 miles W. of Killarney -- par., 9097 ac., pop. 3380; town, pop. 1833; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. It has an excellent harbour, and at one time carried on considerable shipping trade with Spain. A steamer plies weekly between Dingle and Cork. The fisheries are important.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Kerry County |
| Place: | Dingle |
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