Feothanach
Encyclopedia
Feothanach or an Fheothanach (formerly anglizised
as Feohanagh) is a small townland
in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht
, located 13 km (8.1 mi) north-west of An Daingean (Dingle) on the Dingle Peninsula
in County Kerry
, Ireland
. It is at the foot of Mount Brandon
.
RTÉ
newsreader Siún Nic Gearailt
is from the area. Local attractions include An Cúinne Pub, Dingle's Irish Coláiste, and a local RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
studio.
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
as Feohanagh) is a small townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
, located 13 km (8.1 mi) north-west of An Daingean (Dingle) on the Dingle Peninsula
Dingle Peninsula
The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the major peninsulae in County Kerry. Its ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of Ireland.-Name:...
in County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is at the foot of Mount Brandon
Mount Brandon
Mount Brandon or Brandon Mountain is a 952 m mountain on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak of the unnamed central mountain range of the Dingle Peninsula and the ninth highest peak in Ireland...
.
RTÉ
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
newsreader Siún Nic Gearailt
Siún Nic Gearailt
Siún Nic Gearailt is a newsreader with Raidió Teilifís Éireann in Ireland.She has presented many of RTÉ's news programmes, including Six One News, News on Two and Nuacht RTÉ. She also reads the nuacht on RTÉ Radio....
is from the area. Local attractions include An Cúinne Pub, Dingle's Irish Coláiste, and a local RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Internet.- History :...
studio.