Portmagee
Portmagee
Irish: An Caladh | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′08″N 10°21′58″W / 51.885604°N 10.366116°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population (2022) | 116 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | V370730 |
Portmagee (Irish: An Caladh, meaning 'the ferry') is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. The village is located on the Iveragh peninsula south of Valentia Island and is known locally as 'the ferry', in reference to its purpose as a crossing point to the island. Access to Valentia Island is now via the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge (R565 road) from Portmagee, which was built in 1970 and named in memory of a member of the IRA executed in 1942 for his part in the shooting dead of Detective George Mordaunt in Dublin.