Templenoe
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Templenoe (Irish: An Teampall Nua, meaning 'new church')[1] is a civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated four miles from Kenmare, on the N70 road to Sneem, which forms part of the Ring of Kerry.
Templenoe is the location of the Ring of Kerry golf club.[2] There is a Gaelic Athletic Association ground, a pier, and a Catholic chapel of ease for the Kenmare parish. Dromore Castle, Dunkerron Castle and Dromquinna House are located in the area.
Templenoe GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. The Gaelic football playing brothers of the County Kerry team, Pat Spillane, Mick Spillane and Tom Spillane, were each born in Templenoe.[3]
In the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire, Templenoe is the birthplace of fictional character Margaret Schroeder née Rohan.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "An Teampall Nua / Templenoe". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Templenoe County Kerry, Ireland". Templenoe website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2006.
- ^ "Kerry Football Families - The Spillanes of Templenoe". terracetalk.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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