Duagh
Duagh
Dubháth | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.JPG) Plaque in Duagh commemorating local involvement in the 1848 Young Ireland rebellion | |
  Duagh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′58″N 9°23′24″W / 52.416°N 9.39°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population | 222 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R062305 |
Duagh (Irish: Dubháth, meaning "black ford")[2] is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, located approximately 7 km southeast of Listowel and 7 km northwest of Abbeyfeale on the R555 road.[3] It is also a civil parish and townland.[2]
Duagh is a dormitory village for Listowel and Abbeyfeale and a local service centre for the rural hinterland. There is one shop, three public houses, two housing estates, a hardware store and petrol station/shop which are located on the village's only street at the centre of the village. Social facilities include a church and heritage/community hall and a Gaelic Athletic Association Club located at the centre of the village. The local primary school is also located in the village centre.[3]
Population[edit]
The population of the Duagh Electoral Division increased during the intercensal period 1996–2002. In 2002 the population was recorded as 469 persons (CSO). This equates to an increase of 4.5%. Preliminary figures for the 2006 census show this increase slowing to 3%.[3]
In 1837 the village had a population of 210.[4] As of the 2016 census, the village had 222 inhabitants.[1]
Education[edit]
Duagh National School is a mixed school with 175 pupils.[citation needed] The original school was built in 1876.[5]
Transport[edit]
Bus Éireann route 13, which operates between Limerick and Tralee several times a day, stops at Duagh. There is also a Local Link bus service on Fridays.
Sport[edit]
The village is home to Duagh GAA club which owns 5 acres (20,000 m2) of a playing field.[5]
Duagh's first county championship came in 2002 when they won the Kerry Novice Football Championship.[6] In 2006 they won the Kerry Junior Football Championship, and went on to win the Munster Junior Club Football Championship.[7] Duagh then reached the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship final, but lost by a single point to Greencastle of County Tyrone in Croke Park.[8] Duagh players who have formerly played with Kerry's senior county panel include Anthony Maher, JJ Costelloe, Dan McCaulliffe and Des Dillon.[citation needed] Duagh GAA club won the North Kerry Football 2012 Championship final beating Beale GAA club. This was their first win in 50 years.[citation needed]
Media[edit]
The village and its surrounding area were used as one of the filming locations for the Game of Thrones series. This included some of the wooded scenes from season 1 and 2.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Duagh". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Dubháth / Duagh". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Duagh Local Area Plan" (PDF). North Kerry Settlements Plan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Duagh Civil Parish". Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Duagh National School - About Us". Duagh national School. Retrieved 27 June 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Duagh claim first ever county title". The Kingdom. Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "Duagh complete clean sweep for Kerry clubs". Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "McDermott the king for 'Castle". Irish Independent. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Paris, Natalie (7 April 2014). "Game of Thrones filming locations and holidays". The Daily Telegraph. London.
