Dunquin, (Irish Dún Chaoin) is a village in the West Kerry Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area). Dunquin is situated at the Western tip of the Dingle peninsula, the most westerly point of the British Isles. It is famous as the place of birth of the Irish language author, Peig Sayers. There is breath-taking cliff scenery, with a view of the Blasket Islands, where Sayers lived. A museum in the village tells the story of the Blasket Islands and the well-known writers of the island, including Sayers, Tomás Ó Criomhthain, and Muiris Ó Súillibheáin. A surviving ship of the Spanish Armada was wrecked on the rocks off of the peninsula, a memorial stands on the cliffs overlooking the site. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. ... Gaeltacht Gaeltacht is an Irish word for an Irish-speaking region. ... Categories: Ireland-place stubs | Peninsulas of Ireland | County Kerry ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ... Irish (Gaeilge), a Goidelic language spoken in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, is constitutionally recognized as the first official language of the Republic of Ireland. ... Peig Sayers (1873 - 1958) was an Irish author. ... Categories: Ireland-place stubs | Islands of Ireland | County Kerry ... Categories: Ireland-place stubs | Islands of Ireland | County Kerry ... Tomás Ó Criomhthain (Thomas O’Crohan) (1856-1937) was a native of the Irish-speaking Great Blasket Island two miles off the coast of Kerry in Ireland. ... Combatants England, The Netherlands Spain Commanders Charles Howard Francis Drake Duke of Medina Sidonia Strength 34 warships 163 merchant vessels 22 galleons 108 merchant vessels Casualties 500 dead or wounded 600 dead 3 merchant ships sunk 1 merchant ship captured The Spanish Armada or Great/Grand Armada(Old Spanish: Grande...

See also

• Munster Irish