Fenit (Irish: An Fhianait, meaning "The Wild Place") is a village with a mixed function sea port, close to Tralee Town in County Kerry, in the South West of Ireland. Fishing, freight import and export, and a 130 berth marina account for the main areas of business. Fenit Harbour, located in Tralee Bay, includes Fenit pier and marina, and is connected to the land by a causeway and viaduct, totalling 0.5 mile in length. A railway once serviced Fenit and freight trains traveled over the viaduct which allowed transfer of freight between ship and train. By the 1970s this had fully ceased. Fenit has a population of 433 (CSO 2002). Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England. ... Tralee Bay is located in on the west coast of County Kerry, Ireland. ... The Hindenburgdamm rail causeway across the Wadden Sea to the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for Irelands census and other state data collection activities. ...

Port uses

Ships of up to 17,000 tonnes regularly dock in the port. The oil industry has also used Fenit as a base for their supply boats on several occasions when exploring off the West and Southwest coast of Ireland. The port is also a major port for landing fish. Recreational angling is a popular activity in Fenit where many visitors fish from the viaduct. Tralee Bay Sea Angling Club, the largest angling club in Ireland, have their clubhouse on the marina breakwater, in the harbour. Tralee Bay Sailing Club have a slipway and fine clubhouse building on a prominanent point overlooking the harbour and bay. The Oil industry brings to market what is currently considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sport fishing. ... Torontos Bloor Street Viaduct bridges the Don valley; road traffic uses the upper deck, rail traffic uses the lower deck. ...

History

The Tralee Harbour Board was established in 1840. Commercial shipping started to use Blennerville, at the head of Tralee Bay, as the access point for the town of Tralee. Prior to this cargo for Tralee was transported through Barrow Harbour, a natural sea inlet, just North of Fenit. Barrow was, historically, the port used to service Ardfert, now a village but, in the monastic era, it was a major ecclesiastical centre with students and monks from many parts of Europe. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Look up Barrow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ardfert (Ard Fhearta in Irish) is a parish in the barony of Clanmaurice, County Kerry, Ireland, anciently in the territory of Ui Fearba/Hy Ferba. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

In the year 1880, the harbour at Fenit was built and the Harbour Board took on the name "Tralee and Fenit Pier and Harbour Board" Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ...

In 1887 the railway line was built.

In 1851 a lighthouse was built on the little Samphire Rock, located a few hunderd meters west of Fenit Pier. Samphire is a name given to many plants that grow in coastal areas. ...

On the 8th of August, 1922, during the Irish Civil War, Fenit was the scene of a major seabourne landing by over 1000 Free State troops, as part of an offensive to re-take Kerry and the Republican held province of Munster. Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The Irish Civil War (June 28, 1922 – May 24, 1923) was a conflict between supporters and or2=Liam Lynch† Frank Aiken |commander1=Michael Collins† Richard Mulcahy |strength2= c. ... Territory of the Irish Free State Capital Dublin Language(s) Irish, English Government Constitutional monarchy Monarch  - 1922–1936 George V  - 1936–1936 George VI President of the Executive Council  - 1922–1932 W.T. Cosgrave  - 1932–1937 Eamon de Valera Legislature Oireachtas  - Upper house Seanad Éireann  - Lower house Dáil Éireann... At the beginning of the Irish Civil War in June 1922, the newly created Irish Free State government held only the capital city of Dublin. ... The original Irish Republican Army fought a guerrilla war against British rule in Ireland in the Irish War of Independence 1919-1921. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ...

A large bronze sculpture of Saint Brendan, the Navigator, was erected in 2004 on Great Samphire Island, the rock around which the harbour was built. Saint Brendan was probably born on Fenit Island just north west of the village.^{[citation needed]} Fenit Castle, a tower house, was built in the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries to protect the entrance to Barrow Harbour. Saint Brendan, (484 (?) – 577 (?)) called the Navigator, is one of the early Irish monastic saints whose legends have overshadowed their history. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current Harbour Master is Mr Michael O Carroll, a man of great knowledge and experience.

Location

Fenit is about 10km West of Tralee town, on the North side of Tralee Bay. Roads R551 & R558 from Tralee Town. Kerry Regional Airport is approximately thirty minutes away by car. Both Shannon and Cork Airports are two hours away by car. Kerry Airport (IATA: KIR, ICAO: EIKY), often called Farranfore Airport, is an airport in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. ... Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish, 3. ... Cork Airport (IATA: ORK, ICAO: EICK) or Aerfort Chorcaí in Irish, is one of Irelands principal airports, situated on the south side of Cork City in an area known as Ballygarvan. ...

Coordinates: 52°17′N 9°52′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...