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Brandon
Brendan's Quay; Cé (quay/wharf) + Bréanainn
Brandon is a Gaeltacht village on the northern coast of the Dingle Peninsula, at the foot of Mount Brandon and on the shores of Brandon Bay. The village takes its name from Saint Brendan the Navigator (Naomh Bhréanainn), the Irish saint traditionally said to have been born in County Kerry circa 484 AD and celebrated for his legendary voyage in a leather boat to discover the 'Isle of the Blessed...

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