Camp, County Kerry

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Camp An Com
Village
St Mary's Church, Camp, County Kerry
Camp Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°13′15″N 9°54′32″W / 52.22083°N 9.90889°W / 52.22083; -9.90889
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Kerry

Camp (Irish: An Com)^[1] is a village near the Slieve Mish Mountains in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Dingle Peninsula. It is close to the Dingle Way and is a destination for tourists.

History

The village has been associated with the Milesians legend,^[2] thus the first possible recorded history from the area dates to around 1700 BC.^[3] Local rail transport used to include the route along the Tralee and Dingle Light Railway.^[3] Killelton Church, a medieval National Monument, lies 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the east.

The local Roman Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Mary, was built c. 1830.^[4]

^ "An Com/Camp". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Camp — County Kerry". www.irelandview.com. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Information about Camp Village on the Dingle Peninsula, Ireland". www.dingle-peninsula.ie. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ "Saint Mary's Catholic Chapel, Camp, County Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

v t e Places in County Kerry
County town: Tralee
Towns	Ballybunion Cahersiveen Castleisland Dingle Kenmare Killorglin Killarney Listowel Tralee
Parishes, Villages and Townlands	Abbeydorney Annascaul Ardfert Asdee Ballydavid Ballinskelligs Ballyduff Ballyferriter Ballyheigue Ballylongford Ballymacelligott Ballyseedy Beaufort Blennerville Bonane Brandon Creek Brandon Brosna Caherboshina Caherdaniel Camp Castlecove Castlegregory Castlemaine Causeway Chapeltown Cloghane Coolgarriv Currans Currow Derrymore Derrynane Duagh Dunquin Doonshean Fahamore Farranfore Fenit Feothanach Fieries Finuge Fossa Glenbeigh Glenflesk Gneeveguilla Kilcummin Kilderry Kilflynn Kilgarvan Kilmoyley Knightstown Knockanure Knocknagoshel Lispole Lisselton Lixnaw Milltown Moyvane Portmagee Rathmore Scraggane Sneem Spa Tarbert Templenoe Tuosist Valentia Island Ventry Waterville
Islands	Beginish Blasket Islands Deenish Fenit Innisfallen Magharee Islands Puffin Scariff Skellig Islands Valentia
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