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329:'The name of the village, Annascaul, is derived from the ford at that point where the road to Dingle leads across the river Scål and is a corruption of the word, Átha-na-Scåil, meaning, in English, the River of the Hero, and the hero being Cuchulainn whose grave is reputed to be on the side of the mountain above Droumavalla, north of Annascaul... There was a controversy in the "Leader" years ago about the meaning of the word Annascaul and I remember Dr. Douglas Hyde,"Beirt Fhear" (Mr. J.J. Doyle) and Mr. D.P. Moran, editor of the "Leader", visited Annascaul to carry out investigations locally into it. My grandmother determined it for them as Átha-an-scåil by the way in which she pronounced the word and her traditional knowledge that the lake, about two miles north of the village, is known as Loch-an-Scåil, and is traditionally associated with Cuchulainn, the legendary hero.' 903: 77: 61: 84: 339: 620: 362:"...containing 11 houses and 92 inhabitants. This place is situated in a pleasant valley on the new mail coach road from Tralee to Dingle, to each of which it has a penny post recently established." 314:
Different suggestions as to the original meaning of the name include "ScĂĄil's River" (ScĂĄil NĂ­ MhĂşirnĂĄin is a character in a local legend), "River of the Shadows", or "Ford of the Heroes".
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The village is of relatively modern origins, having grown up around the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1837 it was described as:
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The late Tadhg Kennedy gave this explanation of the origin of the name in his submission to the Bureau of Military History of Ireland:
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There was a long history in the locality, particularly around the late 19th and early 20th century, of young men joining the British
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walking route passes through the village. Annascaul Lake is situated inland and just above the village.
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Annascaul Lake from the south, with the Slieve Mish range in the background
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Statue of Tom Crean, with the South Pole Inn in the background
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Bureau of Military History 1913-1921 (BMH) Collection
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An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean â€“ Antarctic Survivor
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Anascaul
Main Street
Annascaul is located in Ireland
52°09′11″N 10°03′05″W / 52.152977°N 10.051289°W / 52.152977; -10.051289
Ireland
Province
Munster
County
County Kerry
Time zone
UTC+0
WET
DST
UTC-1
IST
WEST
Irish Grid Reference
Q589019
http://www.annascaul.ie/
Irish
Dingle Peninsula
County Kerry
Ireland
N86
Tralee
Dingle
national secondary road
R561
Castlemaine
Farranfore

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