Reenard

Reenard (Irish: an Rinn Aird)^[1] is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in north central Iveragh Peninsula on the southwest coast of Ireland opposite Valentia Island about 5 miles west of Cahersiveen. Reenard is connected to the Irish road network by a road crossing the N70 national secondary route at Point's Cross.

Reenard An Rinn Aird
Townland
Reenard Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°55′59″N 10°16′01″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Kerry
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Reenard Point, located in the townland, is the mainland terminal for the car ferry to Knightstown on Valentia Island.^[2]

Railways

Next stop, America! Valentia Harbour railway station, formerly the most westerly station in the British Isles.

Valentia Harbour railway station was finally opened on 12 September 1893.^[3]

The station closed on 1 February 1960.^[4]

GAA

Reenard is known in Ireland for its GAA club which has historically supplied players to the Kerry senior football team.

Notable people

• Jerry O Mahoney, Gaelic footballer

See also

• Valentia Harbour railway station