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Reenard (Irish: an Rinn Aird)[1] is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located in the deep south on the 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
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

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

The station closed on 1 February 1960.^{[citation needed]}

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

References

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