Causeway, County Kerry

Village in Munster, Ireland

Causeway An Tóchar
Village
Crossroads at Causeway, County Kerry
52°24′52″N 09°43′59″W / 52.41444°N 9.73306°W / 52.41444; -9.73306
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Kerry
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population (2022)^[1]	220

Causeway (Irish: an Tóchar / Ceann an Tóchar, historically anglicised as Kantogher)^[2] is a village in County Kerry in Ireland. In the village there is one shop/post office, two hairdressers, a fast food outlet, a funeral home, a bakery and four pubs. Other amenities in the area include a GAA pitch, health centre, church, primary school, and a secondary school.^[3]

Education

Causeway Comprehensive School is a co-educational school offering a complete second-level education to pupils from Kerryhead to Lisselton and from Ardfert to Dromclough.^[4]

Geography

Causeway is approximately 16 miles (26 km) from Tralee on the R551 regional road. Causeway Parish is bordered to the south by Ardfert/Kilmoyley, to the west by Ballyheigue and to the northeast Ballyduff. To the north is the Shannon Estuary and the cliffs of Meenogahane.

History

"An Tóchar" is Irish for "(the) causeway".^[2] The village was founded on an ancient Celtic roadway which originated in the neighbouring parish of Ballyheigue and was reputed to have ended in Tara, seat of the High-Kings of Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Shannonside Local Radio operated from Causeway from May, 1987 to May, 1988.^[5]

According to 2022 census figures, the population of Causeway was 220, a decrease from the 257 inhabitants recorded in the 2016 census.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Causeway". CSO.ie. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "An Tóchar / Causeway (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
^ "County Kerry Wastewater and Sludge Strategy" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "About Our School". Causeway Comprehensive School. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Shannonside Local Radio". Radiowaves Station Database. Retrieved 6 June 2024.