Beaufort, County Kerry
| Beaufort Irish: Lios an Phúca | |
| County Kerry | |
|---|---|
 Beaufort Bridge | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | V878920 |
| Location: | 52°4’8"N, 9°38’20"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 251 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Kenmare |
Beaufort is a small village that stands on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry. It has a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. As of the 2016 census, the population was 251.
Beaufort stands at the foot of Ireland's highest mountain Carrauntoohil.
The Irish place name, Lios an Phúca, means 'Fairy fort'[1]
In 1911, Kalem Company, an American moving-picture company spent several weeks in the village shooting films, under director Sidney Olcott. The first film was Rory O'More. This was followed by The Colleen Bawn and Arrah-na-Pogue, which were adapted from Dion Boucicault's plays.[2]
Olcott returned to Beaufort each summer until 1914. He rented the hotel owned by Patrick O'Sullivan who also owned a pub, which still exists today: The Beaufort Bar.[3]
Historical sites
Over 100 historical sites have been identified and mapped in the area including the Dunloe Ogham Stones, two castle ruins, and Dunloe Castle, built in 1207.
The ruins of two ancient churches still stand in the parish today. One, situated at Kilgobnet on O'Shea's land and associated with St Gobnait, the other in Churchtown burial ground, which is more than five centuries old.
Ballymalis Castle, located 4 km to the northwest of Beaufort, is a National Monument.[4][5][6]
The Beaufort Bridge over the River Laune was built in 1837.[7]
Sports
- Gaelic sports: Beaufort GAA
Outside links
References
- ↑ Beaufort, County Kerry: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Michel Derrien, Aux origines du cinéma irlandais: Sidney Olcott, le premier oeil, TIR 2013. ISBN 978-2-917681-20-6
- ↑ "Beaufort Bar & Restaurant". http://www.beaufortbar.com/.
- ↑ "Kerry Heritage Society". https://www.facebook.com/pg/Kerry-Heritage-Society-379831795457904/photos/?tab=album&album_id=833463400094739.
- ↑ (publishers.), John Murray (24 August 1864). "Handbook for travellers in Ireland". https://books.google.com/books?id=pRcHAAAAQAAJ&q=Ballymalis+Castle&pg=PA323.
- ↑ Seemann, Berthold (24 August 1889). "Journal of Botany, British and Foreign". West, Newman & Company. https://books.google.com/books?id=b9lCAAAAYAAJ&q=Ballymalis+Castle.
- ↑ "Beaufort". https://www.beaufort-parish.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/505.jpg.
