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Dingle  A view of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, southwest Ireland. David Lean's film Ryan's Daughter was made here in 1970. | Seaport and tourist centre in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland; population (2002) 1,650. It is situated on the north side of Dingle Bay, 48 km/30 mi southwest of Tralee, on the Dingle Peninsula. Dingle harbour allows for safe anchorage, and is a centre for flatfish and lobster fishing. The town is the most westerly town in Europe, and grew up round a medieval fortress. |
| The Mount Brandon (923 m/2,954 ft) area of Dingle Peninsula is rich in monuments of great antiquity, including beehive-shaped stone huts, pillar stones, stones inscribed with ogham characters, chamber tombs, earthworks, and ring forts. |
| Dingle had political and trade connections with Spain during the Elizabethan period. The town received a charter in 1685. |
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