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Ring, County Waterford
Gaeltacht in Munster, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ring (Irish: An Rinn, its official name) or Ringagonagh (Irish: Rinn Ó gCuanach [ˈɾˠiːṉʲ ˈoː ˈɡuənˠəx])[2] is a parish within the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht na nDéise area in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on a peninsula about eleven kilometres (7 mi) south of Dungarvan. The main settlement is the village of Ring or Ringville, which is within the townland of Ballynagaul.
Ring
Irish: An Rinn | |
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![]() Boats in Helvick Harbour on the Ring peninsula | |
Coordinates: 52°03′00″N 7°35′00″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Waterford |
Population | 499 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | X259930 |
It is a growing area that has three schools – two primary (including Scoil na Leanaí in Coláiste na Rinne, an Irish language boarding school) and one secondary school, Meánscoil San Nioclás. There are also a post office, restaurants, pubs and other businesses. There are two fishing piers/harbours (Ballynagaul and Helvick), two beaches (The Cunnigar and Ballynagaul) and a cove at Helvick. It is the only Gaeltacht in Waterford, and the only one in the south-east of Ireland.