Fenit

Fenit (Irish: An Fhianait, meaning "The Wild Place") is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on north side of Tralee Bay about 10 km (6 mi) west of Tralee town, just south of the Shannon Estuary. The bay is enclosed from the Atlantic by the Maharee spit which extends northwards from the Dingle peninsula. Fenit harbour is a mixed function sea port, where fishing, freight import and export, and a 136 berth marina are the main forms of business. The population was 435 in the 2006 CSO census while nearby Tralee and its suburbs have a population of 22,744. The harbour and marina cater to commercial traffic, fishing boats and leisure craft. Saint Brendan, the navigator, was probably born north west of the village on Fenit Island...