placenamesBrandon
Cé Bhréanainn
The pier remains a setting for naomhóg racing and the social gathering that accompanies it.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Cé Bhréanainn · Irish · main form · validated name
- Brandon · English · main form
Place & story
A revival in August 2026
An August 2026 programme announced the return of Brandon Regatta at Cé Bhréanainn on 23 August. Ted Creedon’s subsequent report confirms that racing took place, describing it as the revived final regatta of West Kerry’s rowing season. He recorded differing recollections of when the interruption had begun, so the event’s return is better documented than the precise length of its absence. [2] [3]
Crews competing together
The programme combined youth races with men’s, women’s and mixed crews, including a two-person race confined to the parish. Creedon reported ten races and more than €4,000 raised by sponsors for prizes. His account also records an afternoon northerly breeze that made conditions harder for some crews, preserving details of this particular gathering rather than an idealised account of an unchanging tradition. [2] [3]
Life around the harbour
Creedon also recorded a visit by the Fenit lifeboat and a stall promoting Kerry spider crab through Bord Iascaigh Mhara. Family activities accompanied the racing beside the harbour. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Brandon. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Brandon Regatta set to return,11August2026 · Radio Kerry Sport, published event programme
- Brandon Regatta, WestKerryLive issue446,27August–10September2026, page20 · Ted Creedon, West Kerry Live
- Brandon village pier and tidal beach, County Kerry, as photographed in August 2006 illustration: based on a Brandon Pier by Sharon Loxton. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.