placenamesDunquin
Dún Chaoin
Dunquin is a population centre in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationDunquin52.13044° N · 10.45558° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Dún Chaoin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Dunquin · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Corkaguiny
- Civil parish
- Dunquin
- Within
- Ballynaraha North
- Coordinates
- 52.13044, -10.45558
- Logainm ID
- 1394329 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Dunquin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-09-15. How this page was prepared.