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Newtownsandes or
Moyvane is a small village in North County Kerry. It is situated off
the N69 road between Listowel to the South-West and Tarbert to the
North. The village of Knockanure lies to the immediate South
The village had been located on the lands of Landlord George Sands
in the early 1880s, and was called "NewtownSandes" up until about
1886. The village had gone through at least two name changes
including "NewtownDillon" and "NewtownClarke", before residents
decided through vote in 1939 to name their village "Moyvane". Even
after the resident's vote, the village was still officially named "NewtownSandes"
on signposts and survey maps up through the early 1990s before being
changed finally to "Moyvane". However, some natives still casually
refer to the village as "Newtown".
The Moyvane Village Festival is held annually in the October Bank
Holiday weekend. |
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