# Cromane

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**Cromane** ()[1] is a village located in [County Kerry](/source/County_Kerry), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland). The village's Irish name, *An Cromán* meaning "hip bone",[2] derives from the shape of the peninsula, which resembles a hip when seen on a map. Cromane is 9 km (6 mi) west of [Killorglin](/source/Killorglin) town and a similar distance to [Glenbeigh](/source/Glenbeigh) when travelling south-west. As of the [2022 census](/source/2022_census_of_Ireland), the village of Cromane had a population of 206 people,[3] up from 116 as of the [2016 census](/source/2016_census_of_Ireland).[4]

## Location

Cromane is located in the centre of County Kerry with views of the [Dingle Peninsula](/source/Dingle_Peninsula) to the north and the [Iveragh Peninsula](/source/Iveragh_Peninsula) westwards.[citation needed]

Cromane is one of the few locations in the county where there is a 360-degree view of the [Brandon Mountain Range](/source/Mount_Brandon), the [Sliabh Mis Mountains](/source/Slieve_Mish_Mountains) and [MacGillycuddy's Reeks](/source/MacGillycuddy's_Reeks), home to Ireland's highest mountain [Corrán Tuathail](/source/Carrauntoohil).[citation needed]

## History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of [midden](/source/Midden), [ringfort](/source/Ringfort) and [standing stone](/source/Standing_stone) sites in the [townlands](/source/Townland) of Cromane Upper and Cromane Lower.[5][6]

*Lios na Gaoithe*, meaning "fort of the wind", is a placename preserved in local folklore near Cromane and is associated with an ancient [ringfort](/source/Ringfort) and a reported [standing stone](/source/Standing_stone).[7] The [Irish Folklore Commission](/source/Irish_Folklore_Commission)'s "School's Collection" records a number of stories associated with the ringfort.[8]

In the early 19th century, a 10-tonne piece of Spanish marble, which was destined for use in the nearby church in [Killorglin](/source/Killorglin), fell into the waters a short distance from Cromane strand.[9] The marble slab has been "a local landmark since 1840".[9]

## Economy

While Cromane was traditionally a salmon fishing village, since the mid-20th century, the area has become a centre for aquaculture. Ireland's largest natural mussel beds are located in nearby Castlemaine Harbour, and mussel cultivation is undertaken in the area.[10] Cromane has also become a base for growing oysters.[10][11]

Jack's Coastguard Restaurant is located in Cromane's former Coastguard Station. The building, which overlooks Castlemaine Harbour, was built in 1866 and was turned into a public house in 1961.[citation needed]

## Sport

### Gaelic football

[Cromane GAA](/source/Cromane_GAA) club, known as *Réalt na Mara* (a name shared by the village's church and primary school), has won a number of Kerry Novice [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) titles.[12] Two Cromane GAA players, [Donnchadh Walsh](/source/Donnchadh_Walsh) and [Sean O'Sullivan](/source/Sean_O'Sullivan_(footballer)), have won senior [All-Ireland Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) medals with Kerry.[citation needed]

The [Ladies' Gaelic football](/source/Ladies'_Gaelic_football) in Cromane, Cromane Ladies GFC, won the 2025 Munster Junior Ladies Football Club Championship title,[13] and went on to reach the 2025 All-Ireland Junior club final (losing by one point to of Kilkenny).[14]

### Rowing

Cromane has a rowing club, in operation since 1956, that is part of the Kerry Coastal Rowing Association and the Irish Coastal Rowing Federation.[citation needed] Among the races in which the club competes is the traditional Seine boat race.[15] This race featuring crews of 12 oarsmen (two men to an oar) with a cox guiding them. The history of the Seine boat was one of fishing, specifically for mackerel, and fishermen used a seine-net.[16] Seine boat racing is unique to South Kerry and the Cromane crew traditionally competes against teams from other villages in the surrounding area.[citation needed] Each summer, Cromane hosts an annual regatta that features races for all ages from under-12s up to the adult Seine boat competition.[citation needed]

## Notable people

- [John McCarthy](/source/John_McCarthy_(computer_scientist)), American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. His father came from Cromane.[17]
- [Sean O'Sullivan](/source/Se%C3%A1n_O'Sullivan_(footballer)), won four All-Ireland medals with the Kerry senior football team.[citation needed]
- [Donnchadh Walsh](/source/Donnchadh_Walsh), won three All-Ireland medals with the Kerry senior football team.[citation needed]

## References

1. ["An Cromán - Cromane"](https://www.logainm.ie/en/1165917). *logainm.ie*. [Placenames Database of Ireland](/source/Placenames_Database_of_Ireland). Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. ["Cromane"](https://wanderpast.com/cromane/). *WanderPast*. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

1. ["Census Interactive Map - Towns: Cromane - Population Snapshot"](https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/ima/cop/2022&boundary=C04160V04929&guid=aaadf842-7889-47ca-9cd2-48bbbe53fc36). *visual.cso.ie*. [Central Statistics Office](/source/Central_Statistics_Office_(Ireland)). Retrieved 4 March 2026.

1. ["Cromane (Ireland) Census Town"](https://citypopulation.de/en/ireland/towns/kerry/19858__cromane/). *citypopulation.de*. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

1. O'Sullivan, Ann & Sheehan, John (eds.) (1996). [*The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry*](https://books.google.ie/books?redir_esc=y&id=mwGFAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=cromane). Cork University Press. ISBN 9780902561847.

1. "Record of Monuments and Places - County Kerry", Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service, 1998

1. ["NMS mapping data - KE055-003----"](https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKE055-003----). Retrieved 4 March 2026. – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. KE055-003---- : Ringfort - rath : Cromane Upper [..] Lisnageeha / Lios na Gaoithe: This rath is located at the W side of the landward end of Cromane Spit [..] A single earthen bank encloses a roughly circular and densely overgrown area. [..] Within the enclosure at NW is a standing stone of tapered elevation [..] A second standing stone previously stood nearby outside the site

1. ["Scoil na mBráthar, Tralee (roll number 16704) Lios na Gaoithe"](https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4706324/4702520/4713490?utm). *Dúchas Schools' Collection*. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

1. Anne, Lucey (2 March 2004). ["Developer rocks the boat over marble slab"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/developer-rocks-the-boat-over-marble-slab-1.1133641). The Irish. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

1. ["Welcome to Cromane"](https://www.gokerry.ie/index.php?action=locations&location_id=31&page_id=137). Go Kerry. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150905225611/https://www.gokerry.ie/index.php?action=locations&location_id=31&page_id=137) 5 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

1. ["Socio Economic Development Plan 2018 - 2022"](https://issuu.com/cromane/docs/cromane_community_economic_dev_plan). Cromane Community Council. 3 March 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240603220648/https://issuu.com/cromane/docs/cromane_community_economic_dev_plan) 3 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

1. ["History - Cromane GAA Club"](http://www.cromane.com/history.html). *cromane.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160308181043/http://www.cromane.com/history.html) 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Kearney, Dan (1 November 2025). ["Dominant Cromane win Munster Junior football title with 23 points to spare"](https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/gaa/dominant-cromane-win-munster-junior-football-title-with-23-points-to-spare/a739731694.html). *The Kerrman*. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

1. ["2025 AIB All-Ireland Junior Ladies Football Club Final – Muckalee (Kilkenny) 1-13 Cromane (Kerry) 2-9"](https://munster.gaa.ie/event/2025-aib-all-ireland-junior-ladies-football-club-final-muckalee-kilkenny-1-13-cromane-kerry-2-9/). *munster.gaa.ie*. December 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.

1. ["Rowing back the years"](https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/rowing-back-the-years-1.723841). *Irish Times*. 22 August 2009.

1. ["\[Martin Galvin making a seine boat, Dún Géagáin, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry.\]"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191203160951/https://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:10289). 1947. Archived from [the original](https://digital.ucd.ie/view/ivrla:10289) on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019. – via digital.ucd.ie.

1. ["Leading academic who coined the term 'artificial intelligence'"](https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/leading-academic-who-coined-the-term-artificial-intelligence-1.11243)

## External links

- [Cromane Community Council website](https://cromane.ie/)

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