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Caherdaniel
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<p>Caherdaniel is a village and <a href="/facts/Townland/fJdb0xkl">townland</a> in <a href="/facts/County_Kerry/gjVWlWC2">County Kerry</a>, <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a>, located on the <a href="/facts/Iveragh_peninsula/xAE90BSu">Iveragh peninsula</a> on the <a href="/facts/Ring_of_Kerry/fHgEYso3">Ring of Kerry</a>. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the <a href="/facts/N70_road_(Ireland)/Fu5IWf7J">N70 road</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Staigue_stone_fort/nvIJVsoS">Staigue fort</a>, a stone <a href="/facts/Ringfort/4xmBeWxd">ringfort</a> (<i>cathair</i> in Irish), is nearby. <a href="/facts/Derrynane_House/GkpIJbu2">Derrynane House</a>, which was home to <a href="/facts/Daniel_O%27Connell/nWlzowos">Daniel O'Connell</a>, is also in the area. Copper ore was previously mined in Caherdaniel, the first mines dating back to about 2000 BC. </p>