BAILE na nGall means the foreigners’ town, referring to a 9th century Viking settlement at Smerwick, a Norse name meaning the butter harbour.

THE West Kerry gaeltacht retreat of singer-songwriter Jimmy Crowley is for sale as he prepares to swap Kerry’s moody landscape for the bright lights under an American sun.

THE Irish have taken over as the strongest buyers of quality Irish seaside home. No longer do they go almost automatically to overseas buyers.