Another Placename in Kerry

[corisande]

Funnily enough this is another Royal Marine query

This man John Cameron, a Royal Marine officer, was shot on 3 Jul 1921. His probate entry is clear, but I cannot find it anywhere on the map,and there are 2 place names to have a go at.

I should add that the London Times says he was shot at Ballinagall, Cork, and that is equally elusive.

I cannot find him in any IRA claims of shooting in either Kerry or Cork

[anniedwyer84]

There's a place called Murreach Strand near Dingle, Co. Kerry. and a place called Murreagh (think both are same place). I think Murreach is the Irish word for Murreagh

Annie

[corisande]

Annie

Thanks, I did wonder about Murreach, what lost me was that there was nothing like Ballinagill near it.

The implication in the probate record is that Ballinagill is the larger of the two places

I have enough reference books on the War of Independence to build a small mountain, but nothing on Cameron's shooting, or where it happened

[corisande]

I have solved it now

I have a map of the answer on this link

Apparently the palce was a coastguard station called Ballydavid for which the Irish is Ballynagall

Similarly there are two renderings of Murreach and Murreagh