Ring, County Waterford
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| Ring An Rinn |
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| Irish grid reference X259930 |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | Waterford | |
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Ring (Irish: An Rinn, Rinn Ó gCuanach or Rinn Ua gCuanach) is a Gaeltacht region on a peninsula in the western half of County Waterford, Ireland, approximately seven miles south of Dungarvan town.
Ring has many town lands but the main village is situated in Baile na nGall. It is a rapidly growing area that contains three schools, 1 national, 2 secondary (including the Coláiste na Rinne boarding Gaelscoil), a restaurant, five pubs, a post office and a chain food shop. It also has two fishing piers/harbours (Baile na nGall and Helvick), two beaches (Connigar - Irish: Coinigéar and Baile na nGall) and a cove in Helvick.
 View South over the Peninsula |
[edit] Boarding school
Coláiste na Rinne is a boarding Gaelscoil[1] . It is a popular destination for teenagers taking summer school courses in Irish. During term time it accommodates sixth class and some seventh class students. Seventh class is a non-compulsory year taken after sixth class of Primary school and before First Year or Secondary School. Very few primary schools in Ireland offer a seventh class. As Coláiste na Rinne is a Primary boarding school many students go on to secondary level boarding schools from here.
