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County Kerry is a south western county of the Republic of Ireland.
Informally referred to as The Kingdom, it forms part of the Irish province
of Munster. With an area of 4,746 km² (1,832 square miles), it is bordered
by County Limerick to the east and County Cork to the south-east. The county
town is Tralee. One of Ireland's most famous towns, Killarney, is located in
Kerry. The Lakes of Killarney, an area of outstanding natural beauty, are
located in Killarney National Park. The tip of the Dingle Peninsula is the
most westerly point in both mainland Ireland and Europe. Likewise, Fenit,
the port of Tralee, is the most westerly commercial shipping port in
Europe.. Ballybunion is
a coastal village in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, 15 km (9 miles) from
the town of Listowel. There are castle ruins near the town, although all
that remains is a single wall, and two golf courses in the area including
the famous Ballybunion Golf Club, a top class Links course founded in 1893
and host course to the Murphys Irish Open in 2000 and Palmer Cup in 2004.
According to the Central Statistics Office, Ballybunion had a population of
1329 in 2002. Castlegregory is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the north side of the Dingle Peninsula, halfway between Tralee and Dingle. Castlegregory has a population of 205 (CSO 2006).The village is located at the foot of a sandy peninsula called the Maharees separating Brandon Bay to the west from Tralee Bay on the east, off the peninsula are a number small islands, called the Seven Hoggs, or the Maharee Islands. A small fishing harbour is located at Fahamore on Scraggane Bay, about 5 km outside the village at the tip of the Maharees peninsula. The village is surrounded by the mountains of the Dingle peninsula and overlooked directly by Beenoskee and Stradbally Mountains. Castlemaine is a small town in County Kerry, southwest Ireland. It lies 3.5 km north of Milltown on the N70 national secondary road between Killorglin and Tralee. Dingle is a town in County
Kerry in the Republic of Ireland, on the Atlantic coast some 50 kilometres
(30 mi) west-south-west of Tralee and 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-north-west
of Killarney. The town is situated on a natural harbour below Slievanea
mountain on the large Dingle peninsula, which lies south of the River
Shannon and north of the Ring of Kerry. Kenmare is a small town in the south of County Kerry. Kenmare is located at the head of Kenmare Bay where the Roughty River flows into the sea, and at the junction of the Iveragh Peninsula and the Beara Peninsula. The bay is more commonly called the Kenmare River. Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein which are part of Killarney National Park. The town is home to St. Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey, Torc Waterfall and Gap of Dunloe. Killarney was awarded the "Best Kept Town" award for 2007. Killorglin is a town on the Ring of Kerry, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the river Laune, which boasts a rowing club and a new boathouse. The population of Killorglin is 1359 (CSO 2002) although this expands considerably during Puck Fair due to visitors and returning emigrants. Killorglin is a major activity centre for Kerry and has a number of tourist hostels on Dromin Hill and also has one of the last inn chains started by Charles Bianconi. It is right in the centre of the town Listowel is a market town in County Kerry, Ireland, and is situated on the River Feale, 28 km (17 miles) from the county town, Tralee. The combined population of Listowel Urban and Rural Districts is 22,668; the town itself has a population of 3,589 (CSO census 2002). Milltown is a small town between major towns Tralee and Killarney in County Kerry, in the Munster province of Ireland. Milltown stands roughly four miles away from Killorglin - another town which hosts the annual festival "Puck Fair". Milltown is packed with seven pubs, two take-away restaurants, a vet, a butchers shop, a local church, three schools and more. Milltown itself hosts a number of annual festivals and events including the World Bodhran Championships, which is in fact quite ironic, considering that Milltown itself could best be described as a large village. Portmagee `is a village in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. The village is located on the west coast of Ireland, on Kerry's Iveragh peninsula. south of Valentia Island. The name in Irish means 'the ferry', referring to its purpose as a crossing point to the island. Access to Valentia Island is now via a bridge from Portmagee. Tarbert is a village in the north of County Kerry, with woodland to the south and the Shannon estuary to the north. It lies on the N69 coast road that runs along the estuary from Limerick before turning inland at Tarbert towards Listowel. Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the south west corner of Ireland. The town is situated on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula. Tralee is the largest town in Kerry. The town's population including suburbs was 22,744 at the 2006 census making it the 7th largest town in Ireland (outside of the 5 cities). Valentia Island is one of Europe's westernmost inhabited locations, lying off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry in Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by a bridge at Portmagee, as well as by a ferry which sails from Reenard Point to Knightstown, the island's main settlement. The permanent population of the island is 650, and the island is approximately 11 km long by 3 km wide. |
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