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Encyclopedia > Co. Kerry
County Kerry

Natural beauty in Kerry - lakes of Killarney
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Area: 4,746 km²
Capital: Tralee
Code: KY
Population: 132,527 (2002)
Province: Munster

County Kerry (Irish: Ciarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, the county is informally referred to as The Kingdom. It has an area of 4,746 km² (1,832 square miles). The county town is Tralee. The county is bordered by County Limerick (east) and County Cork (South-east).


One of Ireland's most famous towns, Killarney, is located in Kerry. The county has two national parks, the Killarney Lakes and Dingle Peninsula. The tip of the Atlantic Ocean and on the north by the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland.


Kerry's coast is a series of peninsulas and large bays. As well as the Dingle Peninsula there is the Ring of Kerry, a popular route for tourists and cyclists The pedestrian version is the scenic Kerry Way which follows ancient paths generally higher than that adopted by the Ring of Kerry.


Just off Kerry's coast are a number of islands, including the Blasket Islands and the Skelligs. Skellig Michael is a World Heritage Site, famous for the medieval monastery clinging to the island's cliffs.


Cities and towns

The towns of Tralee, Killarney and Listowel are administered by their respective Town Councils and are separate administrative entities from Kerry County Council (http://www.kerrycoco.ie). However each town elects representatives to the County Council


Historical sites

External Links

  • County Kerry Atlas (http://www.kerrycoco.ie/ATLAS)
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Daniel O'Connell (1984 words)
Daniel O'Connell was born at Carhen, near Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland, 1775; died at Genoa, 1847.
The O'Connells, once great in Kerry, had suffered severely by the penal laws, and the family at Carhen was not rich.
An uncle, Maurice O'Connell of Darrynane, resident in France, bore the expense of educating Daniel and his brother Maurice.
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