Kenmare An Neidin
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51.879962° N 9.583597° W
Irish Grid Reference V908709
Statistics
Province:	Munster
County:	County Kerry
Population (2002)	1,844
Website: www.Kenmare.com

Kenmare town

Kenmare (Irish: An Neidín) is a small town (pop. 1844 - CSO 2002) in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The Irish name for the town 'An Neidín' translates into the English 'The Little Nest'. It is located at the head of Kenmare Bay / An Ribhéar where the Roughty River flows in, and at the junction of the Iveragh Peninsula and the Beara Peninsula. The bay is more commolly called the Kenmare River, from which its modern Irish name An Ribhéar comes from, and is known by its traditional Irish name as Inbhear Scéine in historical literature and mythology. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... GPS redirects here. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... The island of Ireland was historically divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). After the partition of Ireland in 1921, what became the Republic of Ireland comprised 26 of these, with Northern Ireland comprising the remaining six. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... Image File history File links Kenmare. ... Image File history File links Kenmare. ... The Central Statistics Office is the statistical agency responsible for Irelands census and other state data collection activities. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Iveragh is a peninsula of County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Beara peninsula in Ireland is the southernmost of the main peninsulas on the south-west coast. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ...

Kenmare lies on two of the more famous Irish tourist attractions, the Ring of Kerry and the Ring of Beara, approximately 32 kilometres (20 miles) from Killarney. Ring of Kerry The Ring of Kerry is a tourist trail in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. ... The Beara peninsula in Ireland is the southernmost of the main peninsulas on the south-west coast. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

The entire area was granted to the English scientist, Sir William Petty by Oliver Cromwell as part payment for completing the mapping of Ireland, the Down Survey in 1656. He laid out the modern town circa 1670. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... William Petty Sir William Petty (May 27, 1623-December 16, 1687) was a scientist and philosopher. ... § Oliver Cromwell (April 25, 1599–September 3, 1658) was an English military and political leader best known for making England a republic and leading the Commonwealth of England. ... The Down Survey, also known as the Civil Survey, is the title of the mapping of Ireland carried out by William Petty, English scientist in 1655 and 1656. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ...

The three main streets that form a triangle in the centre of the town are called Main Street (originally William Street, after Sir William), Henry Street (after the son of William) and Shelbourne Street (Henry Petty became the first Earl of Shelburne). This name was also later applied to Shelbourne, Dublin The title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister. ... Shelbourne is not an area of Dublin, rather the use of the moniker Shelbourne became synonymous with the district around Shelbourne Road in the south east part of Dublin city. ...

However, the area has more ancient roots. There is one of the biggest stone circles in Ireland very close to the town, showing occupation by Celtic peoples long before English occupation. Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England. ... Celts redirects here. ...

Vikings are said to have raided the area and named it the 'Head of the Sea'. This translates into the Irish Ceann Mara and was corrupted by the English into the modern day name of Kenmare. The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...

The convent in the town, the Poor Clare Sisters, was founded in 1861 by Sister Mary Frances Cusack, who was also an author and publisher of many books. The convent eastablished a lace-working industry and Kenmare Lace became noted worldwide. The town is noted for receiving Ireland's tidiest town award in 2000. The Catholic Church in the town contains stained glass from Franz Mayer & Co.. The Order of Poor Ladies, also known as the Poor Clares, the Poor Clare Nuns, the Clarisse, the Minoresses, or the Second Order of St. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Sister Mary Frances Cusack (lastname also written Kusack) (May 6, 1832 [1] –June 5, 1899) known as the Nun of Kenmare, was an Irish Roman Catholic convert, a nun, founder of convents, a controversialist, an Irish patriot and prolific author. ... Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Franz Mayer and Co. ...

Kenmare was home to English composer Ernest John Moeran for a number of years up to his death and a local bar is named after him. It is also the home of Irish Olympic slalom skier Thos Foley. Gaelic footballer, Pat Spillane comes from nearby Templenoe. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Ernest John Moeran (December 31, 1894 - December 1, 1950) was an English composer. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. ... Thos Foley Thos Foley (born 09 November 1979) from Kenmare in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, is a mens slalom skier. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pat Spillane was a famous sportsman in Ireland who played Gaelic football for the Kerry senior football team in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Templenoe is a small village in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. ...

It forms part of the Kerry South electoral constituency. Nearby towns and villages are Ardgroom, Glengarriff, Kilgarvan, Killarney and Sneem. The Kerry South parliamentary constituency is located in the southern half of County Kerry, Ireland, taking in Killarney, Caherciveen and Kenmare. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 41. ... Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh in Irish, meaning Rough glen) is a village of approximately 600 people in the south-west region of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... Kilgarvan is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Sneem (Irish: An tSnaidhm) is a town situated on the Iveragh Peninsula (part of the Ring of Kerry) in County Kerry in the southwest of Ireland. ...

Kenmare is a very popular tourist destination, and in recent years this has led to a large amount of construction work, with land being sold at very high prices to developers wishing to build estates of holiday homes^[1]. This has led to a significant increase in the town's population, particularly during the peak tourist season, and prompted fears among some residents that the town is becoming overdeveloped and losing much of its identity^[2]. Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ... A real estate developer (American English) or property developer (British English) makes improvements of some kind to real property, thereby increasing its value. ... A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ...

Transport

There are daily bus-services to Killarney. There is also a daily service to Cork in the summer months. Kenmare connects to Killarney on the mountainous and scenic N71 route via Molls Gap and Ladies View or alternatively on the more convenient route via Kilgarvan. N71 forms part of the Ring of Kerry. Kenmare also lies on the N70 south-Cork route to Glengarriff. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... A National Secondary Route is a category of road in the Republic of Ireland. ... Kilgarvan is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. ... A National Secondary Route is a category of road in the Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 51. ... Glengarriff (Gleann Garbh in Irish, meaning Rough glen) is a village of approximately 600 people in the south-west region of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Trivia

• According to the fiction of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, Kenmare is the Home of the Quidditch team, Kenmare Kestrels.
• In the Star Trek Enterprise episode Breaking the Ice, Captain Jonathon Archer records a message to "...Ms Malvin's fourth-grade class at the (fictional) Worley Elementary School in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland."
• Like William Petty, a previous surveyor of Ireland (1584), Sir Valentine Browne, ancestor of the Earl of Kenmare was granted some lands in County Kerry during the resulting plantation, the Munster Plantation

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References

1. ^ €11.5m land sale expected as Kenmare prices rocket Irish Examiner
2. ^ Fast-changing times for Kenmare The Kerryman (registration required)

See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Irish Towns with a Market House