County of Kerry

The county of Kerry , also called The Kingdom (the Kingdom), is located at the south-west of Ireland, between the river Shannon with north and the Atlantic facade in the west. It is delimited in the west by the Comté of Limerick and the Comté of Cork in the south. Its name comes from Irish Chiarraí , who means “people of Ciar”, in reference to a Celtic tribe which lived in this area.

The Peninsula of Dingle and the Boxing ring off Kerry , road panoramic of the peninsula of Iveragh, contributed to make this area one of the engines of Irish tourism.

Its surface is of: 4746 km ² for: 139835 inhabitants.

History

With the Prehistory, the men traversed the peninsulas of the county of Kerry in the search of mineral rare. There remain vestiges large strong castles of the Celtic period.

Remarkable places

Muckross House and Gardens, Traditional Farms and Abbey of Muckross
Ross Castle
Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium
Connor Not
National park of Killarney
Lakes Killarney and Ladies View
Killarney Model Railway
Kenmare Heritage Centers
Kerry Bog Village Museum
Kerry Woolen Mills
Crag Cave
the islands Skellig Michael and Little Skellig
the traditional festivals:

The Puck' S Fair , i.e. the Festival of the goat, one of the last Celtic festivals of the country, takes place each year with Killorglin, in the Ring off Kerry , in August (in general 10,11 and 12).

pink The off Tralee (the pink of Tralee) is also a festival which remained very traditional. This rather important regional festival takes place at the end of August in the peninsula of Dingle. It is about a competition of beauty for women who must be related to Tralee on the one hand or of other.

Tralee, capital of 19.950 inhabitants, is an increasingly important city for tourism of the area with infrastructures of businesses, transport and well developed telecommunications.

Cities and villages of the County of Kerry

Abbeydorney (Mainistir Ó dTorna)
Annascaul (Abhainn year Scáil)
Ardfert (Ard Fhearta)
Ballinskelligs (Baille Na Sceilge)
Ballybunion (Baille year Bhuinneánaigh)
Ballyduff (Year Baille Dubh)
Ballyferriter (Baille year Fheirtéaraigh)
Ballyheigue (Baille Uí Thaidhg)
Ballylongford (Béal átha longphúirt)
Brosna Brosnagh'

Caherdaniel (Cathair Dhónaill)

Cahersiveen (Cathair Saidhbhín)

Castlecove

Castlegregory (Caislean Graighre)

Castleisland (Oileán Chiarraí)

Castlemaine (Casleán Na mainge)

Causeway (Year Tóchar)

Derrynane (Doire Fhionain)

Dingle (Year Daingean)

Duagh (Duabhath)

Dunquin (Dún Chaoin)

Farranfore (Year Fearann Fuar)

Fenit (Year Fhianait)

Feothanach (Year Fheothanach)

Finuge (Fionnóg)

Gneeveguilla

Kenmare (Year Neidín)

Kilflynn (Flainn Lash)

Kilgarvan (Garbháin Lash)

Killarney (Airne Lash)

Killorglin (Orglan Lash)

Knightstown (Year Chois)

Lispole (Lios Póil)

Lisselton

Listowel (Lios Tuathail)

Lixnaw (Leic Snámha)

Milltown (Baille year Mhuilinn)

Moyvane (Maigh Mheáin)

Portmagee (Year Caladh)

Rathmore (Year Ráth Mhór)

Sneem (Year tSnaidhm)

Tralee (Trá Lí)

Tarbert (Tairbeart)

Ventry (Ceann Trá)

Waterville (Year Coireán)

See too

Guide of Wikitravel voyage on the Irish Republic.

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