12 Facts About County Kerry

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County Kerry is the fifth-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by area and the 16th-largest by population.

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County Kerry is one of the most mountainous regions of Ireland and its three highest mountains, Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Caher, all part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range.

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3.

County Kerry was to remain a source of emigration until recent times.

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4.

County Kerry was divided into four municipal districts, which are identical with the local electoral areas used for election of Councillors.

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5.

Gaelic football is by far the dominant sport in the county, and Kerry has the most successful of all football teams; the Kerry footballers have won the Sam Maguire cup 38 times, with the next nearest team Dublin on 30 wins.

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6.

The Ring of County Kerry on the Iveragh Peninsula is a popular route for tourists and cyclists.

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7.

County Kerry has many Bronze Age monuments including standing stones, wedge tombs, boulder burials, and stone circles, along with Iron Age forts.

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8.

County Kerry has two local newspapers, The Kerryman and Kerry's Eye, both published in Tralee.

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9.

Main National Primary Routes into County Kerry are the N21 road from Limerick and the N22 road from Cork, each terminating in Tralee.

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10.

County Kerry Airport is situated on the N23 road between Castleisland and Farranfore which connects the N21 and N22.

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11.

County Kerry is served by rail at Tralee railway station, Farranfore railway station, Killarney railway station and Rathmore railway station which connect to Cork and Dublin Heuston, via Mallow.

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12.

Hospitals in County Kerry include the public University Hospital County Kerry which is the second-largest acute hospital in the Health Service Executive South Region.

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