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Healy-Rae Family
The Healy-Rae family is a political and business family based in the Kilgarvan area of County Kerry in Ireland. The patriarch was Jackie Healy-Rae (1931–2014). History Jackie Healy-Rae grew up on a small farm, returned after emigrating to the United States, and developed building-supply and retail businesses. He was a member of Kerry County Council in the Killarney local electoral area (LEA) from 1973 until 2003, as a Fianna Fáil member until the 1997 Irish general election, 1997 general election; the party did not select him as a candidate in Kerry South (Dáil constituency), Kerry South so he ran as an Independent politician, independent and unexpectedly won a seat in the 28th Dáil. At the 1999 Irish local elections, 1999 local elections his son Michael Healy-Rae, Michael joined Jackie on the council, representing Killorglin LEA. When the dual mandate was abolished in 2003, Jackie vacated his council seat and another son, Danny Healy-Rae, Danny, was co-opted in his place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilgarvan
Kilgarvan () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay. By car, the village is a ten-minute trip from Kenmare, and thirty minutes from Killarney. History Kilgarvan is a village in southeast County Kerry near the Cork boundary. Kilgarvan was the site of the Battle of Callann in 1261 which reduced Norman power in Ireland for almost 300 years. The battle site is located in the townland of Callann (pronounced Collon). Nearby the town are the ruins of "Ardtully House". This house was built in a castle style by the wealthy landowner Sir Richard John Theodore Orpen (1788-1876), Knight of Ardtully, in 1847. It replaced a number of earlier structures, dating as far back as 1215. It was associated with a number of families including Carew, McCarthy, Dillon, Babbington and Conway. Only ruins remain as it was burned down in 1921 during the Irish War of Independence. Directions on how to find the Castle are pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
