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Ballyduff () is a village near
Near Ballyduff at Rattoo, a round tower reaches a height of 29.56m, with a base circumference of 15m.
This is the only complete round tower in Kerry, and has been dated to the late 11th century. In the mid-19th century, the tower sat on a raised earth causeway in what was then a swamp. The swamp was drained and the causeway removed in the late 19th century so the fields could be cultivated.
On 1 November 1920, in reprisals for the killings and shootings of various RIC constables in the area, the Black and Tans shot a local man (John Houlihan) dead, burned the local creamery to the ground, and then burned seven homes in the
Listowel
Listowel ( ; , IPA: ˆlʲɪsË ËˆtÌªË uÉ™hÉ™lʲ is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,820 according to the Central Statistics Of ...
, County Kerry
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, Ireland. Located on the R551 road between Ballyheigue and Ballybunion on hills above Cashen Bay where the River Feale flows to the sea at the mouth of the River Shannon
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History
Near Ballyduff at Rattoo, a round tower reaches a height of 29.56m, with a base circumference of 15m.
This is the only complete round tower in Kerry, and has been dated to the late 11th century. In the mid-19th century, the tower sat on a raised earth causeway in what was then a swamp. The swamp was drained and the causeway removed in the late 19th century so the fields could be cultivated.
On 1 November 1920, in reprisals for the killings and shootings of various RIC constables in the area, the Black and Tans shot a local man (John Houlihan) dead, burned the local creamery to the ground, and then burned seven homes in the Abbeydorney
Abbeydorney () is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Located north of the county town of Tralee, the village had a population of 418 as of the 2016 census of Ireland. Abbeydorney falls within the civil parish of O'Dorney.
History
Abbey
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area.
Of the area's three great houses, only two are still standing, Rattoo Great House and Bushmount House. Ballyhorgan House was burned in 1920 in disputed circumstances. There is a soup kitchen that was used during the great famine (1845-1847). There is a forge that was recently renovated.
Sport
Ballyduff GAA club plays both Gaelic football and hurling. The club won theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...
final in 1891, when the team was trained by James McDonnell. This is the only time that the title was won by a Kerry team.
Ballyduff is also home to the soccer team Rattoo Rovers who play in the Kerry District League.
See also
* List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Kerry) * List of towns and villages in IrelandReferences
{{County Kerry Towns and villages in County Kerry Towers in the Republic of Ireland