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County Hall ( ga, Áras an Chontae, Trá Lí) is a municipal building in the Rathass district of

Tralee Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

, Ireland.

History

The main building, which was designed by George Wilkinson for use as the Tralee Union Workhouse, was completed in September 1842. The workhouse infirmary evolved to become St Catherine's Hospital in the 1930s but, after the transfer of the patients to Tralee General Hospital, the St Catherine's Hospital closed in 1984. The site was acquired by

Kerry County Council Kerry County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Chiarraí) is the authority responsible for local government in County Kerry, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and c ...

, who had previously been based in the

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, and the main hospital building was converted for use as the county council headquarters. It officially opened in its new role in January 1989. An additional building on the south east corner of the site, which was completed in 2000, has accommodated the Housing Department staff since 2015.

References

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Kerry County Council