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Tralee District Senior Football Championship
Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') 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 Kerry. The town's population was 26,079 as of the 2022 census, making it the 15th largest urban settlement in Ireland. Tralee is known for the Rose of Tralee International Festival, which has been held annually in August since 1959. History Situated at the confluence of some small rivers and adjacent to marshy ground at the head of Tralee Bay, Tralee is located at the base of an ancient roadway that heads south over the Slieve Mish Mountains. On this old track is located a large boulder sometimes called Scotia's Grave, reputedly the burial place of an ancient queen. Anglo-Normans founded the town in the 13th century, which became a stronghold of the Earls of Desmond, who built Tralee Castle. John Fitz-Thomas FitzGerald founded the monastery of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry County Museum
Kerry County Museum () is a museum located in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. The museum is based in the Ashe Memorial Hall, formerly also known as the Urban Council Chambers in the centre of Tralee. The aim of the museum is to collect, record, preserve and display the material heritage of County Kerry. History Before World War I, Kerry County Council was based in a purpose-built building on Godfrey Place; however the building was set on fire by the Black and Tans during the Siege of Tralee of November 1920. In the mid-1920s, it was agreed to new commission a new municipal meeting for use by both Kerry County Council and Tralee Urban District Council. The site they selected had formed part of the estate of Henry Clements-Finnerty which incorporated the ruins of a 17th century castle built for the Denny family. A new building, which was dedicated to the memory of the republican Thomas Ashe, was designed by Thomas Joseph Cullen in the Neo-Georgian style, built in ashlar stone at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
