Rathmore () is a small town in

County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...

, Ireland, lying immediately west of the border with

County Cork County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...

. Rathmore is divided into two parts, one being the main commercial centre, and the other being the administrative centre where the schools and churches are located which is colloquially known as Rath Beg (). It lies at the heart of the

Sliabh Luachra Sliabh Luachra (), sometimes anglicised Slieve Logher, is an upland region in Munster, Ireland. It is on the borders of counties County Cork, Cork, County Kerry, Kerry and County Limerick, Limerick, and bounded to the south by the Munster Blackw ...

area known for its traditional Irish music and culture. The local GAA club is

Rathmore GAA Rathmore is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Rathmore, County Kerry, Ireland. Together with 12 other football clubs (Cordal, Dr. Crokes, Currow, Firies, Fossa, Glenflesk, Gneeveguilla, Kilcummin, Legion, Listry, Rathmore, Scar ...

. The SAG (social action group) is in Rathmore and helps the elderly in the area. The town hosts the farmer's market every Saturday in the community centre. Rathmore is the birthplace of numerous Irish scholars, including: Eoghan Rua O Súilleabháin (Irish poet), Aogan Ó Rathaille (Irish poet and writer), and Fr. Patrick Dineen (compiled the Irish-English Dictionary) Rathmore also has a strong football tradition and are frequent contributors to The Kerry Inter County Team. Rathmore Community School () is a large feeder school for the universities and other third-level institutions in Ireland particularly for

University College Cork University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...

and the University of Limerick.

Transport

The Mallow–Tralee railway line passes through the town and offers frequent services to Cork, Dublin Heuston and

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

via

Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...

and Farranfore (for Kerry Airport). It is particularly busy during the weekend and evenings and is the access point for all rail users in the surrounding environs.

Rathmore railway station Rathmore railway station is a station on the Mallow to Tralee railway line and serves the town of Rathmore in County Kerry, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Nor ...

opened on 1 December 1854 and was closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975,. Bus Éireann also offers a service between Cork and Tralee via Rathmore.

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{{County Kerry Towns and villages in County Kerry

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