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Kenmare Town

The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay.

Kenmare Bay

Kenmare Bay bisects and separates the Beara and Iveragh peninsulas and their mountain ranges.

Kenmare Holy Well

August 15th is the annual day for visiting this holy well from which people take water to use for eye ailments and warts. It is also Fair Day in Kenmare.

Kenmare Stone Circle

A megalithic stone circle comprising of 15 stones, possibly the largest in the south-west.

Kenmare Street

Kenmare (Irish: An Neidín, meaning "the little nest") is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland on The Ring of Kerry.

Old Kenmare Cemetery (An Irish Famine Cemetery)

Here you will see the Famine Plot (Irish potato famine) where over 5,000 local people are said to have been buried during the great famine.

The Old Kenmare Road

This is a great walk of 16km from Kenmare to the Torc Waterfall car park in Killarney National Park.

  • Kenmare Town, The Ring of Kerry
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  • Kenmare Holy Well, The Ring of Kerry
  • Kenmare Stone Circle, The Ring of Kerry
  • Kenmare Street, The Ring of Kerry
  • Old Kenmare Cemetery, The Ring of Kerry
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  • Kenmare Town, The Ring of Kerry
  • Kenmare Bay, The Ring of Kerry
  • Kenmare Holy Well, The Ring of Kerry
  • Kenmare Stone Circle, The Ring of Kerry
  • Kenmare Street, The Ring of Kerry
  • Old Kenmare Cemetery, The Ring of Kerry
  • The Old Kenmare Road, The Ring of Kerry

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