Kenmare
Irish: Neidín | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Henry Street, Kenmare | |
  Kenmare Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 9°35′01″W / 51.8801°N 9.5835°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population | 2,566 |
| Irish Grid Reference | V908709 |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 605 | — |
| 1831 | 1,072 | +77.2% |
| 1841 | 1,339 | +24.9% |
| 1851 | 1,509 | +12.7% |
| 1861 | 1,200 | −20.5% |
| 1871 | 1,205 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 1,279 | +6.1% |
| 1891 | 1,189 | −7.0% |
| 1901 | 1,122 | −5.6% |
| 1911 | 1,034 | −7.8% |
| 1926 | 883 | −14.6% |
| 1936 | 921 | +4.3% |
| 1946 | 906 | −1.6% |
| 1951 | 907 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1,054 | +16.2% |
| 1961 | 1,046 | −0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,113 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 903 | −18.9% |
| 1981 | 1,123 | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 1,130 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,366 | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 1,420 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,844 | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 1,701 | −7.8% |
| 2011 | 2,175 | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 2,376 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2,566 | +8.0% |
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Kenmare (Irish: Neidín, meaning 'the little nest')[8][9] is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara,[8] meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. It is also a townland and civil parish.[9]
- ^ a b "F1015: Population and Average Age by Sex and List of Towns (number and percentages), 2022". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. April 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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- ^ Lee, JJ (1981). "On the accuracy of the Pre-famine Irish censuses". In Goldstrom, J. M.; Clarkson, L. A. (eds.). Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. H. Connell. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mokyr, Joel; O Grada, Cormac (November 1984). "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700–1850". The Economic History Review. 37 (4): 473–488. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0289.1984.tb00344.x. hdl:10197/1406. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Kenmare". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b Collins Irish Gem Dictionary. Great Britain: HarperCollins Publishers. 2006. ISBN 0-00-719160-X.
- ^ a b "Irish Placenames Database – Kenmare entry". Retrieved 24 August 2013.