Kenmare

Kenmare
Irish: Neidín
Town
Henry Street, Kenmare
Henry Street, Kenmare
Kenmare is located in Ireland
Kenmare
Kenmare
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 9°35′01″W / 51.8801°N 9.5835°W / 51.8801; -9.5835
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Population2,566
Irish Grid ReferenceV908709
Websitewww.kenmare.ie

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]

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