Rathmore, County Kerry
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Rathmore
Irish: An Ráth Mhór | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Rathmore Station | |
  Rathmore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°05′04″N 9°12′35″W / 52.084464°N 9.209633°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population | 766 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | W165931 |
Rathmore (Irish: An Ráth Mhór, meaning 'big ringfort')[2] is a small town in County Kerry, Ireland, lying immediately west of the border with County Cork. It is divided in two parts,[citation needed] 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 (Irish: An Ráth Bheag, meaning 'small ringfort').[3] It lies at the heart of the Sliabh Luachra area known for its traditional Irish music and culture. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Rathmore GAA. 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.[citation needed]
Rathmore is the birthplace of numerous Irish scholars including Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin (poet), Aogán Ó Rathaille (poet and writer), and Patrick Dineen (compiled an Irish-English Dictionary).[citation needed]
Rathmore has a strong Gaelic football tradition and frequently contributes to the Kerry inter-county team.[citation needed] Whenever the Kerry football team wins the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the returning team stops first in Rathmore to greet the crowds as soon as their train from Dublin crosses the county border, before proceeding to victory parades and to show the Sam Maguire Cup to crowds in Tralee and Killarney.[4]
Rathmore Community School is a large feeder school for the universities and other third-level institutions in Ireland particularly for University College Cork and the University of Limerick.[citation needed]
Transport
[edit]The Mallow–Tralee railway line passes through the town and offers frequent services to Cork, Dublin Heuston and Tralee via Killarney and Farranfore (for Kerry Airport).[citation needed] It is particularly busy during evenings and weekends and is the access point for all rail users in the surrounding areas.[citation needed] Rathmore railway station opened on 1 December 1854 and was closed for goods traffic on 3 November 1975.[5]
Bus Éireann also offers a service between Cork and Tralee through Rathmore.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Census 2022 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Rathmore". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office.
- ^ "An Ráth Mhór/Rathmore". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "An Ráth Bheag/Rath Beg". logainm.ie. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Kelleher, Sinead (28 July 2025). "Kerry's Paul and Shane get rousing welcome home at the team's first stop with the Sam Maguire". The Kerryman.
- ^ "Rathmore station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 4 September 2007.
