Tralee - Definition

Tralee (Irish: Trá Lí) (population circa 25,000 in 2002) is the county town of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated on the southwest corner of Ireland. The town was founded in the 13th century and was a stronghold of the Earls of Desmond. The name Tralee comes from the Irish Trá Lí, or Trá Laoi, which means "strand of the Lee" (river), although some believe it comes from the Irish Trá Liath meaning "grey strand". The town is situated at the neck of the Dingle Peninsula.

Tourism

Tralee is also famous for the annual "Rose of Tralee" beauty contest for Irish women and foreign women of Irish descent.

Amenities include:

• Kerry County Museum – incorporating the theme park 'Kerry: The Kingdom',
• Siamsa Tire-Folk theatre – offering traditional music and plays in gaelic.
• Blennerville Windmill and about 2 km outside the town,, Irelands largest still functioning windmill.

Transportation

Tralee is served by National Primary and Secondary roads as well as local routes.

National Primary Routes:

• N22 (South) to Killarney, Cork
• N69 to Listowel & Limerick

National Secondary Routes:

• Nx (north) to Ballybunion
• Nx to Dingle

There is a train service to Killarney, Limerick, Cork and Dublin operated by the national railway operator Iarnród Éireann. Bus Éireann provides bus connections to Dublin, Limerick, Galway, Cork, Killarney and to Dingle

Kerry International Airport located in Farrenfore between Tralee and Killarney provides air services.

The local port for Tralee is Fenit, about 10 km west of the town on the north side of the estuary.

Education

Tralee is services at all levels: Primary Education:

• C.B.S., Clounalour

• St. Mary’s, Moyderwell

• Presentation, Castle Street

• St. John’s, Ashe Street

• St. John’s, Balloonagh

• Holy Family, Balloonagh

Secondary:

• St. Mary’s C.B.S

• Tralee Community College

• St. Mary’s, Moyderwell

• St. John’s, Balloonagh

• Gaelcholaiste Chiarraí, Moyderwell

• Presentation Convent, Castle Street

Third Level

• Institute of Technology, Tralee

External links

• Tralee (http://www.tralee.ie/)
• Institute of Technology, Tralee (http://www.ittralee.ie/)
• County Kerry Atlas (http://www.kerrycoco.ie/ATLAS)