Mountain King of Killorglin: Exploring the Misty Origins of King Puck
Nestling in the heart of the Kerry mountains, the progressive little town of Killorglin is to be found. Its picturesque situation is very well known
Nestling in the heart of the Kerry mountains, the progressive little town of Killorglin is to be found. Its picturesque situation is very well known
Moira Griffin of Cahereenard, Castleisland was the youngest of a family of three boys and three girls of farmer Thomas Griffin, and his wife Mary
Among the more unusual additions to the Castleisland District Heritage archive is material generated by KDC Southern Scorchers, a Kerry cheerleading club, and Flares Gymnastics
As 2024 draws to a close, Castleisland District Heritage looks back at what the year has given and, sadly, taken away. The year got off
‘Buy in bulk with ready cash; sell at low profits but sell quickly’ Denis Guiney, a ‘Merchant Prince’ in the twentieth century business world, was
John Twiss of Castleisland, wrongfully convicted of the murder of James Donovan in 1894 and hanged in Cork Gaol the following year, was Posthumously Pardoned
Two hundred years ago, in 1824, The Castleisland Act was passed.[1] A map which dates to 1822 inscribed, ‘Plan of the Town and Undivided Lands
Congratulations are extended to The Kerryman newspaper which this year (2024) celebrates 120 years since its first issue was printed in Tralee on 20 August
‘Donal O’Mahony stands unrivalled and unequalled in the fight for Irish freedom’ – T M Donovan In 1927, Castleisland historian, T M Donovan, described patriot
‘John Sullivan was the Dickens of our generation’ – Mark Freeland, BBC Head of Comedy John Richard Thomas Sullivan OBE, creator of the comedy sitcom
