Killorglin
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Killorglin ( ) is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town's population was 2,163. Killorglin is on the Ring of Kerry tourist route, and annual events include the August Puck Fair festival, which starts with the crowning and parading of a "king" wild goat. The town is 26 km south of Tralee along the N70 road, and 22 km west of Killarney along the N72 road. Killorglin is in a civil parish of the same name.
Killorglin ( ) is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town's population was 2,163. Killorglin is on the Ring of Kerry tourist route, and annual events include the August Puck Fair festival, which starts with the crowning and parading of a "king" wild goat. The town is 26 km south of Tralee along the N70 road, and 22 km west of Killarney along the N72 road. Killorglin is in a civil parish of the same name. ===Literature=== Books about Killorglin, or by Killorglin natives, include: Things My Mother Never Told Me (2003), by Blake Morrison, tells the story of the author's mother who was from Killorglin and emigrated to England. Cast A Laune Shadow (1997), by local historian Patrick (Pa) Houlihan (1918-2010), is a history of the town in story. Puck Fair, by Pa's eldest son Michael Houlihan, is about the annual festival in August. St James and Fr Tom, by Terence Houlihan and Billy Browne, details the development of St James's Catholic church by Fr Tom Lawlor. The Civil War in Kerry, by local historian Tom Doyle, details the part Kerry and Killorglin played in the Irish Civil War.
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