Firies
Firies
Na Foidhrí | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Firies, Church of St Gertrude | |
  Firies Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′14″N 09°35′52″W / 52.17056°N 9.59778°W | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Elevation | 20.978 m (68.827 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 558 |
Firies (officially Fieries; Irish: Na Foidhrí)[1] is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the R561 road between Farranfore and Castlemaine.[2] The population in 2011 was 491.[3]
Education
Opened in 1991, the Firies National School is a rural 15 teacher and Green school.[4]
Firies Castle
On a rock outcrop 855 meters south of the village is the fragmentary remains of a rectangular tower. The ground-floor appears to be occupied by a single chamber which was covered by a rounded vault which is almost entirely fallen. Only part of the walling above ground-floor level survives.[5]
Notable people
Bishop Eamonn Casey - Irish clergyman.
See also
References
- ^ "Fieries". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Fieries" (PDF). Kerry County Council. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Central Statistics Office, 2012 Census 2011 Population Classified by Area (Formerly Volume One)
- ^ "Home Page". Firies National School. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Archaeological Survey Database". National Monuments Service. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Firies at Wikimedia Commons
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