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Neidin, "little nest," anglicised
Kenmare.
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Snippets of information about the
Kenmare
area:
- Roughty River joins with Sheen River before flowing into Kenmare
Bay, under Suspension Bridge. The bridge is
misnamed - the original construction was a
suspension type, a new design was built after 1934.
- Finnerty River flows by the town, under Cromwellian
bridge and into
Kenmare Bay.
- Bonane - enroute to Glengarriff - up the Sheen River.
- Kilgarvan - five miles to the east - up the Roughty.
- Lauragh - Six miles to the west - down the Bay's left side.
- Templenoe - four miles to the west - down the Bay's right side towards
Sneem.
- Moll's Gap - enroute to Killarney - up the Finnerty.
Sights, close by
TOURISM
The source of the material that describes Kenmare in the follow-on
paragraph was gleaned from Liam Cousins' "My home town Kenmare" and
from the Kenmare Literary and Historical Society's "Kenmare Journal."
Visitors to our town are sometimes confused by the bilingual
signpost with the name Kenmare in large letters above and the
diminutive Neidin underneath. The early parish was variously spelled
Kynmare, Cinmair, Cillmare and Cillmaire. The prefix ken (ceann) an kin
(cinn) the gaelic are synonmous, meaning head of or end of.
..... Kenmare (ceann mara), head of or end of the sea where
Kenmare can be observed upon referencing a map of the area. The
name Nedeen derives from the district in and around the present town,
once occupied by the sub-sept of the McCarthys or as others would have
it, a sub-sept of the O'Sullivan Mores (more, meaning "large"
or "big" in gaelic) of Dunkerron, referred to as Sliocht Nedeen. It
was a
tribal rather than a topographical significence.
One may ask what the region has to offer! In addition to its
beautiful scenery it boast some of the best
hotels in Ireland.
Some of what is offered:
Golfing
.. 18-hole beginning with tee adjacent to Carnegie Hall. A hall courtesy of
Andrew Carnegie
Boat Ride .. Down
Kenmare Bay to view its islands and surrounding
mountain scenery.
Fishing .. On lakes, rivers and down the Kenmare Bay and the
Atlantic.
Walking
.. Reenagros island designed for - below the
"Park Hotel" on the Kenmare
River (so called because the Roughty and Sheen
rivers have combined to become one prior to the arrival of the Atlantic
tides.
Longer Treks .. Around Roughty - over Suspension Bridge by
Sheen Falls via Crossroads or in reverse order.
The Sheen River flows into the Roughty river
absent the tide. A beautiful luxury hotel aptly named the
"Sheen Falls Hotel"
is situated in close proximity to the
falls.
Climb Mountain.. Plenty to choose - Ireland's highest (Not
really high)
Sightseeing .. Everywhere
Figures of an era:
Pat Spillane .... Gaelic Footballer (Templenoe)
Mickey Ned Sullivan .... Gaelic Footballer (Kenmare)
Mikey Wharton .... Gaelic Hurler (Killowen)
Johnny McCarthy .... Master Chef - Teacher (Kenmare town)
Pat "Scarteen" O'Connor .... Politician (Kenmare town)
... and others who will be listed later .....
Facilities/Amenities
Churches Catholic - Holy Cross Protestant
Father Breen's Memorial Park (1936) Gaelic Football
Hurling Athletic Events
Golf Links 18-hole Convenient to Town Pitch &
Putt
(at Cross Roads)
Carnegie Hall Library housed within Used for
social events
Heritage Musuem Provides historical info
Old Kenmare Cemetery
Famine
Memorial
Connections - loose or otherwise:
Maggie Thatcher - ancestor, an O'Sullivan
Billy Idol - mother, an O'Sullivan.
Frank O'Mara - mother, of an
Olympian.
Composer Moeran - drowned off Kenmare Pier
Composed for the Halle Orchestra, London. Is buried in the
Old Church (Protestant) graveyard at Killowen.
Things said by people of the area.
Here's one or two:
Raining .. A nice soft day
Major problem .. A thing of nothing
Good/Fun Times .. Great Craic
News of local interest
Kenmare folks (whom townfolks know) are long back after a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of
experiencing a magnificent wedding at Saint Patrick's Cathedral. The
day,
Saturday, May 25, 1996 had no equal. On exiting the cathedral the happy
couple were treated to seemingly fairy tale treatment. Folks observing
the
horse-drawn carriage and the radient bride in her resplendent gown
wondered
who the celebrity was that had just been wed. Tourists with cameras got
in
the way of the photographers who were attempting to capture the blessed
moment for the newly weds.
oo00oo
A circuit of Ireland
Rally is to end in Kenmare in October 1996. Participants are eager
to
enjoy Kenmare's hospitality as is the custom.
oo00oo
Connections - For Better or Worse:
Emily Lawless' poem:
War-dogs, hungry and grey, gnawing a naked bone,
Fighters in every clime, Every cause but their own.
Another Kenmare
A message received from another Kenmareman with a compliment on
September
11, 1996.
"Strange isn't it, I am from
Kenmare, North Dakota." Please reference this neat page which
offers Kenmare folks of ND an opportunity to identify themselves and to
provide comments.
Kenmare Street
An Irish-American politician by the name of O'Sullivan had a street in
New York city named for his mother's birthplace. In close proximity to
Kenmare Street is a Sullivan Street that was named in his honor.
When New York was Irish, no doubt!
Stock News
Music/Folk/Play
A former member of "Boys of the Lough" was raised
in Kenmare.
Interesting fact:
The most frequently sung song by barbershopper singers appears to be
"My Wild Irish Rose."
Worldwide Connections
What's in a name?
Here are some interesting "originating" connections that are not widely
known
nor appreciated by historians. The contributions, the religion, and
timeline does not
fit neatly with notions about the arrival of a people. People who fought
and
died in America's cause.
Riney (of Kerry ancestry) settled/helped build first log
church.
Lincoln's Autobiography
Riney, Origin of name
Riney, English-born success
Archaeology
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Don't forget to view the Druid's Circle when you visit. Druids,
the
pagan priests, used the stone circles in connection with their rites.
Pillar
stones in isolation appear to be headstones because of ogham writing
found
on them translates to a kind of "Here Lies So and So."
Thesaurus .. Enter "Ireland."
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