Firies

Fieries
Na Foidhrí
Village

Firies, Church of St Gertrude
Fieries

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°10′14″N 09°35′52″W / 52.17056°N 9.59778°W / 52.17056; -9.59778Coordinates: 52°10′14″N 09°35′52″W / 52.17056°N 9.59778°W / 52.17056; -9.59778
Country  Ireland
Province Munster
County County Kerry
Elevation 20.978 m (68.827 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 491

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]

See also

References

  1. "Fieries". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Fieries" (PDF). Kerry County Council. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. Central Statistics Office, 2012 Census 2011 Population Classified by Area (Formerly Volume One)
  4. "Home Page". Firies National School. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. "Archaeological Survey Database". National Monuments Service. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

External link

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