Farranfore ()
is a village in
County Kerry
County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...
,
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. It lies on the
N22 road approximately midway between
Tralee
Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...
(10 miles or 17 km) and
Killarney
Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...
(9 miles or 15 km) and on the
railway line
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road ...
connecting the two towns.
Farranfore came into existence as a
turnpike; a gate at the cross-roads in the village marked the boundary of the lands of the Earls of Kenmare.
Transport
Between 1893 and 1960,
Farranfore railway station
Farranfore railway station serves the village of Farranfore in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located a short distance away from Kerry Airport.
History
The station opened on 18 July 1859 as part of the Tralee & Killarney Railway which opened on ...
, which opened on 18 July 1859,
was known as Farranfore Junction, as it was the point where one boarded for the spectacular train ride to
Valentia Harbour, which was the westernmost railway in Europe.
Farranfore is notable in particular for its nearby airport, known as
Kerry Airport
Kerry Airport (; ), often called Farranfore Airport, is an international airport in Farranfore, County Kerry, Ireland. It is north off the Ring of Kerry and southeast of the county town, Tralee. Passenger services are operated by Ryanair an ...
. The single runway at Farranfore saw intensive use when
Ryanair
Ryanair is an Irish Low-cost carrier#Ultra low-cost carrier, ultra low-cost airline group headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. The parent company, Ryanair Holdings plc, includes subsidiaries Ryanair , Malta Air, Buzz (Ryanair), Buzz ...
opened a base at the airport in July 2008. Ryanair flies daily from Farranfore to
London Stansted,
London Luton and
Frankfurt-Hahn. In the wake of its disagreements with
Cork Airport
Cork Airport () is the second-largest international airport in the Republic of Ireland, after Dublin Airport, Dublin and ahead of Shannon Airport, Shannon. It is south of Cork (city), Cork City centre, in an area known as Farmers Cross. In ...
, it announced that it was moving its Liverpool service from Cork to Farranfore from June 2006 (this service subsequently ended later that year).
Notable people
*
Jack Sherwood
Jack Sherwood (born 17 February 1991) is a footballer with the Kerry senior football team. He has played with Kerry at all levels from minor to senior. He then moved on to the Under 21 team and played in the Munster final in 2012 but lost ou ...
, footballer
*
Donal Daly, footballer
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland.
References
External links
Farranfore railway stationKerry Airport
{{County Kerry
Towns and villages in County Kerry