Kerry

Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you’re destined for. But don’t hurry the journey at all. Better if it lasts for years, so you’re old by the time you reach the island, wealthy with all you’ve gained on the way,…

This week on Fireside is Episode 87: Seán na Bánóige – Part I Get in touch with the show on Kevin’s Instagram and Twitter if you have any ideas for the podcast, or just want to say hi! Please donate to the Patreon Page to show your…

On this week's episode of Pints of Malt, we discuss our hills to die on. We talk about some of the more unpopular opinions that we will always defend and support. We touch on the importance of good mental health and Kenny’s dungarees…

According to the National Museum of Australia, the first rebellion in Australia took place in 1804 and it was a Kerryman who started it. Up to 300 convicts were led by Kerry born Philip Cunningham in a revolt on a New South Wales prison…

In September 1917 Thomas Ashe was sent to Mountjoy after making a so called seditious speech. For this 'crime' Ashe ended up behind bars by the Royal Canal and denied political prisoner status. He began a hunger strike but just five days…

My journey to Killorglin’s K-Fest begins in a slow fashion, as I miss my connecting bus from Killarney because the Tralee train from Heuston arrives in Kerry a few minutes too late. Killorglin isn’t the easiest town to get to – when I…

A is for…Alcohol Oscar Wilde once stated that ‘Alcohol taken in sufficient quantities may produce all the effects of drunkenness.’ The Irish have spent decades reaffirming this aphorism.  Their best nights out are not remembered the next…

Hollywood is once again stirring excitement down County Kerry way. The Star Wars franchise is joining a long list of films shot on location in The Kingdom over the years. The notable of these are of course David Lean's sprawling epic Ryan’s…