Ker'ry, a maritime county in the S.W. part of Ireland, in Munster, having N. the estuary of the Shannon. Are", 1852 square miles. Pop. 201,039, a large proportion of whom speak only the Irish tongue. Surface extremely wild, rugged, and mountainous. MacGillicuddy Rocks, the loftiest mountains in Ireland, are in this county. Coast. line deeply indented with bays, of which Tralee, Dingle, and Koninare are the chief. Dunmore Head, between the two former, is the most westerly land in Ireland. Principal rivers, the Feale, Maine, Laune or Lane, and Roughty Lakes comprise those of Killarney, Carra, and Currane. Soil mostly inferior, except in the central lowlands. where it is a rich loam, resting on limestone. Agriculture is 'y backward. Chief crops, potatoes, wheat, and barley. Numerous goats and small cattle are pastured in the mountains. Chief towns, Tralee (the capital), Killarney, Dingle, and Kenmare. The county sends two members to the House of Commons, and the borough of Traice one member.
Ker'ry, a maritime county in the S.W. part of Ireland, in Munster, having N. the estuary of the Shannon. Are", 1852 square miles. Pop. 201,039, a large proportion of whom speak only the Irish tongue. Surface extremely wild, rugged, and mountainous. MacGillicuddy Rocks, the loftiest mountains in Ireland, are in this county. Coast. line deeply indented with bays, of which Tralee, Dingle, and Koninare are the chief. Dunmore Head, between the two former, is the most westerly land in Ireland. Principal rivers, the Feale, Maine, Laune or Lane, and Roughty Lakes comprise those of Killarney, Carra, and Currane. Soil mostly inferior, except in the central lowlands. where it is a rich loam, resting on limestone. Agriculture is 'y backward. Chief crops, potatoes, wheat, and barley. Numerous goats and small cattle are pastured in the mountains. Chief towns, Tralee (the capital), Killarney, Dingle, and Kenmare. The county sends two members to the House of Commons, and the borough of Traice one member.
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