Kenmare

Kenmare is a town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara, meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. Wikipedia

Population 2,175 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ireland
Daylight 7 h 48 in Dec, dark by 16:27 · 16 h 41 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 17 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 58 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 52 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 39 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 41 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 15 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 41 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 42 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 44 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 51 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 48 of daylight
Tourist office · 90 m Kenmare Tourist Information Office

Getting there

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Where you can go from Kenmare

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From Kenmare's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

1 to 2 hours· 1

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

All 19 places to eat

Somewhere to run

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