Kerry County Museum
Review
Anchored in Tralee’s Ashe Memorial Hall, right at this historic town’s lively centre, Kerry County Museum really is a superb gateway to the county’s soul. This handsome civic building safeguards one of Kerry’s most important collections, with well over 4,000 important objects spanning from the Stone Age to the late twentieth century. Exhibits tell human stories, farmers, fishermen, rebels, writers, so you meet the people, not just the past. Adults will linger over artefacts, films, and local lore, while children are brilliantly catered for. Build a Stone Age survival kit, handle replica tools, solve an archaeological puzzle, and follow playful trails that quietly teach. Interpretation is clear, engaging, and rooted in place; staff are welcoming and passionate. Give yourself three to four unrushed hours to roam galleries, special displays, and changing exhibitions. Step back outside and Tralee’s streets feel familiar, enriched by centuries of memory held under one elegant roof
- Top 100 Review
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Castlegregory
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Maharees, Co. Kerry
, V92XFN7
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