History & Culture

Kerry History - Origin of the phrase "Kingdom of Kerry"
Kerry Facts
Geography Famine and Emigration
Penal Laws
Letter on Glenbeigh Evictions
Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent - off site
The Great Hunger Archive - off site
The Great Hunger Room - at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT- off site
Cherishing the Irish Diaspora - by President of Ireland Mary Robinson
Legends, Lore & Literature - and now some lyrics!
12th Century Clan Map of Kerry
Ancient Clans
Castles & Country Homes
Surnames of Kerry
People of Note with Kerry Roots
The Best Place of All...-offsite- book about "Smiling Jim" Cahillane, Kerry-man and Northampton, MA mayor
Irish Local Names Explained - offsite

 Research Aids

The Kerry Mail List - Mine the experience of other researchers
Kerry Books- bookstores, maps
The Kerry Bindery - Kerry books reviewed
Griffiths Valuation Film Numbers
Parish Register Film Numbers
Casey Record Index for Kerry
Description of the Casey Collection
Aids to Finding Information in the Casey Collection
Gaelic Root Words for Town Names
RC Baptism Locations in Castleisland
Kerry Telephone Number Changes
Loads o' Links-Plus- must see genealogy help including:

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 Maps & Places

Civil Parish List and Map- linked to townland maps
Townlands of Kerry - a complete alphabetical list
Detailed Kerry Map
1756 Map of Kerry
1756 Killarney Vista
Kerry 1 - 2 - 3
Baronies of Kerry
Kerry Registration Districts
Kerry Poor Law Unions
3 Maps of Kerry Catholic Parishes
Catholic Churches - names, addresses, phone numbers
Catholic vs. Civil Parish Names - record start dates
Castlegregory c 1830-1850

Map Links - Offsite

Counties of Ireland- 1 - 2
Discovery Map Series Info - finding maps with townlands
Kerry/Cork
Kerry 1 - 2 N Kerry
Ballinskellings
Dingle Peninsula
Killarney town - Killarney area
Lakes of Killarney
Tralee 1 - 2 - 3
Ireland c. 1570
Irish Counties and Provinces
Persons of Irish Ancestry in the U.S.
Interactive locator map

Townland Search Engines - Offsite

The IreAtlas Townland Database
Irish Ancestors - Placenames

Townland Links - Offsite