History of County Kerry

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Chapters: Archaeological sites in County Kerry, Baronies of County Kerry, Castles in County Kerry, Deputy Lieutenants of Kerry, Historic constituencies in County Kerry, Lord-Lieutenants of Kerry, List of National Monuments in County Kerry, Skellig Michael, List of monarchs of Thomond, Kerry¿Limerick West, Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare, St Joseph's Industrial School, Tralee, List of monarchs of Desmond, East Kerry, Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle, Headford Ambush, Dingle, Ardfert, Dromore Castle, Henry Arthur Herbert, Ardfert Cathedral, Kingdom of Desmond, Ballycarbery Castle, Battle of Callann, Listowel mutiny, Ross Castle, Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet, Siege of Smerwick, Knight of Kerry, Innisfallen Island, South Kerry, Earl of Listowel, North Kerry, Reask, West Kerry, Listowel Castle, Ciarraige, Staigue stone fort, Trughanacmy, Parkavonear Castle, Kerry County Museum, Eightercua, Valentine Browne, 2nd Earl of Kenmare, Gallarus Castle, Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare, Dunkerron Castle, Ferriter's Cove, Uragh Stone Circle, Barony of Clanmaurice, CIIC 193. Excerpt: The Irish state has officially approved the following List of National Monuments in County Kerry. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "National Monument", and therefore worthy of state protection unless the government decides to demolish it. If the land adjoining to the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected. Skellig Michael (from Sceilig Mhichíl in the Irish language, meaning Michael's rock), also known as Great Skellig, is a steep rocky island in the Atlantic Ocean about 9 miles (14.5 kilometres) from the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. It is the larger of the two Skellig Islands. After probably being founded in the 7th century, for 600 years the island was a centre of monastic life for Irish Christian monks. The Gaelic monastery, which is situated almost at the summit of the 230-metre-high rock became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. It is one of Europe's better known but least accessible monasteries. Since the extreme remoteness of Skellig Michael has until recently discouraged visitors, the site is exceptionally well preserved. The very spartan conditions inside the monastery illustrate the ascetic lifestyle practiced by early Irish Christians. The monks lived in stone 'beehive' huts (clochans), perched above nearly vertical cliff walls. This terraced monastic site was originally approached by three flights of vertiginous steps, leading from different landing places, which met at Christ's Valley, the saddle between the peaks. The modern path to the lighthouse meets the southern flight of steps. The monastery comprises six intact clochans, two oratories, 31 early grave slabs, a monolithic cross and the 13th century church of St Michael. The dry-stone walls of the clochans are almost 2m thick, square in plan, with circular roofs. Most have wall recesses but no windows. The two largest have projecting corbels inside and out that were used for securing thatch or stopping sods from slipping. T