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Country
  
Ireland

Time zone
  
WET (UTC+0)

Area
  
18 km²

Province
  
Munster

County
  
County Kerry

Irish Grid Reference
  
R746888

Local time
  
Monday 7:10 PM

Currans

Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 72% Humidity

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Currans (Na Coirríní) is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 8.5 km southwest of Castleisland.

Contents

Map of Currans Village, Co. Kerry, Ireland

History

The old parish church was abandoned after the Reformation, and fell into ruins. In the Church of Ireland, the parish has long been united to Tralee. In the Roman Catholic Church Currans parish was united to Tralee by 1703. In 1866 the western part of Currans was included in the new Catholic parish of Baile na hEaglaise now known as Spa.

Demographics

  • The population in 1996 was 221.
  • The population in 2002 rose by seven percent to 237.
  • In the 2006 Census, the population was recorded at 258.

    • Geography

    The village is located in a flat agricultural landscape with trees and hedgerows. The River Maine flows along the north-west of the plan boundary.

    References

    Currans Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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