With its delicatessens and designer boutiques, KENMARE ( www.neidin.net ) feels like a prosperous foreign enclave, and you're almost as likely to hear English or German tones here as Irish. Neatly organized on an X-plan (laid out by the first Marquess of Lansdowne in 1775), the town is pleasantly cosmopolitan: besides the resident foreigners, it's the natural crossing-over point for everyone travelling up from Cork. Kenmare was founded by Sir William Petty , Cromwell's surveyor general, to serve his mining works beside the River Finnihy. Petty was extremely active in (and benefited greatly … more »
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Kenmare by the sea, nestles among the mountains of Cork and Kerry, hence... more »
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Kenmare is a city in Co Kerry province, Ireland.The city dialing code for Kenmare is 64.The country... more »