Kenmare
Kenmare
Irish: Neidín | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Henry Street, Kenmare | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 9°35′01″W / 51.8801°N 9.5835°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population (2022) | 2,566 |
| Irish Grid Reference | V908709 |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 605 | — |
| 1831 | 1,072 | +77.2% |
| 1841 | 1,339 | +24.9% |
| 1851 | 1,509 | +12.7% |
| 1861 | 1,200 | −20.5% |
| 1871 | 1,205 | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 1,279 | +6.1% |
| 1891 | 1,189 | −7.0% |
| 1901 | 1,122 | −5.6% |
| 1911 | 1,034 | −7.8% |
| 1926 | 883 | −14.6% |
| 1936 | 921 | +4.3% |
| 1946 | 906 | −1.6% |
| 1951 | 907 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1,054 | +16.2% |
| 1961 | 1,046 | −0.8% |
| 1966 | 1,113 | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 903 | −18.9% |
| 1981 | 1,123 | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 1,130 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,366 | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 1,420 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,844 | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 1,701 | −7.8% |
| 2011 | 2,175 | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 2,376 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2,566 | +8.0% |
Kenmare (Irish: Neidín, meaning 'the little nest') is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara, meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. It is also a townland and civil parish.