Listowel
Listowel
Lios Tuathail | |
|---|---|
Town | |
John B. Keane statue in the Small Square | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′49″N 9°29′10″W / 52.447°N 9.486°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 4,794 |
| • Rank | 92nd |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | V31 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)68 |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q988338 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 2,289 | — |
| 1841 | 2,598 | +13.5% |
| 1851 | 2,134 | −17.9% |
| 1861 | 2,273 | +6.5% |
| 1871 | 2,199 | −3.3% |
| 1881 | 2,965 | +34.8% |
| 1891 | 3,566 | +20.3% |
| 1901 | 3,605 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 3,409 | −5.4% |
| 1926 | 2,917 | −14.4% |
| 1936 | 3,098 | +6.2% |
| 1946 | 3,311 | +6.9% |
| 1951 | 3,149 | −4.9% |
| 1956 | 3,144 | −0.2% |
| 1961 | 2,859 | −9.1% |
| 1966 | 2,822 | −1.3% |
| 1971 | 3,021 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 3,649 | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 3,693 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 3,597 | −2.6% |
| 1996 | 3,656 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,999 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 4,338 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 4,820 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 4,794 | −0.5% |
Listowel (/ˈlɪstoʊl/ LISS-tohl; Irish: Lios Tuathail, meaning 'Tuathal's ringfort', pronounced [l̠ʲɪsˠ ˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ]) is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, 28 km (17 mi) from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,794 according to the 2022 census, the third largest in the county. Listowel is also the name of a townland within the town and an encompassing civil parish.
Described by the organisers of Listowel's writers festival as the "Literary Capital of Ireland", a number of internationally known playwrights and authors have lived there, including Bryan MacMahon and John B. Keane.