Glenflesk
Glenflesk
Gleann Fleisce | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St Agatha's church, Glenflesk | |
  Glenflesk Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°00′45″N 9°21′40″W / 52.0125°N 9.361°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Irish Grid Reference | W066853 |
Glenflesk (Irish: Gleann Fleisce)[1] is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland.[2] It is 10 km south-east of Killarney, and is on the N22 road which is the main road between Cork and Killarney.[3]
The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Agatha and was built c. 1860.[4] Glenflesk is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry.[5] Glenflesk National School is a co-educational primary (national) school which had 34 pupils enrolled as of the 2020 school year.[6] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Glenflesk GAA, fields Gaelic football teams in the East Kerry Division.[7]
There are several buses every day to Killarney.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gleann Fleisce / Glenflesk". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Glenflesk". gokerry.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "N22 Killarney to Cork road at Glenflesk down to one lane". radiokerry.ie. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Saint Agatha's Catholic Church, Rusheenmore, Glenflesk, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Parishes - Glenflesk". dioceseofkerry.ie. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Glenflesk National School, Co. Kerry, Uimhir rolla: 09302O". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Boys of Glenflesk". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 2 December 2000. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Bus Éireann Route 272, Tralee - Listowel - Ballybunion". Bus Éireann Route 272, Tralee - Listowel - Ballybunion. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Bus Éireann Route 40, Tralee - Rosslare Europort". Bus Éireann. Retrieved 4 April 2024.