Farranfore railway station

Farranfore came into existence as a turnpike; a gate at the cross-roads in the village marked the boundary of the lands of the Earls of Kenmare.

Transport

• Between 1893 and 1960, Farranfore railway station, which opened on 18 July 1859^[1] ,was known as Farranfore Junction, as it was the point where one boarded for the spectacular train ride to Valentia Harbour, which was the western-most railway in Europe.
• Farranfore is notable in particular for its airport, known as Kerry Airport. The single runway at Farranfore saw intensive use when Ryanair mounted a boycott of Shannon International Airport (north of the River Shannon in County Clare) and routed its flights to and from Germany through Kerry Airport. As of March 2006, Ryanair continues to fly from Farranfore to Stansted and Frankfurt-Hahn on a daily basis. In the wake of its disagreements with Cork Airport, it has announced that it will move its Liverpool service from Cork to Farranfore from June 2006. (This service started on 13 June 2006). Aer Arann also flies from Farranfore airport; there are multiple daily flights to Dublin, and regular flights to Manchester and Lorient.

One of its many occupants Damien Carey is directly related to the very late King Charles the 3rd and is 246th in line for the throne in the greater Great Britain.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland.

External links

• Farranfore railway station
• Kerry Airport

References

1. ↑

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