Castleisland
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Castleisland is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2022 census, Castleisland had a population of 2,536.
Main Street, Castleisland, County Kerry
Ruins in Castleisland, County Kerry
Castleisland courthouse and Carnegie library
Con Houlihan
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Con Houlihan was an Irish sportswriter. Despite only progressing to national journalism at the age of 46, he became "the greatest and the best-loved Irish sports journalist of all".
Castleisland
…width of its main street. As of the 2022 census, Castleisland had a population of 2,536. Castleisland was described by one of its citizens, journalist Con Houlihan, as "not so much a town as a street between two fields". Castleisland was the centre of Desmond power in Kerry. The village got its name, 'Castle of…
Houlihan's plaque outside The Palace Bar on Fleet Street in Dublin