Fieries Na Foidhrí |
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Village | |
Firies, Church of St Gertrude
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Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 52°10′14″N 09°35′52″W / 52.17056°N 9.59778°WCoordinates: 52°10′14″N 09°35′52″W / 52.17056°N 9.59778°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Kerry |
Elevation | 20.978 m (68.827 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 491 |
Firies (officially Fieries; Irish: Na Foidhrí) is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the R561 road between Farranfore and Castlemaine. The population in 2011 was 491.
Opened in 1991, the Firies National School is a rural 15 teacher and Green school.
On a rock outcrop 855 meters south of the village is the fragmentary remains of a rectangular tower. The ground-floor appears to be occupied by a single chamber which was covered by a rounded vault which is almost entirely fallen. Only part of the walling above ground-floor level survives.
Bishop Eamonn Casey - Irish clergyman.