Kerry County Museum
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The award Kerry County Museum is located in the Ashe Memorial Hall, traces the history and archaeology of Kerry and Ireland over 7000 years. It is at the museum that you can return to the Medieval Period when the Fitzgerald’s or Geraldine’s held power over a vast area of south Munster. Here you can stroll through the recreated streets and houses of Tralee in 1450. Upstairs the museum charts the history archaeology of Kerry from the first settlers during the Mesolithic period around 5,000 BC. The museum also hosts major international exhibitions. The current exhibition “William Merville: Spycatcher” tells the story of the Kerryman who became the original “M” of James Bond fame. For further info see www.kerrymuseum.ie |
