Editing County Kerry (section)

==Geography and subdivisions==
Kerry is the fifth largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties [[List of Irish counties by area|by area]] and the fifteenth largest [[List of Irish counties by population|by population]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Corry |first=Eoghan |title=The GAA Book of Lists |publisher=Hodder Headline Ireland |year=2005 |pages=186–191}}</ref> It is the second largest of Munster's six counties by area, and the fourth largest by population. Uniquely, it is bordered by only two other counties: [[County Limerick]] to the east and [[County Cork]] to the south-east. The [[county town]] is [[Tralee]] although the Catholic diocesan seat is [[Killarney]], which is one of Ireland's most famous tourist destinations. The [[Lakes of Killarney]], an area of outstanding natural beauty, are located in [[Killarney National Park]]. The [[Reeks District]] is home to [[Carrauntoohil]], Ireland's highest mountain at 1,039{{nbsp}}m. The tip of the [[Dingle Peninsula]] is the westernmost point of Ireland.

===Baronies===
There are nine historic [[Barony (Ireland)|baronies]] in the county. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. Their official status is illustrated by Placenames Orders made since 2003, where official Irish names of baronies are listed under "Administrative units".
[[File:Dingle North West (stevefe) 2.jpg|380px|thumbnail|The Three Sisters, West Kerry.]]
* [[Barony of Clanmaurice|Clanmaurice]] – ''{{lang|ga|Clann Mhuiris}}''
* [[Dingle Peninsula|Corkaguiny]] – ''{{lang|ga|Corca Dhuibhne}}''
* [[Dunkerron North]] – ''{{lang|ga|Dún Ciaráin Thuaidh}}''
* [[Dunkerron South]] – ''{{lang|ga|Dún Ciaráin Theas}}''
* [[Glanarought]] – ''{{lang|ga|Gleann na Ruachtaí}}''
* [[Iraghticonnor]] – ''{{lang|ga|Oireacht Uí Chonchúir}}''
* [[Iveragh|Iveragh (Peninsula)]] – ''{{lang|ga|Uíbh Ráthach}}''
* [[Magunihy]] – ''{{lang|ga|Maigh gCoinchinn}}''
* [[Trughanacmy]] – ''{{lang|ga|Triúcha an Aicme}}''

===Most populous towns===
{{See also|List of towns and villages in County Kerry}}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Town
!Population<br />(2022 census)
|-
| align=left | 1
| [[Tralee]]
| align=right | 26,079
|-
| align=left | 2
| [[Killarney]]
| align=right | 14,412
|-
| align=left | 3
| [[Listowel]]
| align=right | 4,794
|-
| align=left | 4
| [[Kenmare]]
| align=right | 2,566
|-
| align=left | 5
| [[Castleisland]]
| align=right | 2,564
|-
| align=left | 6
| [[Killorglin]]
| align=right | 2,163
|-
| align=left | 7
| [[Dingle]]
| align=right | 1,671
|-
| align=left | 8
| [[Ballybunion]]
| align=right | 1,618
|-
| align=left | 9
| [[Cahersiveen]]
| align=right | 1,297
|-
| align=left | 10
| [[Milltown, County Kerry|Milltown]]
| align=right | 1,118
|}

===Physical geography===
[[File:County Kerry West of Ballyferriter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Near Teeravane, County Kerry]]
Kerry faces the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and, typically for an Eastern-Atlantic coastal region, features many [[peninsulas]] and inlets, principally the [[Dingle Peninsula]], the [[Iveragh Peninsula]], and the [[Beara Peninsula]]. The county is bounded on the west by the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and on the north by the [[River Shannon]]. Kerry is one of the most mountainous regions of Ireland and its three highest mountains, [[Carrauntoohil]], [[Beenkeragh]] and [[Caher Mountain (Kerry)|Caher]], all part of the [[MacGillycuddy's Reeks]] range.

Just off the coast are a number of islands, including the [[Blasket Islands]], [[Valentia Island]] and the [[Skellig Islands|Skelligs]]. [[Skellig Michael]] is a [[World Heritage Site]], famous for the [[medieval]] [[monastery]] clinging to the island's cliffs. The county contains the [[Extreme points of Ireland|extreme west point]] of Ireland, [[Dunmore Head]] on the Dingle Peninsula, or including islands, [[Tearaght Island]], part of the Blaskets. The most westerly inhabited area of Ireland is [[Dún Chaoin]], on the Dingle Peninsula. The [[River Feale]], the [[River Laune]] and the [[Roughty River]] flow through Kerry, into the Atlantic.
[[File:Dingle peninsula panorama crop.jpg|thumb|930px|center|Dingle Peninsula]]

===Climate===
The [[North Atlantic Current]], part of the [[Gulf Stream]], flows north past Kerry and the west coast of Ireland, resulting in milder temperatures than would otherwise be expected at the 52 North [[latitude]]. This means that [[subtropical]] plants such as the [[Arbutus unedo|strawberry tree]] and [[tree fern]]s, not normally found in northern Europe, thrive in the area.

Because of the mountainous area and the prevailing southwesterly winds, Kerry is among the regions with the highest [[rainfall]] in Ireland. Owing to its location, there has been a weather reporting station on Valentia for many centuries. The Irish record for rainfall in one day is {{convert|243.5|mm|in|abbr=on}}, recorded at Cloore Lake in Kerry in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rainfall – Climate – Met Éireann – The Irish Meteorological Service Online |url=http://www.met.ie/climate/rainfall.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602061707/http://www.met.ie/climate/rainfall.asp |archive-date=2 June 2007 |access-date=23 May 2012 |publisher=Met.ie}}</ref>

In 1986 the remnants of [[Hurricane Charley (1986)|Hurricane Charley]] crossed over Kerry as an [[extratropical storm]] causing extensive rainfall, flooding and damage.