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Abbeydorney
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Abbeydorney is a
picturesque village centrally located in the plains of North Kerry
9km north of Tralee. The village has the distinction as being the
only location in County Kerry where the Cistercian monks established
a monastery. Situated north of the village the Abbey of Kyrie
Eleison was established in 1154 and has some of the finest examples
of Celtic crosses in the area.
Abbeydorney is home to the Abbeydorney Drama Society and has strong
ties and traditions ranging from the stage to Gaelic sports such as
hurling. The heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan's father Mike
Sullivan emigrated from Abbeydorney after the Famine. |
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