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{{short description|Town in County Kerry, Ireland}}
{{Other uses|Tralee (disambiguation)}}
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| population_as_of       = [[2022 census of Ireland|2022]]
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'''Tralee''' ({{IPAc-en|t|r|ə|ˈ|l|iː}} {{respell|trə|LEE}}; {{Irish place name|Trá Lí}}, {{IPA|ga|t̪ˠɾˠaː(j) ˈl̠ʲiː|pron}}; formerly {{lang|ga|Tráigh Lí}}, meaning 'strand [of the River] Lee') is the [[county town]] of [[County Kerry]] in the south-west of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the [[Dingle Peninsula]], and is the largest town in County Kerry. The town's population was 26,079 as of the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]], making it the [[List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland by population|15th largest urban settlement]] in Ireland. Tralee is known for the [[Rose of Tralee (festival)|Rose of Tralee International Festival]], which has been held annually in August since 1959.

==History==
[[File:Croppy boy.jpg|thumb|left|180px|1798 Pikeman Monument]]
Situated at the confluence of some small rivers and adjacent to marshy ground at the head of [[Tralee Bay]], Tralee is located at the base of an ancient roadway that heads south over the [[Slieve Mish Mountains]]. On this old track is located a large boulder sometimes called [[Scotia's Grave]], reputedly the burial place of an ancient queen.<ref>Maeve ''Here Lies: A Guide to Irish Graves'' Poolbeg, 1997 {{ISBN|1-85371-713-4}} p.&nbsp;156</ref>

Anglo-Normans founded the town in the 13th century, which became a stronghold of the [[Earl of Desmond|Earls of Desmond]], who built [[Tralee Castle]]. John Fitz-Thomas FitzGerald founded the monastery of the [[Dominican order]] and was buried there in 1260.<ref name="ReferenceA">Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York</ref> The medieval town was burnt in 1580 in retribution for the [[Desmond Rebellions]] against [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]].

Elizabeth I in 1587 granted Tralee to [[Edward Denny (soldier)|Edward Denny]] and it was recognised in 1613 by [[royal charter]]. Sir Edward was the first of the Dennys to settle in Tralee; the Dennys did not occupy the castle of the Earls of Desmond until 1627 but lived instead at Carrignafeela Castle. Sir Edward's son was Arthur Denny, in whose lifetime the town's charter was granted by [[James VI and I|James I]], containing the right to elect two members of parliament. The third English settler, another [[Edward Denny (1605–1646)|Sir Edward]], married Ruth Roper, whose father Thomas Roper was the lease holder of the Herbert estate centred on Castleisland. This Sir Edward was a [[Cavalier|royalist]] and fought for the King in the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]] and subsequent [[Irish Confederate Wars]]. He died in 1646, before the triumph of [[Oliver Cromwell]] over affairs in England and Ireland.

He granted "the circuit of the Abbey" to the corporation set up under the charter, in return for the fees of the town clerk. His son [[Arthur Denny (1629–1673)|Arthur Denny]] married Ellen Barry, granddaughter of [[Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork]]. The latter held many land titles in West Kerry and also claimed property in Tralee. [[Sir Edward Denny, 4th Baronet]] was a notable landlord in his day; during the time of the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]], he maintained rents to suit his tenants, when other landowners increased them. He was a notable [[Plymouth Brethren|Plymouth Brother]].

The modern layout of Tralee was created in the 19th century. Denny Street, a wide [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] street, was completed in 1826 on the site of the old castle. A monument commemorating the [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|1798 rebellion]] and the rebellions of [[Irish Rebellion of 1803|1803]], [[Irish Rebellion of 1848|1848]] and [[Irish Rebellion of 1867|1867]]  – a statue of a [[Pikeman]] – stands in Denny Street. First unveiled in 1905, the original Pikeman stood until the [[Irish War of Independence]]. In 1921 the [[Black and Tans]] dragged it from its pedestal and destroyed it. In June 1939 a replacement Pikeman was installed, created by renowned Dublin sculptor [[Albert Power (sculptor)|Albert Power]] and unveiled by [[Maud Gonne]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/the-pikeman-of-tralee-a-tale-of-continuity-and-change/|title=The Pikeman of Tralee: A Tale of Continuity and Change|magazine=[[History Ireland]]|year=1998|issue=2|volume=6|access-date=19 January 2014|archive-date=1 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201172851/http://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/the-pikeman-of-tralee-a-tale-of-continuity-and-change/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Tralee Courthouse Panorama, May 2015.jpg|thumb|[[Tralee Courthouse]] Panorama, May 2015]]
[[Tralee Courthouse]] was designed by [[William Vitruvius Morrison]] and built in 1834.<ref name=courthouse>{{cite web|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21003276/court-house-tralee-county-kerry|title=Court House, Tralee, County Kerry|publisher=Buildings of Ireland|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102155832/https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21003276/court-house-tralee-county-kerry|url-status=live}}</ref> It has a monument of two cannons commemorating those Kerrymen who died in the [[Crimean War]] (1854–56) and the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]] (1857).<ref name=courthouse/> [[Ballymullen Barracks]] was the depot of the [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Irish regiments in the First World War |last=Harris |first=Major Henry Edward David |year=1968 |publisher=Mercier Press |pages=216–217 (Appendix II) }}</ref>

[[File:Tralee Ship Canal, Blennerville - geograph.org.uk - 521336.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Tralee Ship Canal]]]]
The [[Tralee Ship Canal]] was built to accommodate larger ships sailing into Tralee, as the existing quay in [[Blennerville]] was becoming blocked due to [[silting]]. The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] authorised an [[Act of Parliament]] in June 1829 for the canal, with work beginning in 1832. Issues with funding meant that the canal was not completed until 1846 when it was opened. The canal was 2 miles long with a new [[canal basin]] built in Tralee, and [[lock gates]] and a wooden [[swing bridge]] constructed in Blennerville. However, not long after the canal opened, it too began to suffer from silting.

By the 1880s, [[Fenit Harbour]] was built as a deepwater harbour; it did not suffer from silting. A railway line was constructed between the harbour and Tralee to carry cargo and freight from ships moored there. The canal fell into disuse and neglect, and was finally closed by the mid-20th century. Following the restoration of [[Blennerville Windmill]] in the early 1990s, local authorities planned restoration of the canal for use as a tourist attraction. In 1999 the [[Office of Public Works]] (OPW) started a restoration project of the canal at a cost of IR£650,000. The basin area of the canal was subsequently redeveloped with apartments blocks built as part of a proposed marina. The [[towpath]] along the canal was upgraded and is now used by people as an enjoyable amenity as part of the [[Dingle Way]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.focuskerry.com/james/canal.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010312211021/http://www.focuskerry.com/james/canal.html| archive-date = 2001-03-12| title = Blennerville to Tralee Canal & Marina - County Kerry, Ireland}} {{Cite web |url=http://www.focuskerry.com/james/canal.html |title=Blennerville to Tralee Canal & Marina - County Kerry, Ireland |access-date=7 December 2013 |archive-date=12 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712124456/http://www.focuskerry.com/james/canal.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/kerry/kerry-transport/tralee-ship-canal/|title=Tralee Ship Canal|access-date=7 December 2013|archive-date=18 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218150325/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/looking-at-places/kerry/kerry-transport/tralee-ship-canal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/1999/01/27/00439.asp|title=Find a Debate – Houses of the Oireachtas|access-date=7 December 2013|archive-date=12 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212012212/http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/1999/01/27/00439.asp|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Dominican church of the Holy Cross was designed by the Irish [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] architect [[George Ashlin]] in 1866 and built by 1871.

===War of Independence and Civil War===
[[File:The Mall, Tralee, Co.Kerry (5691334289).jpg|thumb|left|220px|The Mall in the early 1900s]]
Tralee saw much violence during the [[Irish War of Independence]] and [[Irish Civil War]] in 1919–1923. In November 1920, the [[Black and Tans]] [[Siege of Tralee|besieged Tralee]] in revenge for the [[Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) abduction and killing of two [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] (RIC) men. The Tans closed all the businesses in the town and did not let any food in for a week. They burned several houses and all businesses connected with IRA activists. In the course of the week, they shot dead three local people. The events caused a major international outcry as the press reported that near-famine conditions were prevailing in Tralee by the end of the week.

{{Historical populations|state=collapsed
|1821|7547
|1831|9568
|1841|11363
|1851|9445
|1861|10271
|1871|9506
|1881|9910
|1891|9318
|1901|9867
|1911|10300
|1926|10533
|1936|10285
|1946|9990
|1951|11045
|1956|11612
|1961|11423
|1966|11976
|1971|13263
|1981|17035
|1986|17620
|1991|17862
|1996|19950
|2002|21987
|2006|22744
|2011|23693
|2016|23691
|2022|26079
| footnote = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cso.ie/census |title=Census for post 1821 figures. |access-date=25 July 2009 |archive-date=20 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920090850/http://cso.ie/census/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.histpop.org |title=Histpop - The Online Historical Population Reports Website |website=histpop.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507023856/http://www.histpop.org/ |archive-date=7 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census |title=Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency - Census Home Page |access-date=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095720/http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census |archive-date=17 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book
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| year=1981|publisher=Clarendon Press|location=Oxford, England
| chapter=On the accuracy of the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Pre-famine]] Irish censuses}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Mokyr  | first1 = Joel
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| hdl = 10197/1406  | hdl-access = free  }}</ref><ref name="sapmap2016">{{cite web | url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=06A0DC19-D11E-45BB-948F-04B7201C353A#SAPMAP_T1_100 | publisher = [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|CSO]] | work = Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area – Settlements – Tralee | date = 2016 | access-date = 12 January 2018 | archive-date = 30 July 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170730015322/http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=06A0DC19-D11E-45BB-948F-04B7201C353A#SAPMAP_T1_100 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="tableF1015census2022"/>
}}
In August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, [[Irish Free State]] troops landed at nearby [[Fenit]] and took Tralee from its Anti-Treaty garrison. Nine pro-Treaty and three anti-Treaty soldiers were killed in fighting in the town before the anti-Treaty forces withdrew. The Republicans continued a guerrilla campaign in the surrounding area. In March 1923 Free State troops took nine anti-treaty IRA prisoners from the prison in Tralee and blew them up with a [[land mine]] at nearby [[Ballyseedy]]. Only [[Stephen Fuller]], a future Irish politician, survived the explosion.<ref name="irishtimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/stories-of-the-revolution-ballyseedy-and-the-civil-war-s-worst-atrocity-1.2462070|title=Stories of the revolution: Ballyseedy and the Civil War's worst atrocity|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |accessdate=21 September 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Ashe memorial hall.jpg|thumb|Ashe Memorial Hall houses [[Kerry County Museum]]]]
The Ashe Memorial Hall was built in 1928 at the end of Denny Street; it is dedicated to the memory of [[Thomas Ashe]], an [[Irish Volunteers]] officer in the [[Easter Rising]] of 1916. The building is built of local sandstone. It housed the headquarters of [[Kerry County Council]] and Tralee Urban District Council; both now have moved to other premises. Since 1992 it has housed the [[Kerry County Museum]], which includes a reconstruction of Tralee as of 1450, prior to colonisation.

==Climate==
The climate of Tralee is, like the rest of Ireland, classified as a [[maritime climate|maritime temperate climate]] (''Cfb'') according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system. [[Met Éireann]] maintains a climatological weather station at [[Valentia Island]], 50&nbsp;km south-west of the town. It is mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. The hottest months of the year are July, August, and September with temperatures of around 17 – 18 degrees Celsius. Tralee gets rainfall all year round and the wettest months are October, November, December, and January.

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| location = Tralee

| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan mean C = 6.0
| Feb mean C = 6.2
| Mar mean C = 6.9
| Apr mean C = 8.8
| May mean C = 11.3
| Jun mean C = 13.7
| Jul mean C = 14.9
| Aug mean C = 14.8
| Sep mean C = 13.5
| Oct mean C = 10.9
| Nov mean C = 8.1
| Dec mean C = 6.6
| year mean C = 
| Jan high C = 8.4
| Feb high C = 8.9
| Mar high C = 10.2
| Apr high C = 12.4
| May high C = 14.7
| Jun high C = 17.0
| Jul high C = 18.0
| Aug high C = 17.8
| Sep high C = 16.6
| Oct high C = 13.7
| Nov high C = 10.5
| Dec high C = 8.8
| year high C = 
| Jan low C = 3.5
| Feb low C = 3.5
| Mar low C = 3.7
| Apr low C = 5.3
| May low C = 7.9
| Jun low C = 10.3
| Jul low C = 11.9
| Aug low C = 11.8
| Sep low C = 10.5
| Oct low C = 8.2
| Nov low C = 5.7
| Dec low C = 4.3
| year low C = 
| Jan precipitation mm = 104.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 91.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 90.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 79.4
| May precipitation mm = 98.3
| Jun precipitation mm = 87.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 97.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 98.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 83.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 111.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 114.6
| Dec precipitation mm = 115.4
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| source 1 = Weather.Directory<ref name="Weather.Directory">
{{cite web|url=https://weather.directory/ie/tralee
|title= Tralee Weather & Climate Guide
|access-date= 26 Jul 2025
|website= Weather.Directory}}</ref>
}}

==Local government==
Tralee had a [[town council (Ireland)|town council]] with twelve members until the [[2014 Irish local elections|2014 local elections]] were held on 23 May 2014. These elections were held following the changes effected by the [[Local Government Reform Act 2014]]. County Kerry is divided into six [[local electoral area]]s (LEA) for elections to [[Kerry County Council]]. The members elected for the Tralee LEA sit as the Tralee Municipal District.

{{Multi seat members begin
| constituency = Tralee LEA
| title        = Councillors elected at the [[2024 Kerry County Council election|2024 election]]
}}
{{Multi seat constituency
|name    = Tralee
|seats   = 7
|member1 = {{sortname|Mikey|Sheehy|nolink=1}}
|party1  = Fianna Fáil
|member2 = {{sortname|Terry|O'Brien|nolink=1}}
|party2  = Labour Party (Ireland)
|member3 =  {{sortname|Deirdre|Ferris|nolink=1}}
|party3  =  Sinn Féin
|member4 =  {{sortname|Sam|Locke|nolink=1}}
|party4  =  Independent politician (Ireland)
|member5 = {{sortname|Paul|Daly|nolink=1}}
|party5  = Sinn Féin
|member6 = {{sortname|Anne|O'Sullivan|nolink=1}}
|party6  = Fianna Fáil
|member7 = {{sortname|Angie|Baily|nolink=1}}
|party7  = Fine Gael
}}
{{end}}

==Places of interest==
[[File:Blennerville Windmill near Tralee - geograph.org.uk - 331755.jpg|thumb|[[Blennerville Windmill]]]]
[[File:Tralee Ship Canal - geograph.org.uk - 268382.jpg|thumb|The Basin, Tralee Ship Canal]]
Tralee is a tourism destination, and there are a number of visitor attractions in the area:
* [[Kerry County Museum]]: incorporating the theme park 'Kerry: The Kingdom' and an exhibit that depicts life in medieval [[Earl of Desmond|Geraldine]] Tralee.
* [[Siamsa Tíre]]: Ireland's National Folk Theatre, offering traditional music and plays in [[Irish language|Irish]].
* [[Blennerville Windmill]]: located about 2&nbsp;km outside the town, Ireland's largest functioning windmill.
* Tralee Aquadome: A large indoor water leisure facility with a mini-golf course.
* [[Ballyseedy]] Wood: Is located 2&nbsp;km outside Tralee off the [[N21 road (Ireland)|N21]]. It consists of {{convert|32|ha}} of woodland dating back from the 16th century where [[Kerry County Council]] have developed public entrances at the north and south of the wood with car parks and 4&nbsp;km of gravelled looped pathways. Ash, Oak and Beech trees are part of the wood as are a number of ruins and follies, dating back to the 17th century, with the [[River Lee (Kerry)|River Lee]] (from which Tralee takes its name; not to be confused with the [[River Lee]] in County Cork) forming the woodlands northern boundary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ballygarryhouse.com/ballyseedy-wood.html|title=Things to do in Kerry &#124; Ballygarry House Hotel & Spa|access-date=6 December 2013|archive-date=10 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210221241/http://www.ballygarryhouse.com/ballyseedy-wood.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/greening-communities/going-greener/biodiversity/biodiversity-woodland-dev/ |title=Woodland Development at Ballyseedy Woods |access-date=6 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218140622/http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/greening-communities/going-greener/biodiversity/biodiversity-woodland-dev/ |archive-date=18 December 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Tralee Town Park]]: Tralee has a town park located in the town centre (opposite the Kerry County Museum) with a rose garden comprising over 5,000 roses of different varieties. The park is the location for the annual Féile na mBláth / Tralee Garden Festival – a free midsummer weekend festival of gardening demonstrations, flower arranging, garden tours, musical and choral events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://townmaps.ie/tralee.html|title=Tralee Town Map|access-date=6 December 2013|archive-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209221050/http://townmaps.ie/tralee.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Tralee Bay]] Wetlands and Nature Reserve: Tralee Bay Nature Reserve covers approximately {{convert|2,500|ha|acre|abbr=off}} and stretches from Tralee town westwards to [[Fenit]] Harbour and [[Cloghane]], encompassing Tralee Bay, [[Brandon Bay]] and the Magharees Peninsula. It includes extensive mudflats at the eastern end, the beaches of Derrymore Island, the sand dunes and lagoons of the Magharees Peninsula. Both the River Lee and Brandon (Owenmore) estuaries feature wide expanses of sheltered intertidal flats, often fringed with saltmarsh vegetation. The Wetlands Centre which opened in 2012 is designed as a microcosm of the wild nature reserve where visitors are introduced to the fresh and saltwater habitats. Visitors can travel on a safari boat ride through the recreated reed and freshwater channels in the centre.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.traleebaywetlands.org/about.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130309055751/http://www.traleebaywetlands.org/about.html| archive-date = 2013-03-09| title = Tralee Bay Nature Reserve is a site of considerable international importance - Tralee Bay Wetlands}} {{Cite web |url=http://www.traleebaywetlands.org/about.html |title=Tralee Bay Nature Reserve is a site of considerable international importance - Tralee Bay Wetlands |access-date=6 December 2013 |archive-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216124713/http://www.traleebaywetlands.org/about.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Tralee Ship Canal]]: Opened in 1846, this 2-mile-long canal connects Tralee to Tralee Bay where it passes by Blennerville Windmill. The Dingle Way runs along the towpath of the canal.
* [[Dingle Way]]: (Irish: Slí Chorca Dhuibhne) A {{convert|162|km|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} long National Waymarked Trail that begins and ends in Tralee and is typically completed in eight days.
* [[Ratass Church]]: a tenth-century medieval church, with a sixth-century [[ogham]] stone. Located in the eastern suburbs of Tralee.

==Rose of Tralee==
{{See also|Rose of Tralee (festival)|The Rose of Tralee (song)}}
The Rose of Tralee festival is an international competition that is celebrated among Irish communities all over the world. The festival, held annually in August since 1959, takes its inspiration from a nineteenth-century ballad of the same name about a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. The contest, broadcast over two nights by [[RTÉ]], is one of the highest-viewed shows on Irish television with over a million people watching.

To commemorate the Rose of Tralee tradition, the Rose Garden in the Tralee Town Park is home to a life-size bronze statue depicting the original Rose of Tralee Mary O'Connor and the author of the Rose of Tralee ballad William Pembroke Mulchinock sculpted by an Irish sculptor [[Jeanne Rynhart]] (unveiled in 2009),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/unveiling-of-statue-at-town-park-27386239.html|title=Unveiling of statue at Town Park|newspaper=[[The Kerryman]]|date=19 August 2009|access-date=9 November 2014|archive-date=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109210350/http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/unveiling-of-statue-at-town-park-27386239.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the Rose Wall of Honour – a series of glass panels that will contain the name of every Rose who has participated in the Festival since 1959 (unveiled in 2013 on the 55th anniversary of the Rose of Tralee International Festival). Both statues were commissioned by Tralee Town Council.

==Archaeological sites==
Archaeological sites around Tralee and throughout the County of Kerry, including a number of ring-forts, are listed for preservation in the Kerry County Development Plan 2009–15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/planning/planspolicies/countydevelopmentplan/countydevelopmentplan2009-2015/|title=Kerry County Council – County Development Plan 2009–2015|work=[[Kerry County Council]]|access-date=4 July 2010|archive-date=24 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124101440/http://kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/planning/planspolicies/countydevelopmentplan/countydevelopmentplan2009-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> These include Casement's Fort, an ancient [[ring fort]] where [[Roger Casement]] had been hiding before his arrest. There is also an Iron Age fort at [[Caherconree]], overlooking Tralee Bay.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

An example of a [[Sheela na gig]] is now located in the Christian Round Tower at Rattoo, [[Ballyduff, County Kerry|Ballyduff]], a few kilometres north of Tralee. There is also a monument to [[Brendan the Navigator|Saint Brendan the Navigator]] at Fenit, with reproductions of ancient Irish structures.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==Media==
The town has two local weekly newspapers, ''[[The Kerryman]]'' and ''[[Kerry's Eye]]'' while the ''Tralee Outlook'' and ''Tralee Advertiser'' are also published weekly.

The town has a commercial radio station, [[Radio Kerry]], which commenced operations in 1990. [[Spin South West]] also had a studio on Castle Street, which opened in 2016 but is now vacant.

==Transport==

===Road===
Tralee is served by National Primary and Secondary roads as well as local routes.
A 13.5&nbsp;km bypass of Tralee consisting of dual and single carriageway sections was opened on 16 August 2013. The bypass connects four of the five national routes — the [[N21 road (Ireland)|N21]], [[N22 road (Ireland)|N22]], [[N69 road (Ireland)|N69]] and [[N70 road (Ireland)|N70]] — which terminate in Tralee.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/roads/n22traleebypass/thefile,7358,en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 December 2013 |archive-date=31 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131074059/http://www.kerrycoco.ie/en/allservices/roads/n22traleebypass/thefile,7358,en.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dttas.ie/press-releases/2013/varadkar-welcomes-opening-%E2%82%AC97m-tralee-bypass|title=Department of Transport|access-date=5 December 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030333/http://www.dttas.ie/press-releases/2013/varadkar-welcomes-opening-%E2%82%AC97m-tralee-bypass|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Tralee Bypass.JPG|thumb|N21/N69 Tralee Bypass]]
National primary routes:
* [[File:IRL N21.svg|50px|link=N21 road (Ireland)]] east/north-east to [[Limerick]]
* [[File:IRL N22.svg|50px|link=N22 road (Ireland)]] south-east to [[Killarney]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
National secondary routes:
* [[File:IRL N69.svg|50px|link=N69 road (Ireland)]] north to [[Listowel]], [[Tarbert, County Kerry|Tarbert]], [[Foynes]] and Limerick
* [[File:IRL N70.svg|50px|link=N70 road (Ireland)]] south-west to [[Killorglin]], [[Ring of Kerry]] on [[Iveragh Peninsula]] and [[Kenmare]]
* [[File:IRL N86.svg|50px|link=N86 road (Ireland)]] west to [[Dingle]]
Regional roads:
* [[File:R551 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png|50px|link=R551 road (Ireland)]] north/north-west to Tarbert via [[Ardfert]], [[Ballyheigue]], [[Ballybunion]] and [[Ballylongford]]
* [[File:R556 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png|50px|link=R556 road (Ireland)]] north to [[Abbeydorney]] (it links up with [[R551 road|R551]] to [[Ballybunion]])
* [[File:R558 Regional Route Shield Ireland.png|50px|link=R558 road (Ireland)]] west to [[Fenit]] Harbour

===Bus===
[[File:Tralee railway station - geograph.org.uk - 257003.jpg|thumb|Tralee railway station]]
The bus station in Tralee is a regional hub for [[Bus Éireann]], providing services to Limerick, [[Galway]], Cork, Killarney and Dingle. The current bus station opened on 26 February 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id%3D8863%26lang%3DENG%26loc%3D2137 |title=Department of Transport: 2007 |access-date=5 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202145013/http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=8863&lang=ENG&loc=2137 |archive-date= 2 February 2014 }}</ref>

Several local routes radiate from Tralee and a number of these have had their frequency increased in recent years. Local routes include: '''13''' ([[Limerick]] via [[Listowel]]), '''40''' ([[Cork (city)|Cork]] via [[Killarney]]), '''272''' ([[Tarbert, County Kerry|Tarbert]] via [[Ballybunion]]), '''274''' [[Ballyheigue]] via Banna), '''275''' ([[Dingle]]), '''279''' ([[Killorglin]]) and '''285''' ([[Kerry Airport]] via [[Castleisland]]).

===Rail===
A train service to [[Killarney|Killarney railway station]], and via [[Mallow railway station|Mallow]] to [[Cork railway station|Cork]] and [[Dublin Heuston|Dublin]] is provided by the national railway operator [[Iarnród Éireann]]. From the Dublin-Cork line, there are connecting trains at [[Limerick Junction]] for [[Limerick railway station|Limerick]], [[Clonmel railway station|Clonmel]] and [[Waterford railway station|Waterford]]. Further links are available at Limerick to [[Ennis railway station|Ennis]], [[Athenry railway station|Athenry]], [[Oranmore railway station|Oranmore]], and [[Galway railway station|Galway]].

The current [[Tralee railway station]], Casement station named after [[Roger Casement]], was opened on 18 July 1859.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tralee station|work=Railscot – Irish Railways|url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf|access-date=4 September 2007|archive-date=26 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>  There were also two other adjacent stations, now closed and demolished, in the North Circular Road area. One was the terminus of the "North Kerry" line which ran to [[Limerick railway station|Limerick]] via [[Listowel]] and [[Newcastle West]], and the other was the terminus of the narrow gauge [[Tralee and Dingle Light Railway]].

The [[Tralee and Dingle Light Railway]] was once one of Europe's most western railways. It opened on 31 March 1891, connecting Tralee and Dingle by rail along the Dingle Peninsula, and was closed in June 1953. In 1993 a 3&nbsp;km section was reopened as a preserved line between the Aquadome in Tralee and Blennerville Windmill. Currently this railway is no longer in operation.

A standard gauge railway used to operate to [[Fenit]] Harbour from Tralee, diverging from the North Kerry line to the northwest of the town, before closing in June 1978. Currently a section of this railway has been restored as a walk/cycle way<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.traleefenitgreenway.com/| title = Tralee – Fenit Greenway – A safe, healthy and sustainable amenity for locals and tourists alike| access-date = 18 May 2018| archive-date = 18 May 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180518201151/http://www.traleefenitgreenway.com/| url-status = dead}}</ref> in the Tralee urban area and it is hoped in the future that this will be extended to Fenit, similar along the lines of the [[Great Southern Trail]] which has been created on the closed North Kerry line route in western County Limerick.

[[File:Kerry Airport.jpg|thumb|Kerry Airport]]

===Air===

[[Kerry Airport]], located 20&nbsp;km from Tralee in [[Farranfore]], provides air services to [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[London Luton Airport|London Luton]], [[London Stansted Airport|London Stansted]], [[Frankfurt-Hahn Airport|Frankfurt-Hahn]] and seasonally, [[Alicante Airport|Alicante]] and [[Faro Airport|Faro]]. [[Ryanair]] now operates seasonal services to [[Berlin International Airport]]. Connecting trains run from [[Farranfore railway station]] to [[Tralee railway station|Tralee]] and Killarney Railway Station in Killarney.
[[File:Fenit Harbour & Island.JPG|thumb|Fenit, Tralee's local port]]

===Sea===
The local port for Tralee is [[Fenit]], about 10&nbsp;km west of the town on the north side of the estuary. Catering for ships of up to 17,000 tonnes, the port is a picturesque mixed-use harbour with fishing boats and a thriving marina (136 berths). The 2 mile long [[Tralee Ship Canal]] provides a navigable connection between Tralee itself and the sea.

==Healthcare==
[[University Hospital Kerry]] opened in 1984, and is the third-largest acute hospital in the [[Health Service Executive]] South Region. It serves as the main hospital for County Kerry and also serves the people in parts of North Cork and West Limerick.

The [[Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee|Bon Secours Hospital]], founded in 1921, is a private hospital owned by the Roman Catholic [[Bon Secours Sisters]] and offers healthcare to privately insured patients. It forms part of the [[Bon Secours Health System]], the largest private healthcare network in Ireland.

==Education==
In common with all parts of Ireland, most schools at all levels in Tralee are managed and owned by the churches.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} These include the Roman Catholic schools of CBS (Scoil na mBráithre), Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn, Holy Family, Presentation Primary School (Sacred Heart), St Ita's and St Joseph's, St John's, and St Mary's. St John's on Ashe Street is a Church of Ireland school. Tralee [[Educate Together]] School is [[Multidenominational school|multidenominational]], and is neither owned nor managed by any church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.educatetogether.ie/about/history/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Educate Together |language=en-US}}</ref>

At secondary level, most schools are explicitly Roman Catholic in ethos.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} These include [[Mercy Secondary School, Mounthawk]]; Presentation Secondary School; St Ita's and St Joseph's; [[St Mary's CBS (The Green)]]. Coláiste Gleann Lí Post Primary School (formally Tralee Community College) and Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí are non-denominational.

At third level, the [[Munster Technological University]] (MTU) is the main third level institution in County Kerry. Originally opened as the Regional Technical College, Tralee in 1977 it became the [[Institute of Technology, Tralee]] (ITT or IT Tralee) in 1997 before merging into the MTU in 2020. It has an enrolment of about 3,500 students studying in areas such as business, computing, science, engineering and health. The university has two campuses: the North campus (opened in Dromtacker in 2001) and the South campus (opened in Clash in 1977) which are approximately {{convert|2.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} apart. Kerry College of Further Education (KCFE) is a provider of further education programmes in Kerry. The college offers a range of Level 5 and Level 6 programmes on the NFQ.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

==Sport==

===Gaelic Athletic Association===
[[File:Kerry Gaelic Football memorial - geograph.org.uk - 487502.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Kerry Gaelic Football Memorial at Mile Height]]
[[Austin Stack Park]] is the main [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) stadium in Tralee. The ground is named after [[Austin Stack]], an Irish revolutionary and captain of the All-Ireland-winning Kerry Gaelic football team of 1904. It is located in the centre of Tralee. It hosts many [[Kerry GAA]] home games, mostly football league games and both league and championship hurling. The County Championship football and hurling finals are normally held here.

[[Austin Stacks GAA]] club is based at the top of Rock Street and its former players include [[Mikey Sheehy]], [[Ger Power]], [[John O'Keeffe (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Keeffe]] and [[Kieran Donaghy]].

Other GAA clubs in the area include [[John Mitchels GAA (Kerry)|John Mitchels GAA club]] (based in the Boherbee and Camp area), [[Kerins O'Rahilly's GAA]] (Strand Road area of the town), Na Gaeil GAA club (Oakpark area), St. Patricks, [[Blennerville]] (about 1&nbsp;km outside Tralee), [[Tralee Parnells]] (promoting [[hurling]]), [[MTU Kerry GAA]] (at the [[Munster Technological University]]). [[Tralee Mitchels]] and [[Tralee Celtic]] are former GAA clubs.

Fitzgerald-Jones [[GAA Handball|Handball]] Club is based at the Sports Complex in Tralee.

===Soccer===
Tralee is the home of League of Ireland football in the county. [[Kerry F.C. (Ireland)|Kerry F.C.]] were formed in 2023 and play at [[Mounthawk Park]]. The club compete in the [[League of Ireland First Division]] and the [[FAI Cup]].

The [[Kerry District League]] is based in [[Mounthawk Park]], Tralee.

[[Tralee Dynamos F.C.|Tralee Dynamos]] is Tralee's most senior soccer club, playing in the [[Kerry District League]]. St. Brendan's Park F.C. also plays in the [[Kerry District League]].

===Racket sports===
Tralee Tennis Club is based on Dan Spring Road. County Badminton Club meets in the Presentation Secondary School Gym.

===Cricket===
County Kerry Cricket Club play at the Oyster Oval based at the nearby village of Spa on the shores of [[Tralee Bay]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/munsters-grounds-for-optimism-92sqz5qtf|title=Munster's grounds for optimism|last=Siggins|first=Ger|date=28 May 2017|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=2 December 2018|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203012359/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/munsters-grounds-for-optimism-92sqz5qtf|url-status=live}}</ref> The club is a member of the [[Munster Cricket Union]].

===Cycling===
The Chain Gang Cycling Club is a Tralee-based cycling club founded in 2008. Other cycling clubs include Tralee Bicycle Club (founded 1992), Tralee Cycling Club (founded 1953), Kingdom Cycling Club, and Na Gaeil Cycling Cycling Club.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

===Basketball===
Basketball clubs include St. Brendan's Basketball Club, Tralee Magic Basketball Club, Tralee Titans, [[Tralee Tigers]] (defunct), and [[Tralee Warriors]].{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

===Golf and Pitch & Putt===
Tralee Pitch and Putt Club is located at Collis Sandes House in Killeen.

[[File:Tralee-Windhundrennen-02-Zuschauer-2017-gje.jpg|thumb|Spectators at Tralee's greyhound racing stadium]]

===Triathlon===
Tralee Triathlon Club was founded in 2009 and is one of the largest clubs in Ireland with around 300 adult members. They run the annual Tri Kingdom Come Sprint distance triathlon in Fenit during the August Weekend.

===Watersports===
Kingdom Swimming Club is based at the Sports Complex in Tralee. Tralee Bay Sailing Club and Tralee Bay Swimming Club are both based in [[Fenit]]. Tralee Rowing Club was founded in 2004 and is located at the Basin.

===Rugby===
Tralee Rugby Football Club ground is in Ballyard.

===Athletics===
Tralee Harriers is a local athletics club.

===Greyhound racing===
Tralee Greyhound Racing has a stadium on Brewery Road.

==Notable people==
{{more citations needed section|date=April 2023}}
Notable Tralee people include:
{{colbegin}}
* [[Brendan the Navigator|Saint Brendan]], monastic saint and navigator, born near Tralee<ref>{{cite book |title=North American Exploration: A New World Disclosed. Volume: 1 |author=Allen, John Logan |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |year=1997 |pages=18}}</ref>
* [[Danny Barnes (rugby union)|Danny Barnes]], rugby player
* [[Joe Barrett]], footballer, born in Tralee<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=41676|title=Profile of Joe Barrett|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=30 June 2002|access-date=8 July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Denis Behan]], soccer player
* [[Daniel Bohane|Daniel Bohan]], footballer
* [[Leonard Boyle]], priest and scholar
* [[Bryan Cooper (jockey)|Bryan Cooper]], jockey
* [[Robert Day (Irish politician, born 1746)|Robert Day]], judge
* [[Billy Dennehy]], soccer player
* [[Darren Dennehy]], soccer player
* [[Ultan Dillane]], rugby player for Connacht and Ireland
* [[Kieran Donaghy]], footballer
* [[Michael Dwyer (journalist)|Michael Dwyer]], journalist
* [[Anna Fahy]], Irish republican
* [[Mike Finn]], former Gaelic and Australian Rules footballer
* [[Robert D. FitzGerald]], surveyor, botanist
* [[Rea Garvey]], singer of [[Reamonn]]
* [[Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh]], poet
* [[Shane Guthrie]], footballer
* [[Christie Hennessy]], singer/songwriter
* [[John Horgan (academic)|John Horgan]], politician and academic
* [[Richard Johnson (judge)|Richard Johnson]], President of Irish High Court
* [[Tracey K]], musician
* [[Úna-Minh Kavanagh]], journalist and author
* [[Barry John Keane]], footballer
* [[Eddie Kelliher]], Olympic sailor and businessman
* [[Richard Kelliher]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
* [[Victoria Kennefick]], (Cork-native) poet<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/tralee-news/poem-by-tralee-based-poet-victoria-kennefick-appears-on-leaving-cert/a962439339.html | title=Poem by Tralee based poet, Victoria Kennefick, appears on Leaving Cert | date=12 June 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Joan Kennelly]], photographer and founder of ''[[Kerry's Eye]]''<ref name=irishtimes/>
* [[Pádraig Kennelly]], founder and editor of ''Kerry's Eye''<ref name=irishtimes>{{cite news|first=Anne|last=Lucey|title=Former editor of 'Kerry's Eye' dies|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0523/1224297547711.html|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=23 May 2011|access-date=3 June 2011|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024002659/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0523/1224297547711.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Joe Keohane]], footballer
* [[William Kirby (Gaelic footballer)|William Kirby]], footballer
* [[J. J. Lee (historian)|J. J. Lee]], historian and former senator
* [[Gareth Mannix]], sound engineer/producer
* [[Savannah McCarthy]], footballer for the [[Republic of Ireland women's national football team]]
* [[David Moran (Gaelic footballer)|David Moran]], footballer
* [[Maurice Moynihan]], Governor of Central Bank
* [[Timothy V. Murphy]], actor
* [[David O'Callaghan (Kerry Gaelic footballer)|David O'Callaghan]], footballer
* [[Sean O'Callaghan]], Provisional IRA member
* [[Graham O'Connell]], footballer
* [[Denis O'Donnell]], businessman
* [[Patrick Denis O'Donnell]], military/historian
* [[Dan O'Keeffe]], footballer
* [[John O'Keeffe (Gaelic footballer)|John O'Keeffe]], footballer
* [[Arthur O'Leary (composer)|Arthur O'Leary]], composer and pianist
* [[Seán O'Shea]], Footballer 
* [[Aisling O'Sullivan]], actor
* [[John O'Sullivan (rugby union)|John O'Sullivan]], rugby player
* [[Ger Power]], footballer
* [[Declan Quill]], footballer
* [[Micheál Quirke]], footballer
* [[Boyle Roche]], politician
* [[Elise Sandes]], humanitarian
* [[Larry Sharpe (wrestler)|Larry Sharpe]], professional wrestler
* [[Billy Sheehan (Gaelic footballer)|Billy Sheehan]], footballer
* [[Mikey Sheehy]], footballer
* [[Dan Spring]], politician, footballer, and rugby player
* [[Dick Spring]], politician, footballer, and rugby player
* [[Austin Stack]], revolutionary and footballer
* [[Barry John Walsh]], footballer
* [[Tommy Walsh (Kerry footballer)|Tommy Walsh]], footballer
{{Div col end}}

==Twinning==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland}}
Tralee is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with [[Westlake, Ohio|Westlake]], [[Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tralee.ie/Westlake.htm |title=Tralee Twins with Westlake, Ohio – |publisher=Town of Tralee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821054734/http://www.tralee.ie/Westlake.htm |archive-date=21 August 2010 }}</ref> and [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], both in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mayor Sarno and Congressman Neal Welcome Toireasa Ferris, Kerry County Councilor for Tralee, Ireland|publisher=City of Springfield (Mass.)|url=https://www3.springfield-ma.gov/cos/index.php?id=news-story&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=13663&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=424e591bef53bcd4ec20616318b03f43|date=March 20, 2018|access-date=August 21, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523054942/https://www3.springfield-ma.gov/cos/index.php?id=news-story&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=13663&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=424e591bef53bcd4ec20616318b03f43|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Tralee also has a twinning arrangement with [[Beit Sahur]] in [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]].<ref>["Beit Sahour Twins with Tralee, Ireland", IMEMC (International Middle East Media Center), 28 March 2019 https://imemc.org/article/beit-sahour-twins-with-tralee-ireland/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402154317/https://imemc.org/article/beit-sahour-twins-with-tralee-ireland/ |date=2 April 2019 }}]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Dominick Street, Tralee.JPG|Dominick Street, Tralee
File:Tralee courthouse.jpg|Tralee Courthouse
File:TraleePriory.jpg|Dominican Church of Holy Cross
File:Tralee from the International Space Station 2013-03-17.jpg|Tralee from the [[International Space Station]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of abbeys and priories in Ireland#County Kerry|List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Kerry)]]
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]
* [[Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland|Market Houses in Ireland]]
* [[Banna Strand]]
* [[Wild Atlantic Way]]
* [[Tralee (UK Parliament constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.tralee.ie/}}

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