Firies

Also known as Fieries

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Region: Munster
Country: Éire / Ireland
Population: 558
Timezone: Europe/Dublin

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Population: 157
Area: 1.03
Elevation: 20.978
Image: Firies, Church of St Gertrude - geograph.org.uk - 266994.jpg

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Commons category: Firies
native label: Na Foidhrí

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Firies ( officially Fieries; ) is a village in County Kerry, Ireland in the historical barony of Magunihy. It is situated midway between the hub towns of Killarney (14.5 km), Tralee (16 km), Castleisland (16 km) and Killorglin (13 km). It is on the R561 road between Farranfore and Castlemaine. The population at the 2022 census was 573. There are two principal rivers, the Maine and its chief tributary, the Brown Flesk.

==History== Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, enclosure and holy well sites in the townlands of Firies and Killahane.

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