Genealogy in Kerry
Kerry a county of Ireland, province of Munster bounded E by Limerick and Cork, W by the Atlantic, N by the Shannon, which separates it from Thomond, and S by Desmond and the ocean, divided into 84 parishes. Chief rivers are Cashing, Lane, Roughy, and Mang. The south is a plain, and fertile in corn; but the greater part is mountainous, chiefly adapted for grazing. Considerable quantities of beef, butter, hides, and tallow, are exported. It sends 4 members to parliament. The Ciarrai invaded and occupied the region in early historical times. They claimed descent from Ciar, son of Fergus, a legendary king of Ulster. In 
the middle ages Kerry (Hotels, Kerry, Ireland) was divided between the kingdoms of Thomond in the north and Desmond in the south, dominated by the O’Briens and the McCarthys respectively. The Norman Fitzgeralds later dominated it.
Surnames associated with the county include Fitzmaurice, O’Donoghue, O’Leary, Stack, Tangney, Teahon, McElligot, O‘Connell and Sugrue.
The Chief town in Kerry (Accommodation, Kerry, Ireland) is Tralee
Kerry (Bed and Breakfasts, Kerry, Ireland) did not suffer as badly as most other counties in the Great Famine, with a drop in population of 19% between 1841 and 1851. Most of the emigration from the county took place in the later decades of the nineteenth century and in the twentieth century; in the 125 years from 1841 to 1966, the population fell by 58%.
Killarney Genealogical Centre, Cathedral Walk, Killarney, Co Kerry (Self Catering, Kerry, Ireland), Ireland
The Killarney Genealogical Centre is the designated Irish Family History Foundation Centre serving County Kerry. It offers service to enquirers who want to trace their ancestors.