Tralee (Traigh Li, "Beach of the River Lee"), the lively county town of Kerry county, lies in the southwest of Ireland, 2mi/3km above the outflow of the River Lee into Tralee Bay.
Tralee once had a harbor, linked with the sea by a canal. It is now mainly a market town and tourist center, and also the gateway to the Dingle Peninsula with its
many remains of the past. The famous Ring of Kerry is within easy reach.
Since Tralee was set on fire by its garrison in 1643 and again in 1691 before its surrender to the enemy, no older buildings have survived.
St John's Church, a 19th century neo-Gothic building by the Dublin architect McCarthy, has fine stained glass by Michael Healy in the sacristy. In Tralee one can also see a number of Georgian houses.
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