Editing Farranfore

{{short description|Village in County Kerry, Ireland}}
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{{Use Irish English|date=June 2021}}
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'''Farranfore''' ({{Irish place name|An Fearann Fuar|the cold land}})<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1412432 | title = An Fearann Fuar/Farranfore | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 30 November 2021}}</ref> is a village in [[County Kerry]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It lies on the [[N22 road]] approximately midway between [[Tralee]] (10&nbsp;miles or 17&nbsp;km) and [[Killarney]] (9&nbsp;miles or 15&nbsp;km) and on the [[rail transport in Ireland|railway line]] connecting the two towns.

Farranfore came into existence as a [[Turnpike trust|turnpike]]; a gate at the cross-roads in the village marked the boundary of the lands of the Earls of Kenmare.

==Transport==
Between 1893 and 1960, [[Farranfore railway station]], which opened on 18 July 1859,<ref>{{cite web| title=Farranfore station| work=Railscot - Irish Railways| url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf| access-date=2007-09-04}}</ref> was known as Farranfore Junction, as it was the point where one boarded for the spectacular train ride to [[Valentia Harbour railway station|Valentia Harbour]], which was the westernmost railway in Europe.{{fact|date=June 2021}}

Farranfore is notable in particular for its nearby airport, known as [[Kerry Airport]]. The single runway at Farranfore saw intensive use when [[Ryanair]] opened a base at the airport in July 2008. Ryanair flies daily from Farranfore to [[Stansted Airport|London Stansted]], [[Luton Airport|London Luton]] and [[Frankfurt–Hahn Airport|Frankfurt-Hahn]]. In the wake of its disagreements with [[Cork Airport]], it announced that it was moving its Liverpool service from Cork to Farranfore from June 2006 (this service subsequently ended later that year).

==Notable people==
* [[Jack Sherwood]], footballer
* [[Donal Daly]], footballer

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/your_station.asp?letter=F&action=showdetail&station_id=59 Farranfore railway station]
*[http://www.kerryairport.ie/about/ Kerry Airport]

{{County Kerry}}

[[Category:Towns and villages in County Kerry]]