Listowel

Listowel (Lios Tuathail, "Tuthail's fort", in Irish) is a market town in County Kerry, Ireland, and is situated on the River Feale, 28 km (17 miles) from the county town, Tralee.

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The combined population of Listowel Urban and Rural Districts is 22,668; the town itself has a population of 3,589 (CSO census 2002).

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A famous horseracing meet takes place here annually, usually in the last week of September.

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Listowel is also famous for hosting an annual Writers' Week. A number of nationally known playwrights and authors have lived there, including John B. Keane and Bryan McMahon.

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Irish: Irish may refer to:...

County Kerry: County Kerry (Irish: Contae Chiarra?) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, informally referred to as The Kingdom. It has an area of 4,746 km? (1,832 square miles). The county town is Tralee. The county is bordered by County Limerick (east) a...

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