KILFINURA, a village, in the parish of BALLYNAHAGLISH, barony of TRUGHENACKMY, county of KERRY, and province of MUNSTER, 5 miles (W.) from Tralee, on the bay of that name; containing about 30 houses and 154 inhabitants.
A fishery is
carried on here, which is gradually increasing : about fifteen large boats
employed in it are also engaged in conveying corn and other produce from Blennerville
to this place, and merchandise from the larger vessels up the shallow part
of the bay to Tralee. Several pilots reside in the village, which is a station
of the coast-guard, removed from Barra harbour. In the vicinity is
a quarry, producing large blocks of fine limestone, raised with very little
blasting, and used in the construction of the Tralee ship canal now in progress.
A regatta is generally held in the bay about the month of August.
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