Milltown, County Kerry

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Milltown
Baile an Mhuileann
Location
Location of Milltown
Map highlighting Milltown
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
52.14434° N 9.715862° W
Irish Grid Reference
Q823006
Statistics
Province: Munster
County: County Kerry
Population ()

Milltown (Irish: Baile an Mhuileann, meaning "town of the mill") is a small town between major towns Tralee and Killarney in the county of Kerry, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland.

Milltown stands roughly four miles away from Killorglin - another town which hosts the annual festival "Puck Fair". Milltown is packed with seven pubs, two take-away restaurants, a vet, a butchers shop, a local church, three schools and more. Milltown itself hosts a number of annual festivals and events. Fr Larry Kelly (related to the president of the Gaelic Athletic Association) runs the town's parish with the help of few others. The old Church of Ireland Church in the centre of the village now hosts an Organic market which is very popular on Saturdays.

The village has grown substantially in the last number of years similar to other villages in Kerry such as Fieries and Lixnaw with a number of housing development being built.