Kerry County Museum

Collects, records, preserves, displays and communicates material relating to the archaeological, historical and cultural heritage of County Kerry

Kerry County Museum is located in the Ashe Memorial Hall, a fine example of public architecture in the centre of Tralee. The building is named after Thomas Ashe, a Kerryman who was a member of the Irish Volunteers and who died on hunger strike while imprisoned in Mountjoy in 1917.

The Museum collects, records, preserves, displays and communicates material relating to the archaeological, historical and cultural heritage of County Kerry.

Open year round. Oct-May, Tue-Sat 9.30am-5pm Jun-Sept, Daily 9.30am-5.30pm

Adult €5; Children Free

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