Currans
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| Currans Irish: Na Coirríní | |
| County Kerry | |
|---|---|
 Rail viaduct over the Maine, north of Currans | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | Q941061 |
| Location: | 52°11’46"N, 9°32’49"W |
| Data | |
| Local Government | |
Currans is a small village in County Kerry, five miles south-west of Castleisland and three miles west of the neighbouring village, Currow.
The village is in a flat agricultural landscape with trees and hedgerows. The River Maine flows along the north-west of the parish boundary.[1]
History
The old parish church was abandoned after the Reformation, and fell into ruin. In the Church of Ireland, the parish has long been united to Tralee.
In the Roman Catholic Church, Currans parish was united to Tralee by 1703 until in 1866 the western part of Currans was included in the new Roman Catholic parish of Baile na hEaglaise, and now the parish of Killeentierna.
References
- Na Coirríní / Currans: Placenames Database of Ireland