Tralee, Ireland
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"Home of the Rose, and Not Much Else Since"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing a wilting rose rampant, a windmill (Blennerville) turning uselessly in the rain, and a steam train (the heritage railway) that runs approximately three times a year, all beneath a banner reading 'We Had One Good Festival.'
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Came for the Rose of Tralee festival, stayed because my car was clamped on Denny Street. The Aqua Dome kept the kids happy for a solid two hours, which is basically a miracle in County Kerry weather. Town centre has a lot of charity shops and a strange number of empty units for somewhere so proud of itself. Would come back for the festival, would not come back for the shopping."— Deirdre_from_Cork_Judging_Silently
Property Listing
Charming Kerry town living, just minutes from the stunning Dingle Peninsula for when you inevitably need to leave! This vibrant property benefits from year-round festival atmosphere (one week in August, silence for the other 51) and excellent access to the N21 for a quick escape.
Twinned With
Atlantic City — Both towns crown a beauty queen once a year and then quietly go back to being ordinary the other 364 days.
Supporting Evidence
Tralee's Rose of Tralee International Festival began in 1959 and remains the town's single most famous export, despite the town having a perfectly good windmill and a dinosaur-themed aquarium nobody talks about.