Glenflesk
Gleann Fleisce
Village
St Agatha's church, Glenflesk
St Agatha's church, Glenflesk
Glenflesk is located in Ireland
Glenflesk
Glenflesk
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°00′45″N 9°21′40″W / 52.0125°N 9.361°W / 52.0125; -9.361
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyKerry
Irish Grid ReferenceW066853

Glenflesk (Irish: Gleann Fleisce)[1] is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland.[2] It is located on the N22 national primary route between Cork and Killarney.[3]

The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Agatha and was built c. 1860.[4] Glenflesk is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry.[5] Glenflesk National School is a co-educational primary (national) school which had 34 pupils enrolled as of the 2020 school year.[6] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Glenflesk GAA, fields Gaelic football teams in the East Kerry Division.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Gleann Fleisce / Glenflesk". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Glenflesk". gokerry.ie. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "N22 Killarney to Cork road at Glenflesk down to one lane". radiokerry.ie. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Saint Agatha's Catholic Church, Rusheenmore, Glenflesk, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Parishes - Glenflesk". dioceseofkerry.ie. Diocese of Kerry. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Glenflesk National School, Co. Kerry, Uimhir rolla: 09302O". education.ie. Department of Education. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Boys of Glenflesk". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 2 December 2000. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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