10th C. – Ratass Church, Tralee, Co. Kerry
A National Monument, a sandstone church was erected here in the 10th century. It served as the episcopal seat of a diocese in Kerry from 1111 to 1117,
Architecture of Kerry
1158 – Aghadoe Church, Killarney, Co. Kerry
A stone church has stood here since around 1044. A fine Romanesque doorway in the oldest part of this church which was completed in 1158 by Auliff Mor na Cuimsionach.
12th C. – Innesfallen Oratory, Killarney, Co. Kerry
A small single cell Hiberno-Romanesque oratory with a fine romanesque window built from red and yellow sandstone.
1448 – Muckross Abbey, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor. It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times.
1480 (circa) – Ross Castle, Killarney, Co. Kerry
This castle may be considered a typical example of the stronghold of an Irish Chieftain during the Middle Ages. The date of its foundation is unsure but it was probably built in the late 15th century by one of the O’Donoghue Ross Chieftains.
1669 – Crotta House, Kilflynn, Co. Kerry
Architect: Richard Morrison
Original house of 1669, owned by the Ponsonby family. Additions of 1819 in a Jacobean style to the existing house by Sir Richard Morrison,
1722 – Ardfert Abbey, Ardfert, Co. Kerry
Ardfert, Co. Kerry, the Crosbie Estate, constructed circa 1720 by Sir Maurice Crosbie and further altered about 1830. Architect unknown. The house comprised a two-storey block with seven-bay front,
1726 – Kenmare House, Co. Kerry
The original Kenmare House was built in 1726, and designed by Viscount Kenmare himself in a French chateau style. The house was two stories high and had dormered attics with steep,
1810 – Ballymullen Barracks, Tralee, Co. Kerry
The barracks at Tralee were originally built in the early 19th Century for Militia Regiments raised in County Kerry. In 1873 the Localisation Scheme for recruitment,
1812 – Ballyheigue Castle, Co. Kerry
Architect: Richard Morrison & William Vitruvius Morrison
Long rambling castle sited across a hillside. Burnt during 1921, a wing was recently restored.
