Publisher's Synopsis
Situated in north Kerry on the banks of the River Feale, the town of Listowel is an attractive urban centre. Perhaps most renowned for its literary offspring, the town is also a thriving sporting, industrial, as well as artistic hub.;A quick name check of John B. Keane, Bryan MacMahon, the Listowel Races, St John's Theatre and Arts Centre, and so on, reveals the extraordinary contribution which the town has made.;In this book, which is a supplement to his widely-praised Listowel and its Vicinity (Mercier Press), J.Anthony Gaughan looks at the town and its hinterland from a wide variety of perspectives. Thus he takes account of antiquarian and archaeological activity in the area over the past thirty years, commercial and industrial development, education, writers, visual arts, cultural activities, and recreational pursuits.;All told, this is a fascinating modern history, guaranteed to be of interest to locals, historians, tourists, and Kingdomites everywhere.;Includes photographs.
