Blennerville

Blennerville is a small village and suburb of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the town centre on the N86 road to Dingle, where the River Lee enters Tralee Bay. The village was formerly Tralee's port, and is connected to the town centre by a ship canal.^[1] Part of Blennerville electoral division falls within the area of Tralee Town Council, and at the 2006 census had a population of 157. The remaining portion, outside the town boundaries, had a 2006 population of 554. Blennerville was originally called 'Cathair Uí Mhóráin', but Sir Rowland Blennerhassett renamed it Blennerville in 1783 after his family.^{[citation needed]} The Blennerville Windmill was built in 1800, but had fallen into ruins by 1846. Blennerville Bridge was built in 1751, before the town was named Blennerville. A pier at Fenit, on the north side of Tralee Bay was opened in 1880, replacing Blennerville as Tralee's port. The village went into decline, and the windmill finally closed sometime in the 1880s. It was purchased by the Tralee Urban District Council in 1981 and was restored. It is now used as a tourist attraction. Blennerville Bridge was strengthened and enlarged in 1996. Blennerville National School was built in 1932, and according to its website has an enrolment of 168 students. Source: Wikipedia