The Green Tralee
A view of what was formerly the Castle Demesne, the private retreat of the Denny family and now the site of the Ashe Memorial Hall. The lodge shown in the photo still stands and the pathway opposite is now the entrance to Tralee Town Park (The Green)
Lawrence CollectionThe Green Tralee
Lawrence Collection
Lawrence Collection
The Green Tralee
A view of what was formerly the Castle Demesne, the private retreat of the Denny family and now the site of the Ashe Memorial Hall. The lodge shown in the photo still stands and the pathway opposite is now the entrance to Tralee Town Park (The Green)
Lawrence CollectionDenny Street is one of the main streets in Kerry's biggest town, Tralee.
It was named after a noble man called Edward Denny, to whom Queen Elizabeth granted the town in 1587.
The street was built in 1826 on the former grounds of the Dennys' great medieval castle.
Pikeman and Poem
Its chief landmark is the Pikeman Monument pictured below. This statue was unveiled in 1905 to commemerate the 1798 Rebellion.
The Pikeman Monument, Denny Street
The Pikeman Monument was first unveiled by Maud Gonne in 1904 to commemorate the centenary of the 1798 Rising.
Kerry County LibraryThe Pikeman Monument, Denny Street
Kerry County Library
Kerry County Library
The Pikeman Monument, Denny Street
The Pikeman Monument was first unveiled by Maud Gonne in 1904 to commemorate the centenary of the 1798 Rising.
Kerry County LibraryHave a read of this poem from the Kerry Magazine in 1855 which tries to put the street's special charm into words:
'And there's Denny Street,
With its houses neat
Where our ancient castle
Once reared its head,
Where ladies walking
And gaily talking
May now be seen in that
Castle's stead'