Kenmare

This article is about the town in Ireland. For other uses, see Kenmare (disambiguation).

Kenmare Neidín (Irish)
Town
Henry Street, Kenmare
Kenmare Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51.8801°N 9.5835°W / 51.8801; -9.5835
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Kerry
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,566
Irish Grid Reference	V908709
Website	www.kenmare.ie

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Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1821	605	—
1831	1,072	+77.2%
1841	1,339	+24.9%
1851	1,509	+12.7%
1861	1,200	−20.5%
1871	1,205	+0.4%
1881	1,279	+6.1%
1891	1,189	−7.0%
1901	1,122	−5.6%
1911	1,034	−7.8%
1926	883	−14.6%
1936	921	+4.3%
1946	906	−1.6%
1951	907	+0.1%
1956	1,054	+16.2%
1961	1,046	−0.8%
1966	1,113	+6.4%
1971	903	−18.9%
1981	1,123	+24.4%
1986	1,130	+0.6%
1991	1,366	+20.9%
1996	1,420	+4.0%
2002	1,844	+29.9%
2006	1,701	−7.8%
2011	2,175	+27.9%
2016	2,376	+9.2%
2022	2,566	+8.0%

Kenmare (Irish: Neidín, meaning 'the little nest') is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara, meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay. It is also a townland and civil parish.