Listowel

Listowel

*Lios Tuathail* (Irish)
Listowel Lios Tuathail (Irish)
Town
	Town square St John's Theatre Listowel Castle John B. Keane statue St Mary's Church
	Coat of arms
	Listowel Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 52°26′49″N 9°29′10″W / 52.447°N 9.486°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Kerry
Area
• Total	5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	4,794
• Rank	92nd
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	V31
Telephone area code	+353(0)68
Irish Grid Reference	Q988338

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1831	2,289	—
1841	2,598	+13.5%
1851	2,134	−17.9%
1861	2,273	+6.5%
1871	2,199	−3.3%
1881	2,965	+34.8%
1891	3,566	+20.3%
1901	3,605	+1.1%
1911	3,409	−5.4%
1926	2,917	−14.4%
1936	3,098	+6.2%
1946	3,311	+6.9%
1951	3,149	−4.9%
1956	3,144	−0.2%
1961	2,859	−9.1%
1966	2,822	−1.3%
1971	3,021	+7.1%
1981	3,649	+20.8%
1986	3,693	+1.2%
1991	3,597	−2.6%
1996	3,656	+1.6%
2002	3,999	+9.4%
2006	4,338	+8.5%
2016	4,820	+11.1%
2022	4,794	−0.5%

Listowel (/ˈlɪstoʊl/ LISS-tohl; Irish: Lios Tuathail, meaning 'Tuathal's ringfort', pronounced [l̠ʲɪsˠ ˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ]) is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, 28 km (17 mi) from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,794 according to the 2022 census, the third largest in the county. Listowel is also the name of a townland within the town and an encompassing civil parish.

The town has been described by the organisers of Listowel's writers' festival as the "Literary Capital of Ireland". A number of internationally known playwrights and authors have lived there, including Bryan MacMahon and John B. Keane.