Destruction of Irish country houses (1919–1923) April 1921, north Cork IRA leader, Liam Lynch, enraged by the destruction of several houses in reprisal for an IRA ambush declared, 'six big houses and castles of their friends, the Imperialists will go up for this.'" At least 76 country mansions were destroyed in the War of Independence; 30 "Big Houses" were burned in 1920 and another 46 in the first half of 1921, mostly in the conflict's Munster heartland, i.e. counties Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Clare and Limerick. Historian James S. Donnelly stated in a study of the burning of over 50 country mansions in County Cork in 1919–21
Kerry Airport 2005 offer programme but in 2008 it was awarded to Ryanair. In January 2018 Aer Lingus Regional, operated by Stobart Air, following a public tendering process has been awarded with a Public Service Obligation contract, linking the airport with Dublin, for the next four years. The following airlines operate scheduled flights to and from Kerry Airport: Iarnród Éireann's Farranfore railway station is located to the south with services to Killarney, Tralee, Mallow, Cork, Limerick Junction and Dublin Heuston. Kerry Airport is located on the N23 approximately from Limerick and approximately from Cork . Dublin is around away from the airport.