Sheila Langan

From the county motto to Tom Crean, spectacular countryside and Charlie Chaplin! Here's what you need to know. With stunning sights such as the Ring of Kerry, the Dingle Peninsula, and the Skellig Islands, County Kerry is one of the most famous and beautiful of Ireland’s 32 counties. Read on for ten of the most interesting and surprising facts about County Kerry – adapted from Brendan John Murphy’s "County Kerry: 101 Interesting Facts." A modern version of County Kerry's crest.

With a dwindling number of thatched cottages left on the whole island of Ireland, these dwellings are more precious than ever. As durable as they are environmentally friendly, Irish thatched cottages are the products of centuries of history and tradition. While they currently make up a minuscule percent of the total housing stock in Ireland, in the 1800s, as much as half of the population slept under thatched roofs. Thatched Cottage in Cong, Co Mayo.

If you can, you should really try to spend Bloomsday, June 16, in Dublin once in your life - you'll never forget it, and you'll never see Dublin like this on any other day. Editor's Note: The below was written by former IrishCentral editor Sheila Langan after she traveled to Dublin to celebrate Bloomsday in 2015. It’s 10 in the morning on June 16, 2015, but the second I turn the corner onto North Great Georges Street in Dublin, any clear indicators of exactly which year or decade disappear.