Abbeydorney | |
Native Name: | Mainistir Ó dTorna |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Borough: | Abbeydorney, County Kerry |
Country: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 52.349°N -9.6883°W [1] |
Original: | Limerick and Kerry Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Southern and Western Railway |
Postgroup: | Great Southern Railways |
Years: | 20 December 1880 |
Events: | Station opens |
Years1: | 4 February 1963 |
Events1: | Station closes to passengers |
Years2: | 6 February 1978 |
Events2: | Station closes entirely |
Opened: | 1880 |
Closed: | 1978 |
Abbeydorney railway station served the village of Abbeydorney in County Kerry, Ireland.
The station opened on 20 December 1880. The first Station Master appointed to Abbeydorney was a Mr John Hogan, a descendant of the Galloping O'Hogans of Limerick. He is laid to rest across the fields in the Old Abbey. The first passenger train made its maiden trip on 1 November of that year. Passenger services were withdrawn on 4 February 1963, although the route through Abbeydorney continued to be used by freight trains for a while before the line to Listowel was finally closed altogether in 1977 and then to Tralee 1978. The station closed on 6 February 1978.[2]