Spa, County Kerry Explained

Spa
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Kerry
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:443
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.28°N -9.785°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Spa [2] is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the R558 regional road between Tralee and Fenit, overlooking Tralee Bay.[3] [4] Spa lies in the historical barony of Trughanacmy.[2]

Spa is classified as a built up area by the Central Statistics Office, and had a population of 443 people as of the 2016 census.[1] As of the 2020 school year, Spa's national (primary) school had an enrollment of 212 pupils.[5] The local Gaelic football club is Churchill GAA.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spa (Ireland) Census Town. City Population . 24 May 2021 .
  2. Web site: An Spá / Spa. Irish Placenames Database . logainm.ie . 24 May 2021 .
  3. Web site: Welcome to Spa . gokerry.ie. 24 May 2021 .
  4. Web site: Calls for traffic calming measures in Spa village . Radio Kerry . radiokerry.ie . 17 January 2021 . 24 May 2021 .
  5. Web site: Spa National School . Department of Education . education.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20210524184113/https://www.education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=18702I . 24 May 2021 .