Rare glimpse of old Tralee

Rare images of Tralee in the 1860s, believed to be the earliest-ever of Kerry’s county town, will form part of a two-day conference to explore the complex and “eventful” 800-year-old history of the Anglo-Norman settlement.

In a town where history still strides the streets and provokes a passionate argument, attempts in 2012 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the granting of Tralee’s charter by the English King James were dampened, after objections by Sinn Fein.

A compromise proposal by officials, however, was to celebrate the ‘800th’ anniversary.