Listowel sets official Guinness World Record for Dolly Day

Town smashes record for the largest gathering of Dolly Parton lookalikes — and Kerry Hospice Foundation and Comfort for Chemo Kerry will benefit from the associated fundraiser  

A total of 1,137 Dolly Parton lookalikes made their way to Frank Sheehy Park in Listowel in June, and 959 of them were included in the official Guinness World Record tally. File picture

A town in North Kerry is celebrating after it set the official Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Dolly Parton.

Following a successful Dolly Day event on June 25, which saw more than 1,100 Dolly lookalikes gather together, Listowel says it is "thrilled" that it has now claimed the Parton crown.