Is the green part (of the picture) kerry or is the red part kerry?
What is the origen of the word Kerry (or Ciarrai). Does it mean Kingdom as suggested in the article? - Kerry in New Mexico, USA
The Irish for Walsh is Breathnach, which literally means Welsh ( as in the nationality), so I'm assuming it isn't a Kerry surname!! I'm removing it from the list, if I'm wrong please correct me! 195.213.112.110 13:21, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
Why are Wolfe Tone and Roger Casement not listed under "Historical Figures"? Rachel Pearce 10:43, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
I am not Irish, nor English. I feel the history section of this article has been composed in a very partisan manner and is anything but neutral. David Lauder 19:50, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Unreliable, almost offensive article. What a shame! Heard of revisionism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.255.8.108 ( talk) 08:47, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Apology for the lack of courtesy- new to this. I made the above comment.Michelle —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.255.8.108 ( talk) 09:01, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
Should the Tralee Ship Canal no be given a mention in the 'transport' section ?
King dumb ( talk) 01:24, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
What are the origins of Co. Kerry's Motto? I couldn't find anything after searching...-- Somchai Sun ( talk) 21:19, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
The coat of arms and motto shown on this article are the arms and motto of the Kerry County COUNCIL, not of Co. Kerry itself. Co. Kerry is represented by a heraldic device which is black, with a silver castle and golden harp above it. - Noonan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.38.48 ( talk) 06:33, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
Earlier today I added the below section, but it was reverted by a user. The Kerryman joke is a really interesting nugget of social commentary from 20th Century Ireland, and how Kerry people were perceived. I maintain that it's worthy of inclusion and enriches the County Kerry page but I get the impression some people think I'm making a personal attack on the county. Maybe somebody in the future can find the right angle on how to include it.
The 'Kerryman', a dim-witted and fictitious man from the county, is frequently used as the butt of the joke in a subsection of Irish jokes named 'Kerryman jokes'. [1] He is used in much the same way as the Irishman is portrayed in the classic 'An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar...' joke format, when told by the English or Scottish. [2] The Kerryman joke emerged in the 1960s and early 1970s amidst rapid modernization in Ireland and the migration of rural people to the cities. [2] Collections of Kerryman jokes can frequently be found for sale in tourist shops in Ireland compiled in book form. [2] Ridiculopathy ( talk) 20:00, 3 August 2022 (UTC) Ridiculopathy ( talk) 20:00, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
Can I just clarify that I do not contend that this "joke format (i.e. stupidity jokes) is specific to County Kerry", because as you rightly note: (a) it is interchangeable with identical jokes focusing on other geographies/cultures (e.g., Newfie jokes, Alabama jokes) which are intended to degrade people of perceived lower social or educational class; and (b) the jokes are not produced in County Kerry and did not originate there.
However the joke format necessitates inclusion of a man from County Kerry every time (i.e. the "Kerryman") and for that reason alone I would consider it worthy of inclusion on the County Kerry page. No other county in Ireland has an equivalent place in the Irish joke canon (if you want to call it that). If you airbrush the Kerryman joke out of history you're denying readers the chance of forming a rounder picture of the culture of Kerry, the people of Kerry and how these people were perceived over time - rightly or wrongly. Ridiculopathy ( talk) 09:27, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
Leaving for the record amicable resolution with Ridiculopathy here. Ceoil ( talk) 02:21, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
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