a county of Ireland, in the province of Munster, anciently called Corrigia, or "the rocky country," from Corrig or Carrig, "a rock." It is bounded by the Shannon which divides it from Clare on the north, by Limerick and Cork on the east, by another part of Cork on the south, and by the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The chief town in it is Dingle, situated in a bay of the same name. It comprehends a great part of the territory formerly called Desmond, and consists of very different kinds of soil. The south parts are plain and fertile, but the north full of high mountains, which, though remarkably wild, produce a great number of natural curiosities. It contains 636,905 Irish plantation acres, 84 parishes, 8 baronies, 3 boroughs, returns 8 members to parliament, and gives title of earl to the family of Fitzmaurice. It is about 57 miles long, 45 broad, and lies within N. Lat. 51° 30' and 52° 24'; the Longitude at the mouth of Kenmare river being 10° 35' west, or 42° 20' difference of time with London. It is the fourth county as to extent in Ireland, and the second in this province; but in respect to inhabitants and culture doth not equal many smaller counties. In it there are two episcopal sees, which have been annexed to the bishopric of Limerick since the year 1660, viz. Ardfert and Aghadoe. The see of Ardfert was anciently called the diocese of Kerry, and its bishops were named bishops of Kerry. Few mountains in Ireland can vie with those in this county for height; during the greater part of the year their sides are obscured by fogs, and it must be a very serene day when their tops appear. Iron ore is to be had in great plenty in most of the southern baronies. The principal rivers are the Blackwater, Feal, Gale and Brick, Cashin, Mang, Lea, Fleisk, Laune, Carrin, Partin, Inry, and Roughty, and the principal lake is Killarney. There are some good medicinal waters discovered in this county; particularly Killarney water, Iveragh, Spa, Fellofwell, Dingle, Castlemain, and Tralee-Spas, as also a saline spring at Maherybeg. Some rare and useful plants grow in Kerry, of which Dr Smith gives a particular account in his history of that county.