a parish, also a post and fair town, of Ireland, in the county of Kerry and province of Munster, 131 miles from Dublin, anciently Lis Tuathal, i.e. "the fort of Tuathal," who was exiled in the first century, but returned; and his life forms a brilliant era in Irish history. Near this are the ruins of a castle, pleasantly situated on the river Feale: it was taken in November 1600, by Sir Charles Wilmot, being then held out for Lord Kerry against Queen Elizabeth. Five miles beyond Listowel are the ruins of a church. The fairs are three in the year.