Tarbert Hotels & Information

Tarbert is a village in the north of County Kerry, with woodland to the south and the Shannon estuary to the north. It lies on the N69 coast road that runs along the estuary from Limerick before turning inland at Tarbert towards Listowel, and has two schools Tarbert Primary and Tarbert Comprehensive.

Tarbert island is linked to the mainland by a short isthmus ? the site of the boat portage that gave its name to both the island and the town. There is a a car ferry service from the island to the town of Killimer, near Kilrush in Clare. This service, operated by Shannon Ferries Ltd, provides a link between the N69 in Kerry and the N68 in Clare.

Also on the island is a small lighthouse and an ESB electricity plant with four oil-fired turbines and a capacity of 640MW. This plant, opened in 1969. Tarbert Lighthouse came into operation on March 31st 1834.

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