Joniamhsean wrote: » Thank u for that. Didnt realise it had a Gaelscoil. Met a colleague at the wknd and she told me she had lived there and loved it. It seems to be a lovely town.
Tigerandahalf wrote: » You could consider Listowel. There is a lovely town park where I did a parkrun a while back. A gas pipeline has been connected there recently, I could see them digging in the road. It has a gaelscoil and secondary school. The Great Southern Greenway is also due to connect Listowel with Rathkeale, a fantastic off road route for walking and kids cycling. Listowel would be between Tralee and Limerick so gives one more work options. There is also a big horse racing festival every September and a big cultural/poetry/arts scene. I have no idea of what the housing or social scene is like but it seemed a nice place.
James 007 wrote: » For the best location and central to everything, cheaper houses, you might check out Milltown: 8 miles to Killarney & Killarney Railway Stn 8 miles to Kerry Airport & Farranfore Railway Stn 4 miles to Killorglin & its amenities 15 miles to Tralee & its amenities 30 miles to Dingle & its amenities Less than 1/2 hour to beaches Rossbeigh, Cromane, Inch One Primary & Secondary School Mid Kerry location so on right side for travelling to Dublin Renting is less than €1,000/month, so give it a go
Joniamhsean wrote: » Thank you for all your suggestions. Have a friend in kilorglin who has suggested it too. At this stage I am thinking we could rent for a while and check it out.
Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » Killarney is 30mins from Tralee realistically. And its a lot more expensive. Places north and west of Tralee will be very close to both Tralee and the beaches. Examples Fenit Ardfert Ballyheigue Further out the Dingle peninsula you would have Camp and Annascaul Beaches on your door step, but 20+ minutes to Tralee Then in mid Kerry you would have Castlemaine, Milltown and Killorglin Castlemaine is about 20 mins form Tralee, Killorglin is 30, but all are close to beaches, (Inch and Rosbeigh mainly) All of the above mentioned towns are of different sizes, Killorglin being a town in its own right and Camp being a small village, so look at them individually to see if they suit.
Chancer3001 wrote: » If you can afford it , move to killarney. 1000% National park has hours and hours of outdoor beauty and walks
Joniamhsean wrote: » Thanks for all the replies. I am certainly open to other areas. Can you suggest one? My husbands family are from Tralee so that is the draw. I have always had a lovely time when I am there. Mind you I have young children so wouldnt be out late kicking my heels up. I suppose I love the proximity to beaches, walks, outdoorsy stuff. Am from a very small town so cant imagine living in a village. Maybe I am wrong. Happy to take suggestions please.
Fr Tod Umptious wrote: » I would agree with all of the above. There are way nicer places within easy distance of Tralee than Tralee itself. But if the poster is set on buying in Tralee best of luck.
Quackster wrote: » The real reason why Kerry folk might not be so partial to Dubliner cheese is that it's actually made in Cork!
Quackster wrote: » *Everywhere else in Kerry has nicer ambience than tralee imo* Define 'everywhere else'! Castleisland, Listowel, Rathmore? I was in the town centre this afternoon and the ambience was pretty damm good actually. *Tralee has BY FAR the worst nightlife of anywhere in Kerry imo* Again, define 'anywhere in Kerry'. I'd agree with the criticism of Tralee's nightlife though. It is poor for the size of the town IMO and relative to Killarney and Dingle. *Tralee has a nasty anti social element compared to elsewhere in kerry imo* Again, 'elsewhere in Kerry'? There is an anti-social element but I'd say it's par-for-the-course for the size of the town. Remember, Tralee is over twice the population of Killarney, the next largest town in Kerry. *Far more "dodgy and scummy " types in tralee than anywhere else in Kerry* Again, as with the previous post. There are actually some "dodgy and scummy" types in Killarney that'd put the worst in Tralee to shame! If you've never crossed paths with them, be very thankful! *Way less events and promotion and general buzz in tralee compared to all the other towns in Kerry imo* Patently untrue. There are many festivals and other events organised in Tralee throughout the year. *The anti social element out number the nice normal folk in many many areas of tralee imo* As with any urban area of any size, there are certain areas within Tralee where those of a certain social class tend to be clustered. But even in those areas the decent folk would well outnumber the anti-social element. *The town centre in tralee is horrible imo. More likely to see knackers quarrelling than a nice happening in the square imo* Again, total nonsense. A lot of money has been spent improving the appearance of the town centre in recent years and it shows. *Past 7pm the town centre is either dead or has anti social people there the majority of the week imo* Yep, unfortunately the town can appear rather dead in the evenings. As for the 'anti-social people', this seems to be an obsession of yours and you've been spending all your time in Tralee outside the homeless shelter!
Chancer3001 wrote: » It's just my advice. Doubt they'll change their house location based on a stranger from the internet If you want details Everywhere else in Kerry has nicer ambience than tralee imo Tralee has BY FAR the worst nightlife of anywhere in Kerry imo Tralee has a nasty anti social element compared to elsewhere in kerry imo Far more "dodgy and scummy " types in tralee than anywhere else in Kerry Way less events and promotion and general buzz in tralee compared to all the other towns in Kerry imo The anti social element out number the nice normal folk in many many areas of tralee imo The town centre in tralee is horrible imo. More likely to see knackers quarrelling than a nice happening in the square imo Past 7pm the town centre is either dead or has anti social people there the majority of the week imo
Quackster wrote: » Wow, very informative post! :rolleyes:
Chancer3001 wrote: » my advice = dont move to tralee. Move anywhere else in Kerry instead. Anywhere.
realitykeeper wrote: » I went hill walking in Kerry years ago and stopped for a sandwich at a deli. The woman behind the counter had a Dublin accent. Well, I ordered my toppings for the sandwich and upon finishing the woman with the Dublin accent said "do you want cheese too?" The cheese was still in its original packaging and it was Dubliner cheese. I decided not to have cheese. Later, when I was thinking about it the thought came to me that Munster people might not be partial to Dubliner cheese anyway and the poor woman was probably trying to push it before it went out of date. It sounds funny but the moral of the story is when in Munster, do as the Munster people.
Joniamhsean wrote: » Hi again. Just looking for even more advice! We are now trying to buy a house in Tralee and it is proving to be a minefield. We have bid on 3 different houses with 3 different estate agents. One of the agents was lovely and kept us informed. The other 2 are so difficult to deal with. Not returning calls. Telling us the vendor wants x price. We offered it and the agent never got back to me. Is this normal? Am feeling like we might never manage to buy!
Alhpa wrote: » Killarney or Kenmare wouldn’t have a rise in crime, drugs or anti social behavior in relation to Tralee. This is a fact nothing to get personal or worked up about.
Alhpa wrote: » It’s 100% relevant.
Alhpa wrote: » Crime, drugs and antisocial behavior unfortunately on the rise. Google traleetoday.ie crime Tralee
Ciarrai76 wrote: » Not sure if that’s what’s happening. Unless it’s the properties being sold by auction. Some have been sold by banks and a few were sold in lots. The rental market here in Tralee is very competitive and there’s very little around. So maybe people are seeing the opportunity there. It would most like be houses in estates or apartments which would be bought to rent.
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