Kerry
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County Kerry
is a county in the southwest of Ireland
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Kerry or Kerri may also refer to:
to 1800
1801–1885
1885–1922
1921–1923
1923–1937
1937–
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
is a county in the southwest of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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Kerry or Kerri may also refer to:
American politics
- John KerryJohn KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
, a United States Senator from Massachusetts and the 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee, plus other members of his family:- Alexandra KerryAlexandra KerryAlexandra Forbes Kerry is a film producer and film director.Alexandra Kerry is the elder daughter of current Massachusetts Senator and 2004 US Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. Her mother was Julia Thorne, who was married to John Kerry from 1970 until their divorce in 1988. Alexandra...
, his elder daughter - Cameron KerryCameron KerryCameron Forbes Kerry is the younger brother and political confidant of John F. Kerry.The fourth child of U.S. diplomat Richard J. Kerry and his wife, Rosemary Winthrop Forbes, Cameron Kerry graduated from Harvard University in 1972, and Boston College Law School in 1978. Cameron Kerry was...
, his younger brother and political confidant - Teresa Heinz KerryTeresa Heinz KerryMaria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz , known as Teresa Heinz, is an American businesswoman and philanthropist, the widow of former U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III , and the wife of U.S...
, his wife, a philanthropist (previously the wife of U.S. Senator John Heinz at the time of his death in a 1991 plane crash) - Vanessa KerryVanessa KerryVanessa Bradford Kerry is the younger daughter of John Kerry and his first wife, Julia Thorne. She gained national recognition while campaigning for her father during the 2004 presidential election....
, his younger daughter
- Alexandra Kerry
- Kerry HealeyKerry HealeyKerry Murphy Healey was the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She served from 2003 to 2007 with Governor Mitt Romney. She was the 2006 Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, losing to Democrat Deval Patrick in November 2006...
, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Film
- Kerri GreenKerri GreenKerri Lee Green is an American actress.Green was born in Fort Lee, New Jersey. She grew up in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey and attended Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey....
, an American actress - Kerry LaiFattKerry LaiFattKerry LaiFatt is a Canadian actress.LaiFatt was born in Burlington, Ontario, but lived in Jamaica for the first four years of her life. With a flare for fashion and dance, Kerry attended Ryerson University in Toronto specializing in Fashion Design, and has been involved in dance since she was very...
, a Canadian actress - Kerry WashingtonKerry WashingtonKerry Washington is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles's wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film Ray , as Idi Amin's wife Kay in The Last King of Scotland, and as Alicia Masters, love interest of Ben Grimm, The Thing, in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and 2007...
, an American actress
Constituencies
The Irish county Kerry has been represented through several parliamentary constituencies:to 1800
- Ardfert (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Ardfert (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Ardfert was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Ireland until the Act of Union 1800.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was based in the town of Ardfert in County Kerry.-History:...
- Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Dingle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.- Boundaries and Boundary Changes :This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry.- History :...
- Kerry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Kerry (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Kerry was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800. Following the Act of Union 1800 the county retained two seats.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Kerry was represented with two members....
- Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Tralee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Tralee was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons.-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:This constituency was the borough of Tralee in County Kerry....
1801–1885
- Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. In 1885, it was split into four constituencies. From the time of Irish independence, the area was no longer represented in the UK Parliament, as it was no longer part of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:This...
1885–1922
- East Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)
- North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)North Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)North Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1922....
- South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)South Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)South Kerry was a UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament 1885–1922.Prior to the United Kingdom general election, 1885 the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Following the Anglo Irish Agreement and the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the area was...
- West Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)West Kerry (UK Parliament constituency)West Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
1921–1923
- Kerry–Limerick West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
1923–1937
- Kerry (Dáil Éireann constituency)Kerry (Dáil Éireann constituency)Kerry was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1937. The constituency elected 7 deputies to the Dáil, using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation .- History and boundaries :The...
1937–
- Kerry North (Dáil Éireann constituency)
- Kerry South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Music
- Kerri ChandlerKerri ChandlerKerri 'Kaoz' Chandler, one of deep House Music's originators, has been injecting soul into music since the early nineties. An ambassador of the 4/4 beat, Kerri's influences can be traced back to New Jersey growing up in a family of jazz musicians. His father being a deejay, provided Kerri with a...
, producer of house music - Kerry EllisKerry EllisKerry Jane Ellis is an English stage actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music...
, an English singer and stage actress - Kerry KatonaKerry KatonaKerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona is an English media personality and singer best known for her television work, predominantly in light entertainment and reality shows. She has also been a pop singer with girl group Atomic Kitten, a magazine columnist, an actress, and the author of ghostwritten books...
, pop singer - Kerry KingKerry KingKerry King is an American lead and rhythm guitarist. He is best known as the lead guitarist and cofounder of American thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and has been a member ever since...
, Guitarist for thrash metal band Slayer - Kerry LivgrenKerry LivgrenKerry Allen Livgren is an American musician and songwriter, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the 1970s progressive rock band, Kansas.-Biography:...
, a founding member of the progressive rock band Kansas
Sport
- Kerri BuchbergerKerri BuchbergerKerri Buchberger-Kendziora is a retired female volleyball player from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There the resident of Winnipeg ended up in tenth place with the Women's National Team after having won the bronze medal a year earlier...
, Canadian volleyball player - Kerry CollinsKerry CollinsKerry Michael Collins is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers with the fifth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft, the first choice in the franchise's history...
, American football player - Kerry GAAKerry GAAThe Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
, the governing body for Gaelic games in County Kerry of Ireland, best known for its football team - Kerry KittlesKerry KittlesKerry Kittles is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St...
, American basketball player - Kerry LigtenbergKerry LigtenbergKerry Dale Ligtenberg is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.After attending the University of Minnesota in 1994, Ligtenberg signed with the Minneapolis Loons of the independent North Central League. He made 19 starts with them , allowing 103 hits and 44 walks for an ERA of 3.31. He struck out 94...
, American baseball player - Kerry O'Brien (athlete)Kerry O'Brien (athlete)Kerry O'Brien is a former athlete from Australia, who competed in the middle distance events. He was born in Port Augusta, South Australia....
, Australian middle-distance runner - Kerri PottharstKerri PottharstKerri Ann Pottharst OAM is an Australian professional beach volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist.Pottharst was born in Adelaide, South Australia and currently resides in Sydney....
, Australian beach volleyball player - Kerry ReidKerry ReidKerry Melville Reid, MBE, is a former professional tennis player from Australia. During her 17-year career, Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments. Reid was included in the year-end world top ten rankings for 12...
, Australian tennis player - Kerri Strug, American gymnast
- Kerry Von ErichKerry Von ErichKerry Gene Adkisson was an American professional wrestler under the ring names Kerry Von Erich, The Modern Day Warrior, and The Texas Tornado and was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers...
, American wrestler - Kerri WalshKerri WalshKerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
, American beach volleyball player - Kerry WoodKerry WoodKerry Lee Wood is a National Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Wood recorded over 200 strikeouts in four out of his first five seasons, with a high of 266 in 2003....
, American baseball player - Kerry JoyceKerry JoyceKerry Joyce is an award winning interior designer and product designer. He directs the firm Kerry Joyce Associates, which has offices in Los Angeles and Connecticut. In addition to his popular line of furniture, lighting, rug and textile designs, Joyce's firm has earned acclaim for a wide variety...
, South African gymnast, All Africa champion
Other fields
- Earl of KerryEarl of KerryBaron Kerry is an ancient title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created circa 1223 for Thomas Fitzmaurice.In 1325, Maurice FitzMaurice, 4th Baron of Kerry, murdered Diarmaid Óg MacCarthy in the courtroom at Tralee...
, ancient title in the Peerage of Ireland - Kerri-Anne KennerleyKerri-Anne KennerleyKerri-Anne Wright Kennerley is an Australian television personality. She is one of Australia's most seasoned light entertainment hosts...
, an Australian television presenter - Kerri HoskinsKerri HoskinsKerri Hoskins is a former glamour model and video game actress.Hoskins is best known for portraying Sonya Blade in several incarnations of the game beginning with Mortal Kombat 3. She toured the United States and Europe portraying Sonya Blade in the Mortal Kombat: Live Tour, appearing at venues...
, a former glamour model - Kerri KasemKerri KasemKerri Kasem July 12, 1978 in Los Angeles, California) is a radio and television host, actress and covermodel.She is the daughter of the radio host Casey Kasem and his first wife, Linda Myers Kasem, a Republican Party fund raiser.BIOGRAPHY...
, an American radio and television host - Kerri Kendall, an American model and actress
- Kerri Kenney-SilverKerri Kenney-SilverKerri Kenney-Silver is an American actress, comedian, singer and writer best known as a cast member on MTV's The State and for her role as Deputy Trudy Wiegel on the Comedy Central series, Reno 911!.-Early life:...
, an American comedian, actress, singer and writer - Kerri SakamotoKerri SakamotoKerri Sakamoto is a Canadian novelist. Her novels commonly deal with the experience of Japanese Canadians.Sakamoto's debut novel, The Electrical Field , won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. It also won the Canada-Japan Literary Award and was a finalist for a Governor General’s...
, a Canadian novelist - Kerry AirportKerry Airport-Ground transportation:Kerry Airport is approximately from both Cork and Limerick. Iarnród Éireann's Farranfore railway station is located to the south with services to Killarney, Tralee, Cork and Dublin....
, an international airport in County Kerry, Ireland - Kerry GroupKerry GroupKerry Group , is a public food company headquartered in Ireland. It is quoted on the Dublin ISEQ and London stock exchanges. It evolved initially from a local dairy co-op in the Munster region of Ireland...
, a major food company in Ireland - Kerry G. JohnsonKerry G. JohnsonKerry G. Johnson is an African-American graphic designer, caricaturist and humorous illustrator.He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 30, 1966...
, graphic designer, caricature artist - Kerry JoyceKerry JoyceKerry Joyce is an award winning interior designer and product designer. He directs the firm Kerry Joyce Associates, which has offices in Los Angeles and Connecticut. In addition to his popular line of furniture, lighting, rug and textile designs, Joyce's firm has earned acclaim for a wide variety...
, award-winning Los Angeles based interior designer and product designer - Kerry McCluggageKerry McCluggageKerry McCluggage is the owner and president of Craftsman Films. He was Chairman of the Paramount Television Group and President of Universal Television for more than ten years each. He was a co-founder of UPN. In partnership with Jeff Sagansky, he acquired Ardustry Home Entertainment in 2005 and...
, owner and president of Craftsman Films - Kerry Media, newspaper and publications group, owner of the South China Morning Post, controlled by Robert Kuok
- Kerry PackerKerry PackerKerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The son of Sir Frank Packer and Gretel Bullmore, the Packer family company owned controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later...
, Australian media magnate - Kerry PropertiesKerry PropertiesKerry Properties Limited is a listed company engaged in property development in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific region; third party logistics, freight services and warehouse operations ; infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and hotel ownership and operations in...
, a property developer in Hong Kong - Mornings with Kerri-AnneMornings with Kerri-AnneKerri-Anne is an Australian morning television program shown on the Nine Network, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. It aired weekdays at 9am for two hours. The final episode of the series aired on November 25, 2011.-History:...
, Australian television program - Rosemary Forbes KerryRosemary Forbes KerryRosemary Isabel Forbes Kerry , was one of eleven children of James Grant Forbes of the Protestant Forbes family of China and Boston, and wife Margaret Tyndal Winthrop. She studied to be a nurse, and served in the Red Cross in Paris during World War II...
, one of eleven children of James Grant Forbes of the Protestant Forbes family of China and Boston - Kerry, a KDE frontend for Beagle (software)Beagle (software)Beagle is a search system for Linux and other such modern Unix-like systems, enabling the user to search documents, chat logs, email and contact lists in a similar way to Spotlight in Mac OS X, and Windows Search or Google Desktop under Linux or Microsoft Windows...
desktop search software - Kerry Blue TerrierKerry Blue TerrierThe Kerry Blue Terrier is a breed of dog. Mistakenly thought to be from County Kerry in South West Ireland, it's actually from Tipperary in South Central Ireland. In Ireland it is often called the Irish Blue Terrier...
, a breed of dog named after County Kerry in South West Ireland