Between 1893 and 1960,
Farranfore railway station, which opened on 18 July 1859, was known as Farranfore Junction, as it was the point where one boarded for the spectacular train ride to
Valentia Harbour, which was the westernmost railway in Europe. Farranfore is notable in particular for its nearby airport, known as
Kerry Airport. The single runway at Farranfore saw intensive use when
Ryanair opened a base at the airport in July 2008. Ryanair flies daily from Farranfore to
London Stansted,
London Luton and
Frankfurt-Hahn. In the wake of its disagreements with
Cork Airport, it announced that it was moving its Liverpool service from Cork to Farranfore from June 2006 (this service subsequently ended later that year). ==Notable people==