Earldom of Desmond, ruled by the Geraldines. These two regions were merged in 1606 in the aftermath of the Nine Years' War.

Kerry has two official Gaeltacht regions, Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh on the Iveragh Peninsula and [[Gaeltacht Corca Dhuibhne]] on the Dingle Peninsula, the latter of which is the only Gaeltacht in Munster where Irish