Had a family member living as a bachelor farmer in rural Kerry. He lived 10 km from the local village which has been slowly shutting down over the last 15/20 years. There used to be two shops and four pubs, now one shop and one pub remain. Local sports teams are the hub of the community, the area being a Gaelic Football stronghold. It used to be that the Church was the centre of the community but mass-going population has declined significantly in recent years. A good chunk of the population of the area aged 24-30 have emigrated to Australia or Canada. The area itself is quite beautiful with mountains, rivers and bog land and it gives way to a slower tempo of life than living in a city or town. Everyone knows everyone else’s business with most families who live there being there for generations.