Use in Popular Culture
In the fictional Harry Potter universe Kenmare is the home of the Kenmare Kestrels, one of only thirteen Quidditch teams that play in the Quidditch League of Britain and Ireland. The team players wear emerald-green robes emblazoned with two yellow K’s across the chest.
Kenmare was also mentioned in a Star Trek Enterprise episode, "Breaking the Ice", in which the crew answer questions from children in a fictional school located in the town.
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