Castlemaine is a small town between major towns Tralee and Killarney in County Kerry. It takes its name from a castle erected on the bridge over the River Maine by Mac Carthy More and the Earl of Desmond as a defense to the River Maine crossing. It is here that the famous Australian outlaw ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’ was born. Standing just beyond the head of Castlemaine Harbour the village is pleasantly situated against the background of the Slieve Mish mountains to the north-west.