class="apple-converted-space"> has prevented as much people from
visiting the town for the summer.
The
town's main source of income is still the tourist industry, so many
recreational places have been established, including restaurants, pubs and
cafés. After the last weekend in August, the town empties and many businesses
close up until the next summer, creating a much slower pace of life compared to
the hectic summer months. This means that if the local businesses do not have a
good summer in terms of sales, they might suffer financially for the rest of
the year. Summer holidays in 1950s Kilkee are evocatively described in
Homan Potterton'smemoir,
Rathcormick (2001).
