Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. As of the 2016 census, the population was 251. 9 km west of Killarney, Beaufort sits at the foot of Ireland's highest mountain Ca…Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. As of the 2016 census, the population was 251. 9 km west of Killarney, Beaufort sits at the foot of Ireland's highest mountain Carrantuohill.