Thousands of fans have turned out in Kerry to welcome home the 2014 All-Ireland football champions.

Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s team, along with the victorious minor team led by Jack O’Connor, arrived into Rathmore late this afternoon. 

They also stopped in Tralee and Killarney.

Earlier they visited Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin before making their way south by train for their homecoming.

The Kingdom players, who yesterday claimed the county's 37th All-Ireland title, posed for photos with the Sam Maguire Cup and some of the children.

Kieran Donaghy, David Moran and Kieran O'Leary with ten-week-old Ella O'Donoghue

Alana Kelly from Killarney and Charlie Barrett from Kildare with the Kerry team

Kieran Donaghy with 14-year-old Rebecca Boyd from Tralee

James O’Donoghue plays a game of football with Abigail Bradshaw, 6, from Dublin

Brian Kelly, Kieran O'Leary, Barry John Keane and Aidan O'Mahony with six-month-old Ryan Dewhurst and mum Danielle O'Brien from Killarney

Kerry's Kieran O'Leary and Gary Monaghan from Louth with Sam Maguire

Kerry's joint captains Kieran O'Leary and Fionn Fitzgerald board the train to Tralee with the Sam Maguire