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Killarney National Park

Ireland Kerry Killarney

Killarney National Park
Photo: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ireland's first national park, with lakes, woods and mountains next to the town of Killarney. See Muckross House, a Victorian mansion with gardens, Torc Waterfall, Ross Castle, and the herd of native red deer. Take a jaunting car (horse and cart) through the park.


The Gap of Dunloe is a mountain pass you can walk, cycle or take a pony through, ending with a boat trip across the lakes to Ross Castle. The Ladies' View on the road to Kenmare gives a famous view of the lakes.

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