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Top Attractions to Include in Your Private Killarney Tour Itinerary
Top Attractions to Include in Your Private Killarney Tour Itinerary 828 622 admin

Killarney is where Ireland’s natural beauty meets rich history. If you’re arranging Private Group Tours Killarney, selecting the right attractions is crucial for a memorable experience. Here’s a blend of must-see sites that promise to enchant every visitor. Killarney National Park Start your journey in Killarney National Park. Spanning over 26,000 acres, it’s a haven of lakes, mountains, and ancient woodlands. The park offers something for everyone. Whether it’s a peaceful stroll, a cycling adventure, or a boat ride on the Lakes of Killarney, the scenery here is simply breathtaking. Muckross House and Gardens Muckross House, nestled within the park,…

St. Mary’s Cathedral Killarney (1842-1852)
St. Mary’s Cathedral Killarney (1842-1852) 935 529 admin

Killarney Cathedral, Also known as St. Mary’s Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, this is an important landmark in Killarney dramatic façade with tall, narrow arched lancet windows and pointed roofs. This Gothic Revival cathedral was designed by famous English architect Augustus Pugin . When commissioned in 1840, he set about making a homage to a cathedral that he loved, Salisbury Cathedral in England,

St Marys Cathedral “architect Augustus Pugin – 1840)
St Marys Cathedral “architect Augustus Pugin – 1840) 780 518 admin

Did you know! Construction of the cathedral was paused during the terrible Great Famine, when the sick and dying found refuge and care here inside a makeshift hospital.

Question and answer: Deenagh Lodge (1834)
Question and answer: Deenagh Lodge (1834) 780 518 admin

Deenagh Lodge was built in 1834 and is located at the entrance of Killarney National Park beside the river Deenagh The lodge has beautiful features including a traditional decorated thatched roof, overhanging eaves, verges, and Tudor style chimneys

The O’Donoghue Legend Sculpture
The O’Donoghue Legend Sculpture 780 518 admin

Did you know! It is  widely believed in Killarney that O’Donoghue rises out of the waters of Lough Leane  on his horse   at the dawn on May Day every seventh year.   However it isn’t known which year is the seventh!

Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty (1898 – 1963)
Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty (1898 – 1963) 780 518 admin

Did you know! The Film Scarlet and the Black (1983). The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican the film tells the story of Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty

Tom Crean – Irish Antarctic Explorer (February 1877 – July 1938)
Tom Crean – Irish Antarctic Explorer (February 1877 – July 1938) 221 221 admin

Did you know! Tom Crean an Irish Antarctic, An adventurous young man despite his age, his Goal was to seek a better future then was to be had in Annascaul, County Kerry.

Killarney House and Gardens
Killarney House and Gardens 780 518 admin

Did you know! Stable block of a French chateau style residence that you would find in Normandy and Brittany, Built by Valentine Browne in the mid-1720s.

Munster Fusiliers Monument
Munster Fusiliers Monument 780 518 admin

Did you know! A memorial to the Royal Munster Fusiliers in the form of a beautifully decorated High Cross which was unveiled in 1906 (established in 1881)

Monk of Innis fallen East Avenue Road
Monk of Innis fallen East Avenue Road 780 518 admin

Did you know! The piece was carved by Tommy Craggs from a piece of fallen oak from Killarney National Park Representing the story of Innis fallen and the Annals of Innis fallen.

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