Killarney

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Killarney National Park, near the town of Killarney, County Kerry, was the first national park in Ireland, created when Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish Free State in 1932.

Muckross House was built for the Herbert family of Muckross and completed in 1843. It is situated close to the eastern shore of Muckross Lake,

At the house we boarded a Jaunting Car. Ian and his horse Max took us around the park to view the sites.

Torc Waterfall

Muckross Abbey is both an Old Irish Monastery & Modern Irish Graveyard. It is situated in the middle of the National park. It dates back to the beginnings of Christianity in Ireland. The first monastery was reputed to have been built here by Saint Fionan sometime in the 6th century. Today the abbey is largely roofless although, apart from this, is generally quite well preserved. Its most striking feature is a central courtyard, which contains a large yew tree and is surrounded by a vaulted cloister.

Stopped at Lady's View and had lunch at the cafe. By this time in the trip Shelly had decided she is really a leprechaun.

The next stop was the Kissane Sheep Farm where Border Collies demonstrated rounding up the sheep. We also watched a sheep being shorn and learned that the paint on the sheep was a type of brand that identified the owners.

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