Muckross House and Traditional Farms, Killarney: what to actually see

You'll walk past the jaunting car drivers at the main gate and think "maybe later," and then you'll come back from the house and the gardens and the…

Ross Castle and the Killarney lakes: hire a boat, row to Innisfallen, stay for the morning

Get to Ross Castle before ten on a clear morning and you'll have the lake mostly to yourself. The castle sits at the end of Ross Island, three…

The Dingle Peninsula from Killarney, the day trip that takes over

The problem with the Dingle Peninsula as a day trip from Killarney is the word 'day'. You'll need one. You might need two. And there's a fair chance…

Killarney without a car: jaunting cars, bikes, and everything you can reach on foot

Killarney is one of the only places in Ireland where not having a car is genuinely fine. Maybe even better than fine. The national park surrounds the…

The Gap of Dunloe, what visitors should know

The Gap of Dunloe is a narrow glacier-cut valley running between Purple Mountain and the MacGillycuddy's Reeks west of Killarney. It is the most…

Killarney for non-walkers, rainy day options

Most Killarney guides assume you are here to walk. If you have arrived with knees that disagree, weather that makes hiking pointless, or just a…

Climbing Carrauntoohil, the practical guide

Carrauntoohil, at 1038 metres, is Ireland's highest mountain. It sits in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks just south of Killarney. It is a proper mountain…

Driving the Ring of Kerry, what locals would tell you

The Ring of Kerry is 179 kilometres of road around the Iveragh Peninsula, mostly on the N70. The standard advice is that it takes a full day. The…

Why Killarney National Park is a national treasure

Killarney National Park covers 26,000 acres of lakes, mountains, native oak woods and gardens, and it is the oldest national park in Ireland. It is…