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Killarney Golf
Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross House and Abbey, the Lakes of Killarney, MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Purple Mountain, Mangerton Mountain, Paps Mountain, the Gap of Dunloe and Torc Waterfall. Its natural heritage, history and location on the Ring of Kerry make Killarney a popular tourist destination. The town's population was 14,412 as of the 2022 census, making it the second largest in the county. Killarney won the Best Kept Town award in 2007, in a cross-border competition jointly organised by the Department of the Environment and the Northern Ireland Amenity Council. In 2011, it was named Ireland's tidiest town and the cleanest town in the country by Irish Business Against Litter. History Early history and development Killarney featured prominently in early Irish histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney
St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Kerry situated to the west of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Architecture St. Mary's Cathedral was designed by the renowned English architect Augustus Welby Pugin, who is said to have gained inspiration from the ruins of Ardfert Cathedral "which is particularly evident in the slender triple lancets in the east and west walls". Construction began in 1842 but was not continuous. The great famine and the lack of available funds meant the work was stopped several times; when work recommenced in 1853, the interior decorations were designed by James Joseph McCarthy. In 1855 the building was ready for regular worship. Separately the spire and nave were completed in 1907 by the Irish architects Ashlin and Coleman of Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western European Time
Western European Time (WET, UTC+00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe and consists of countries using UTC+00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, abbreviated GMT). It is one of the three standard time zones in the European Union along with Central European Time and Eastern European Time. The following Western European countries and regions use UTC+00:00 in winter months: *Portugal, since 1912 with pauses (except Azores, UTC−01:00) *United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, since 1847 in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, and since 1916 in Northern Ireland, with pauses *Ireland, since 1916, except between 1968 and 1971 *Canary Islands, since 1946 (rest of Spain is CET, UTC+01:00) *Faroe Islands, since 1908 * North Eastern Greenland ( Danmarkshavn and surrounding area) *Iceland, since 1968, without summer time changes All the above countries except Iceland implement daylight saving time in summer (from the last Sunday in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gap Of Dunloe
The Gap of Dunloe (), also recorded as ''Bearna an Choimín'' (meaning "gap of the commonage" or "gap of the little hollow"), is a narrow mountain pass running north–south in County Kerry, Ireland, that separates the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range in the west, from the Purple Mountain Group range in the east. It is one of Kerry's most popular tourist destinations on account of its scenery. Naming The term "Dunloe" is believed to be an anglicisation of the Irish term "Dún Lóich", meaning fort or stronghold of Lóich (the River Loe that runs through the Gap of Dunloe valley also derives its name from the same source). According to the ''Annals of Clonmacnois, Keating'' and the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (LGE), Deala (or Dela) Mac Lóich was the father of the five chieftains of the returning Fir Bolg (Slainghe, Gann, Genann, Seangann, and Rudhraighe), who conquered Ireland and divided it into five provinces, each ruled by one brother. According to the ''Annals of the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paps Of Anu
The Paps of Anu (, "the breasts of Anu") are a pair of breast-shaped mountains near Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. The eastern summit, The Paps East, is high and the western top, The Paps West is high. The mountains are named after Anu, believed to be an ancient mother goddess. ''Cormac's Glossary'' describes Anu or Danu as "the mother of the gods of Ireland". On each summit is a prehistoric cairn, which may be miniature passage graves or house burial cists. The cairn on the eastern Pap is slightly larger, with a height of and diameter of . They have been described as "stone nipples on the great breasts of the mother goddess". A line of stones, known as ''Na Fiacla'', connects the two tops and is believed to have been a processional route. Archeologist Frank Coyne suggested that the mountains were seen as sacred and said "There is little doubt that the mountaintops of both The Paps…were utilized for ritual in prehistory". To the ancients, the mountains reinforced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangerton Mountain
Mangerton or Mangerton Mountain (), at , is the 19th-highest peak in Ireland on the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin list, and the 26th–highest mountain according to the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur-Lynams, Vandeleur-Lynam list. Mangerton is the tallest mountain in the Mangerton Mountain Group, also called the Mangerton Mountains or the Mountains of East County Kerry, Kerry, a range that includes five other major mountains that have a height above . Mangerton's western slopes lie within the Killarney National Park. On Mangerton's north-western face lies a deep cirque, corrie lake called the ''Devil's Punchbowl'', which is a popular scenic destination for hill walkers; although the mountain is often overlooked by walkers due to the proximity of its more scenic and accessible neighbour, Torc Mountain. The far northern slopes of Mangerton was the site of an important 13th-century battle between the MacCarthy dynasty, Mac Cárthaigh (Gaelic Ireland, Gael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Mountain, County Kerry
Purple Mountain () at high, is the 21st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 28th–highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is located in County Kerry, and is the highest point of the Purple Mountain Group. Geology Purple Mountain is composed of sandstone particles of various sizes which are collectively known as ''Old Red Sandstone''. Old Red Sandstone has a purple-reddish colour, and has virtually no fossils. The colour gave its name to the mountain group. The composition of ''Old Red Sandstone'' is variable and contains quartz stones, mudstones, siltstones, and sandstone particles (boulders of conglomerate rock containing quartz pebbles are visible). Geography The Purple Mountain Group is described as a "heather–strewn" massif with five classified peaks at its centre: Purple Mountain , Purple Mountain NE Top and Shehy Mountain , Tomies Mountain (also called An Chathair) , and Tomies North Top (also called Tomies Rock, or Tomies Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacGillycuddy's Reeks
MacGillycuddy's Reeks () is a sandstone and siltstone mountain range in the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching , from the Gap of Dunloe in the east, to Glencar, County Kerry, Glencar in the west, the Reeks is Ireland's highest mountain range, and includes most of the highest peaks and sharpest ridges in Ireland, and the only peaks on the island over in height. Near the centre of the range is Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain at . The range was heavily glaciated which carved out deep cirque, corries (e.g. the Eagle's Nest), U-shaped valleys (e.g. Lough Coomloughra), and sharp arêtes and ridges (e.g. the Beenkeragh Ridge). The range, part of the Reeks District, is a destination for mountain walkers and climbers and includes some of Ireland's most regarded walking routes such as the 15–kilometre (10 mile) ''Coomloughra Horseshoe'', and the 26-kilometre (16 mile) ''MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Walk'' that traverses the full range; it is estimated th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakes Of Killarney
The Lakes of Killarney are a scenic attraction located in Killarney National Park near Killarney, County Kerry, in Ireland. They consist of three lakes: Lough Leane, Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake) and Upper Lake. Surroundings The lakes sit in a low valley some above sea level. They are surrounded by the rugged slopes of MacGillycuddy's Reeks. Notable mountains in the range include Carrauntoohil, which, at is Ireland's highest mountain, Purple Mountain, at , Mangerton Mountain, at , and Torc Mountain, at . The N71 road from Killarney to Kenmare passes a viewpoint called Ladies View which offers a view of the lakes and valleys. On the occasion of Queen Victoria's visit in 1861, the point was apparently chosen by the queen's ladies-in-waiting as the finest in the land; hence the name. Lough Leane Lough Leane () is the largest and northernmost of the three lakes, approximately in size. It is also the largest body of fresh water in the region. The River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muckross Abbey
Muckross Abbey (Irish language, Irish: ''Mainistir Locha Léin'' and ''Mainistir Mhucrois'') is one of the major ecclesiastical sites found in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It was founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor. It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times. The friars were often subjected to raids by marauding groups and were persecuted by Cromwellian forces under Edmund Ludlow, Lord Ludlow. Today the abbey is largely roofless, but is otherwise generally quite well-preserved with safe stairways providing access to the upper storey. Its most striking feature is a central courtyard, which contains a large Taxus baccata, yew tree and is surrounded by a vaulted cloister. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it became the burial place for prominent County Kerry poets O'Donoghue, Aogán Ó Rathaille, Ó Rathaille and Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muckross House
Muckross House () is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn II, William Bowers Bourn and Arthur Vincent (politician), Arthur Rose Vincent to the Irish nation. It thus became the first National Park in the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) and formed the basis of the present day Killarney National Park. The house now forms part of a visitor attraction marketed as Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms. History With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the Tudor Revival, Tudor style. Extensive improvements were undertaken in the 1850s in preparation for the visit of Victoria of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria in 1861. It is said that these improvements for the Queen's visit were a contributory factor in the financial difficulties suffered by the Herbert family which res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Castle
Ross Castle () is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney. The castle is operated by the Office of Public Works, and is open to the public seasonally with guided tours. History Ross Castle was built in the late 15th century by local ruling clan the O'Donoghues Mór (Ross), though ownership changed hands during the Second Desmond Rebellion of the 1580s to the MacCarthy Mór. He then leased the castle and the lands to Sir Valentine Browne, ancestor of the Earls of Kenmare. The castle was amongst the last to surrender to Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads during the Irish Confederate Wars, and was only taken when artillery was brought by boat via the River Laune. Lord Muskerry (MacCarthy) held the castle against Edmund Ludlow who marched to Ross with 4,000 foot-soldiers and 200 horse; however, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park (), near the town of Killarney, County Kerry, was the first national park in Ireland, created when the Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish Free State in 1932. The park has since been substantially expanded and encompasses over 102.89 km2 (25,425 acres) of diverse ecology, including the Lakes of Killarney, oak and yew woodlands of international importance, and mountain peaks. It has the only red deer herd on mainland Ireland and the most extensive covering of native forest remaining in Ireland. The park is of high ecological value because of the quality, diversity, and extensiveness of many of its habitats and the wide variety of species that they accommodate, some of which are rare. The park was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1981. The park forms part of a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area. The National Parks and Wildlife Service is responsible for the management and administration of the park. Nature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
