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Muckross House
A Victorian mansion by the lake, with gardens and traditional farms that show rural life a century ago.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Muckross, KillarneyDirections
- Getting There
- About 10 minutes by bike or jaunting car from town.
Why Go
Built in 1843, the house was given to the nation in 1932 and became the heart of the national park. Queen Victoria stayed here in 1861. Next door, the traditional farms recreate the small farmsteads of the 1930s, with animals and craft workers.
Nearby in Killarney
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