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Ross Castle
A 15th-century tower house on the shore of Lough Leane, where the boats across the lakes come in.
- Open
- From spring to autumn
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Ross Road, KillarneyDirections
- Getting There
- About 15 minutes on foot from the town center.
Why Go
Built by the O'Donoghue chiefs, the castle was among the last in Munster to fall to Cromwell's army. Guided tours show its furnished rooms, and boats leave from the quay for Innisfallen Island and the Gap of Dunloe.
Nearby in Killarney
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