Proud Kerrymen will tell you that their county is called “the Kingdom” because it’s the nearest place to heaven on earth. Of course they would tell you anything but you might well start to believe them when you first see those beautiful deep blue lakes, wild mountains and rugged coastlines - one thing for sure, its much easier to get to than “the heaven above!”.
In a broad valley, at the heart of the county, towering mountains surround three large lakes - Lough Leane, Upper Lake and Muckross Lake - this is Killarney. Here Muckross Estate occupies a large part of the valley and, as far back as 1861, Muckross House played host to Queen Victoria when she visited the area. Even from before her visit people have been discovering the beauty of what is today, Ireland’s best known little bit of heaven. |
