Historic Sites of Killarney
Killarney’s historic landscape spans over 4,000 years of human activity within the National Park. This collection features the 15th-century Ross Castle and Muckross Abbey, a well-preserved Franciscan friary. Explore the 19th-century Muckross House and Killarney House, which showcase Victorian and Edwardian architecture. The list also includes the ancient copper mines of Ross Island, early Christian monastic ruins on Innisfallen Island, and memorials commemorating the Great Famine and local missionary work.
A 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.
B Muckross House
Muckross House is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6…
C Muckross Abbey
Founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary, these ruins include a well-preserved cloister surrounding an ancient yew tree. The site served as a burial place for local chieftains and prominent Gaelic poets.
McCarthy Mor Castle
The remains of a 13th-century tower house built by the McCarthy Mór clan on the shores of Lough Leane. The structure was largely destroyed by Parliamentary forces in 1652.
Innisfallen Monastery
Founded in 640 AD, this monastic site on Innisfallen Island was a center of scholarship where the 'Annals of Innisfallen' were authored. Ruins include a 12th-century Romanesque oratory.
F Killarney House
Killarney House is an Irish country home in Killarney, County Kerry, which was built as a replacement for Kenmare House as the seat of the…
The Ross Island Copper Mine
Information boards detailing Bronze Age and 19th-century copper mining. The site contains remnants of some of the earliest known metal mines in Western Europe.
The Ross Island Copper Mine
Educational signage documenting the industrial heritage of Ross Island, including its history of copper extraction and 19th-century mining infrastructure.
Mission Memorial
A stone memorial dedicated to the religious missions and historical ecclesiastical work within the Killarney community.
Famine Memorial
A monument commemorating the victims of the Great Irish Famine (1845–1852) in the Killarney region, situated near the location of the historical workhouse.
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