Muckross House

About this place

Muckross House (Irish: Teach Mhucrois) is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn and 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.

Visitor Information

Admission

Paid

Accessibility

Not accessible

Getting There & Parking

Muckross House is located in County Kerry, roughly 6 km (5 min drive) from Killarney and 338 km (5h) from Dublin. The nearest public car park is 184 m away (Free). Nearby highlights within a short drive include Muckross Traditional Farm (0.3 km away).