Muckross House & Estate Gardens and Torc Waterfall

Muckross House was built by Henry Arthur Herbert whose family owned Muckross estate, the site of Muckross House. The House & Gardens are set in spectacular surroundings of 10, 000 hectares of Killarney National Park overlooking Killarney Lakes and mountains and I often hike on the many trails in the estate which is near where I have live in Kilarney. Muckross House was built in 1843 at the time of the Great Irish Famine but was donated to the state in 1932 for the people of Killarney. It also has a Traditional Farm where traditional dwellings are furnished in the old style, and you can witness and taste soda bread and butter made by the Bean a Tí (woman of the house) on the farm that is reminiscent of farming in Ireland in the 1930's & 1940's. There is The Sunken Garden, The Rock Garden, The Boathouse and magnificent specimen Monterey Pines & Torc Waterfall feeds from the Owengarriff River and is a splendid sight. Enjoy a day out at Muckross House with me and learn our history, culture & traditions.