Ireland
Things to do in Killarney & Kerry
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Sightlore has 27 places to explore in Killarney & Kerry, and 18 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Killarney & Kerry's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Ladies View
Ladies View is a scenic viewpoint on the Ring of Kerry tourist route about 19 kilometres (12 miles) from Killarney along the N71 road to Kenmare, in the Killarney National Park in Ireland.
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Torc Waterfall
Torc Waterfall (from Irish Easach Toirc, meaning 'cascade of the wild boar') is a 20 metres (66 ft) high, 110 metres (360 ft) long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake at Mangerton Mountain.
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Muckross House
Muckross House 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.
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Gap of Dunloe
The Gap of Dunloe (from Irish Dún Lóich, meaning 'Lóich's stronghold'), also recorded as Bearna an Choimín (meaning "gap of the commonage" or "gap of the little hollow"), is a narrow mountain pass running north–south in County Kerry, Ireland, that separates the…
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St. Michael's Priory, Ballinskelligs
Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory, (also known as the Priory of the Arroasian Canons of the Order of St Augustine). It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Staigue stone fort
Staigue or Staig is a ruined stone ringfort eighteen kilometres west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Aghadoe Church
Aghadoe Cathedral was a church that may have been the seat of a bishop at Aghadoe, Ireland (later joined with the Bishopric of Ardfert). The now ruined cathedral overlooks the Lakes of Killarney from Aghadoe, a few miles from Killarney.
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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. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney.
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Muckross Abbey
Muckross Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary located in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. Previously known as the "Friary of Irrelagh", the abbey was founded in 1448 for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor.
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Rossbeigh
Rossbeigh, or Rossbehy, is a sandspit with beaches on either side, located approximately 1.6 km from the village of Glenbeigh, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Ring of Kerry, on the Dingle Bay side of the Iveragh Peninsula.
Discovery routes in Killarney & Kerry
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Killarney: lakes, waterfall and the Gap of Dunloe
From Aghadoe Church to St Mary's Cathedral, from Ross Castle to Muckross Abbey and Muckross House, then Torc Waterfall, the Old Weir Bridge, Ladies View and the Gap of Dunloe.
Ring of Kerry: the Iveragh coast
From the Rossbeigh sandspit to Ballycarbery Castle and the Leacanabuaile stone fort, from Cromwell Point Lighthouse on Valentia to Illaunloughan and Ballinskelligs Priory, then Derrynane House, Derrynane Abbey and Staigue stone fort.
Places to visit
Historic sites
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. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney.
Muckross House
Muckross House 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.
Old Weir Bridge
The Old Weir Bridge is an ancient bridge located in Killarney National Park in County Kerry, Ireland. It is a twin arch bridge made of stone.
Ballycarbery Castle
Ballycarbery Castle is a castle 3 kilometres (2 mi) from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland. The castle is high on a grass hill facing the sea and is a short distance from Cahergall Fort and Leacanabuile Fort.
Leacanabuaile
Leacanabuaile is a stone ringfort (cashel) and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland. Leacanabuaile is immediately northwest of Cahergal, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Cahirciveen.
Cromwell Point lighthouse
Cromwell Point Lighthouse, also known as Valentia Lighthouse, is an active 19th century lighthouse located on Valentia Island's Cromwell Point in County Kerry, Ireland.
Derrynane House
Derrynane House was the home of Irish politician and statesman, Daniel O'Connell. It is protected as a national monument and part of a 320-acre (1.3 km2) national historic park.
Staigue stone fort
Staigue or Staig is a ruined stone ringfort eighteen kilometres west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Ballymalis Castle
Ballymalis Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Coom Wedge Tomb
Coom Wedge Tomb is a prehistoric site, a wedge tomb on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is near the Skellig Ring, a route in the west of the peninsula.
Parkavonear Castle
Parkavonear Castle is a 13th-century Anglo-Norman ruin in Aghadoe in Ireland, overlooking the lakes of Killarney.
Skellig Michael
Skellig Michael, also called Great Skellig, is a twin-pinnacled crag 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Uragh Stone Circle
The Uragh Stone Circle is an axial five-stone circle located near Gleninchaquin Park, County Kerry, Ireland. The Bronze Age site includes a multiple stone circle and some boulder burials.
Places of worship
Aghadoe Church
Aghadoe Cathedral was a church that may have been the seat of a bishop at Aghadoe, Ireland (later joined with the Bishopric of Ardfert). The now ruined cathedral overlooks the Lakes of Killarney from Aghadoe, a few miles from Killarney.
St Mary's Cathedral, Killarney
St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Kerry situated to the west of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland.
Muckross Abbey
Muckross Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary located in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. Previously known as the "Friary of Irrelagh", the abbey was founded in 1448 for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor.
Illaunloughan
Illaunloughan is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
St. Michael's Priory, Ballinskelligs
Ballinskelligs Abbey was an Augustinian priory, (also known as the Priory of the Arroasian Canons of the Order of St Augustine). It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Derrynane Abbey
Derrynane Abbey also known as Ahamore Abbey is a ruined abbey in Derrynane in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located near the town of Caherdaniel and is very close to Derrynane House, the house of Daniel O'Connell.
Church Island - Valentia Harbour
Church Island, is a small, elevated island lying in Valentia Harbour, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the site of a medieval monastic settlement, and includes the remains of a clochan, oratory, burial ground and two ancient shrines.
Monuments
Dunloe Ogham Stones
Dunloe Ogham Stones is a collection of ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Nature
Torc Waterfall
Torc Waterfall (from Irish Easach Toirc, meaning 'cascade of the wild boar') is a 20 metres (66 ft) high, 110 metres (360 ft) long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake at Mangerton Mountain.
Ladies View
Ladies View is a scenic viewpoint on the Ring of Kerry tourist route about 19 kilometres (12 miles) from Killarney along the N71 road to Kenmare, in the Killarney National Park in Ireland.
Gap of Dunloe
The Gap of Dunloe (from Irish Dún Lóich, meaning 'Lóich's stronghold'), also recorded as Bearna an Choimín (meaning "gap of the commonage" or "gap of the little hollow"), is a narrow mountain pass running north–south in County Kerry, Ireland, that separates the…
Rossbeigh
Rossbeigh, or Rossbehy, is a sandspit with beaches on either side, located approximately 1.6 km from the village of Glenbeigh, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Ring of Kerry, on the Dingle Bay side of the Iveragh Peninsula.
Lakes of Killarney
The Lakes of Killarney are a scenic attraction located in Killarney National Park near Killarney, County Kerry, in Ireland. They consist of three lakes: Lough Leane, Muckross Lake (also called Middle Lake) and Upper Lake.
Killarney National Park
Killarney National Park, near the town of Killarney, County Kerry, was the first national park in Ireland, created when the Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish Free State in 1932. The park has since been substantially expanded and encompasses over 102.89 km2 (25,425…
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