Introducing Killarney
Killarney is a well-oiled tourism machine in the middle of sublime scenery that looks swell on a postcard. Its manufactured tweeness is renowned – the stream of buses arriving to consume soft-toy shamrocks, the placards on street corners pointing to ‘trad’ sessions. However, it has many charms beyond its obvious proximity to lakes, waterfalls, woodland and moors dwarfed by 1000m-plus peaks. In a town that’s been practising the tourism game for over 250 years, competition keeps standards high, and visitors on all budgets can expect to find superb restaurants, great pubs and good accommodation.
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Last updated: Sep 12, 2008
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Hitchhiking Ring of Beara and Glengariff bus question
by mlhopetc 11 September 2011
So I've seen a few posts about this but I am sort of in a time crunch and would love some replies on a few things. My girlfriend and…
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RE: Help planning please!
by fear_rua 31 August 2011
I agree that it's hard to see how Wexford fits in here. If you are driving then Cork is more readily accessible than if you are on public…
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RE: 10 day tour of Ireland, Clockwise route from Dublin. Suggestions?
by DTQ 27 August 2011
Thanks again, everybody, for your input. It now turns out we're likely doing a counter-clockwise tour. It just sort of works out better…
