Killarney

The principal lakes of Killarney are three in number--the Upper Lake is the smallest, but often adjudged the most beautiful; it is two miles and a half in length by half a mile...

This division is probably artificial, and made in former days to strengthen the fortifications of the Castle. A carriage road from the town of Killarney crosses the small connec...

No one has ever realized the enchantment of Killarney or fallen under its spell who has not been upon its waters. As the boat glides into the Upper Lake, all that has ever been...

The Raths, or "fairy forts," of Killarney have hitherto seldom been explored. They are circular grassy mounds enclosing a field, generally small. Underneath are found stone cham...

The people who dwell on the shores of these lovely lakes are a handsome race, tall and finely formed, with clear-cut features and dark and most expressive eyes, often of the Iri...

Killarney--in Irish "the Church of the Sloes"--though but a small town, is, owing to its position, the centre from which the wondrously lovely scenery of the district may best b...

Nothing more beautiful than the scene viewed from Muckross ("the place of wild swine") can be imagined. Its woods and lawns form a large promontory, shooting far into the lake,...