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Dingle Peninsula Sheep pasture
perhaps the outstanding 19th-century Muckross
highlight of many a visit House. a Kenmare
to Ireland. Picturesque Kenmare
Besides the breath- 54 p313, p339 carries its romantic
taking views of the The Drive »It’s 27km along reputation more stylishly
mountains and glacial the N71 to Kenmare, much of it than does Killarney, and
lakes, highlights of the through Killarney National Park there is an elegance
10,236-hectare Killarney with its magnificent views –
especially Ladies’ View (at 10km; about its handsome cen-
National Park include much loved by Queen Victoria’s tral square and attractive
Ireland’s only wild herd ladies-in-waiting) and, 5km buildings. It still gets
of native red deer, the further on, Moll’s Gap, a popular very busy in summer,
country’s largest area of stop for photos and food. all the same. The town
ancient oak woods and
stands where the delight-
fully named Finnihy,
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