Muckross House

Eastern Facade of Muckross House in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. Designed by William Burn and built in 1843.
View from north
The beautiful Garden of Muckross House

Muckross House (Irish: Teach Mhucrois) 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. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn and Arthur Rose Vincent to the Irish nation. It thus became the first National Park in the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) and formed the basis of the present day Killarney National Park.[1] The house now forms part of a visitor attraction marketed as Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms.[2]

  1. ^ "The Bourns Build Filoli". filoli.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Muckross House Killarney Ireland, Muckross Park, Ring of Kerry, Killarney attractions". www.muckross-house.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2023.