Gap of Dunloe Day Tour and Boat Ride from Killarney
The Gap of Dunloe is a magnificent defile running four miles between the McGillycuddy Reeks and the Purple mountain group. At the entrance to the gap is a famous cottage, named after a woman called Kate Kearney who died in childbirth at the age of 102!
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Gap of Dunloe Day Tour and Boat Ride from Killarney
What's included in Gap of Dunloe Day Tour and Boat Ride from Killarney
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Ross CastlePass-by Only
Ross Castle perches in an inlet of Lough Leane. It is likely that the Irish chieftain O’Donoghue Mór built it in the fifteenth century. Legend has it that O’Donoghue still slumbers under the waters of the lake. Every seven years, on the first morning of May, he rises on his magnificent white horse. If you manage to catch a glimpse of him you will enjoy good fortune for the rest of your life. Ross Castle was the last place in Munster to hold out against Cromwell. Its defenders, then led by Lord Muskerry, took confidence from a prophecy holding that the castle could only be taken by a ship. Knowing of the prophecy, the Cromwellian commander, General Ludlow, launched a large boat on the lake. When the defenders saw it, this hastened the surrender – and the prophecy was fulfilled
Inclusions
- Driver/guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Boat
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Jaunting Cart
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Minimum age is 4 years
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time
