if you go…muckross farms
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Photo Credit: Katie McQueeney
Muckross House is famous mainly for a three day (two night) visit by Queen Victoria in 1861.
That being said, it is a gorgeous 18th century home with even prettier gardens. But the often ignored (but none the less amazing) side of Muckross, is the Traditional Farms section.
In the traditional farms section they have working farms that exemplify what a small, medium, and large size farm would look like in Ireland’s past along with the supporting industry (harness makers, blacksmith, laborer’s cottage, etc.) that would have co-existed with the farms.
It’s a fascinating trip and well worth the few extra euros (all total I spent 6 euros to get in for the house, garden, and farms and I was there for a better part of a day) to get access to the farms.
Also, if you are at Muckross house take sometime to see Killarney National Park that it is situated in…it’s absolutely gorgeous!
