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Muckross House is located 20
minutes’ walk from the school at the heart of Killarney National
Park.
The house was built for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, Mary.
Building started in 1839 and was completed in 1843. Today the
principal rooms are furnished in period style and portray the
elegant lifestyle of the 19th century landowning
class. In the basement, you can imagine the servants busily
going about their duties. During the 1850s, the Herbert family
prepared for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1861 by improving
the house and the gardens.Queen
Victoria paid a visit here, to the Herbert family, in 1861. The
House was later owned, in turn, by Lord Ardilaun (of the
Guinness family) and by the Bourn Vincents. Today, many of the
rooms in this magnificent mansion have been restored to their
original Victorian splendour.
The Walled
Garden Centre
incorporates the Garden Restaurant, Mucros Craft Shop and the three
Mucros Craft Workshops. The Garden Restaurant offers excellent menu
choices, while Mucros Craft Shop offers an extensive range of quality
giftware. Handcrafted items from Mucros Pottery, Mucros Weaving and
Mucros Conservation Bookbinding are also on sale here.
