Parks & drives
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Ladies View
A classic viewpoint over the Lakes of Killarney on the Ring of Kerry.
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Gougane Barra
A forest park and lake with a tiny island oratory of St Finbarr.
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Dark Hedges
An avenue of old beech trees that forms a natural tunnel.
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Marble Arch Caves
Show caves with rivers and chambers in a UNESCO Global Geopark.
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Slea Head Drive
A coastal loop around the Dingle Peninsula with views of the Blasket Islands.
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Ring of Kerry
A famous 179 km scenic drive around the Iveragh Peninsula.
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Gap of Dunloe
A narrow mountain pass with lakes, crossed on foot, by bike or jaunting car.
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Tollymore Forest Park
Forest paths, follies and river crossings at the foot of the Mournes.
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Ballycroy National Park
Remote bogland and mountains in Mayo, a Dark Sky reserve.
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The Burren
A strange limestone landscape with rare flowers, tombs and caves in Clare.
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Wicklow Mountains National Park
Ireland’s largest national park, an hour from Dublin.
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Glenveagh National Park
A castle, gardens and wild valley in the heart of Donegal.
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Connemara National Park
Mountains, bogs and heaths in the west of Galway.
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Killarney National Park
Lakes, mountains, ancient oak woods and red deer next to Killarney town.