What makes it special among Irish parks?

It was Ireland's first national park

What is special about the park's red deer?

They are Ireland's only native herd

Killarney National Park Quiz: Lakes, Ross Castle and Muckross

This Killarney National Park quiz rides a jaunting car past the lakes and woods of County Kerry. Play 10 interactive questions on its 1932 founding, the Muckross estate gift, Lough Leane and the Upper Lake, Ross Castle, Muckross House and Queen Victoria, Torc Waterfall, Ireland's only native red deer, Innisfallen Island and the Gap of Dunloe.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

County
Which county is Killarney National Park in?
First
What makes it special among Irish parks?
Gift
Which estate was donated to create the park?
Lake
Which is the largest of the Lakes of Killarney?
Castle
Which 15th-century tower house stands on Lough Leane's shore?
House
Which royal visitor came to Muckross House in 1861?
Falls
Which waterfall is a short walk from the road?
Deer
What is special about the park's red deer?
Island
Which island has early monastic ruins?
Carts
What are jaunting cars?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which county is Killarney National Park in?
Answer: County Kerry
It lies in southwest Ireland.
Q2: What makes it special among Irish parks?
Answer: It was Ireland's first national park
It was founded in 1932.
Q3: Which estate was donated to create the park?
Answer: Muckross estate
An American family gave it.
Q4: Which is the largest of the Lakes of Killarney?
Answer: Lough Leane
Its name means lake of learning.
Q5: Which 15th-century tower house stands on Lough Leane's shore?
Answer: Ross Castle
It was built by the O'Donoghue clan.
Q6: Which royal visitor came to Muckross House in 1861?
Answer: Queen Victoria
Grand preparations were made.
Q7: Which waterfall is a short walk from the road?
Answer: Torc Waterfall
It drops about 20 meters.
Q8: What is special about the park's red deer?
Answer: They are Ireland's only native herd
They have lived there since the Ice Age.
Q9: Which island has early monastic ruins?
Answer: Innisfallen
Monks kept annals there.
Q10: What are jaunting cars?
Answer: Horse-drawn carts for visitors
Jarveys drive them.

Lakes, Castles and Ireland's Native Red Deer

Killarney National Park in County Kerry became Ireland's first national park in 1932, when the Muckross estate was donated to the nation. Its mountains, woods and the three Lakes of Killarney, Lough Leane, Muckross Lake and the Upper Lake, make it one of Ireland's most loved landscapes.

Ross Castle, a 15th-century tower house built by the O'Donoghue clan, stands on the shore of Lough Leane. Muckross House, a grand Victorian mansion, welcomed Queen Victoria in 1861. On Innisfallen Island, monks once kept the Annals of Inisfallen, a record of early Irish history.

Torc Waterfall tumbles through woodland near the road. The park is home to Ireland's only native herd of red deer, descended from deer present since the end of the Ice Age. Visitors ride jaunting cars, horse-drawn carts driven by jarveys, through the park and the Gap of Dunloe.

What This Quiz Teaches

Ireland fans will enjoy these questions.

When the park was founded
Which lakes it holds
Which buildings stand there
Which animals live there
How visitors travel

Did You Know?

Ireland's highest mountains, the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, rise nearby.
Ancient oak woods grow in the park.
Boat trips cross the lakes to the Gap of Dunloe.
The Ring of Kerry starts and ends in Killarney.
Muckross Abbey ruins stand in the park.