Buildings of Killarney

1158 – Aghadoe Church, Killarney, Co. Kerry

A stone church has stood here since around 1044. A fine Romanesque doorway in the oldest part of this church which was completed in 1158 by Auliff Mor na Cuimsionach.

12th C. – Innesfallen Oratory, Killarney, Co. Kerry

A small single cell Hiberno-Romanesque oratory with a fine romanesque window built from red and yellow sandstone.

1448 – Muckross Abbey, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor. It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times.

1480 (circa) – Ross Castle, Killarney, Co. Kerry

This castle may be considered a typical example of the stronghold of an Irish Chieftain during the Middle Ages. The date of its foundation is unsure but it was probably built in the late 15th century by one of the O’Donoghue Ross Chieftains.

1726 – Kenmare House, Co. Kerry

The original Kenmare House was built in 1726, and designed by Viscount Kenmare himself in a French chateau style. The house was two stories high and had dormered attics with steep,

1837 – Glena Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Cottage orné originally built by Lady Kenmare for the use of friends and visitors to the Lakes. Queen Victoria had lunch here during her 1861 visit to Killarney.

1840 – St. Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Architect: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

In 1840 a local fundraising committee commissioned Augustus Welby Pugin to design a new cathedral,

1840s – Dinis Cottage, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Dinis Cottage, a former hunting lodge built by the Herbert family of Muckross House, now in use seasonally as tearooms. Little changed today.

1843 – Muckross House, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Architect: William Burn

Muckross House is best known for its parkland setting beside the Lower Lake at Killarney, but the house is also worthy of its location.

1853 – Railway Station, Killarney, Co. Kerry

Architect: Joshua Hargrave

The railway terminus for the Great Southern and Western Railway, directly opposite their hotel property. The hotel is considered to be one of the first hotels owned by a railway company in the British Isles.