This morning we take a short boat trip on the picturesque Lakes of Killarney from Ross Castle to the Island of Innisfallen. Here we will see the ruins of Innisfallen Abbey, founded around the year 600 by Saint Faithlean, (fallen) the leper. The abbey is famous for The Annals of Innisfallen, a chronicle of world and Irish history in Irish and Latin compiled on the island and now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The island became a great centre of learning and in the 10C King Brian Boru was educated here.
On returning to the mainland, we travel on a traditional Irish jaunting car through the Killarney National Park to St. Mary’s Cathedral. Construction of the Cathedral commenced in 1842 but was suspended for 5 years during the Great Famine when the partially roofed section was used as a place of shelter. A single tree on the grounds of the cathedral marks a famine grave. The remainder of the afternoon is free to check out some of the many shops, pubs and restaurants in the picturesque town of Killarney.
Overnight: Killarney.
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