Owengarriff River

Places of Interest

Torc Mountain

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: TJBrosnan, Public domain.

Torc Mountain, at 535 metres, is the 329th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list. It is a popular mountain for hill walkers as it has a stone or boarded path from its base at Torc Waterfall to its summit, which has views of the Lakes of Killarney.

Torc Waterfall

Waterfall

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torc Waterfall is a 20 metres high, 110 metres long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake at Mangerton Mountain.

Killarney National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Killarney National Park, near the town of Killarney, County Kerry, was the first national park in Ireland, created when the Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish Free State in 1932. Killarney National Park is situated 3 km west of Owengarriff River.

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Killarney

Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a resident population of 14,000 but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years.

Fossa

Hamlet

Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fossa is a village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland, north of the Lakes of Killarney. Townlands in Fossa parish include Aghadoe and Coolgarriv. Fossa is situated 9 km northwest of Owengarriff River.

Owengarriff River

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