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McCarthy Mor Castle, Killarney

McCarthy Mor Castle is a castle in Killarney, County Kerry, 2.5 km south of the centre.

just parts of a ruin of an old castle, but nice looking go to the "lake side hotel" parking place and follow the sign to the "lake side walk"

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Opening hours

All times are local to Ireland

Today

Open 24 hours

Weekly schedule

Opening hours by day
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
Public holidaysOpen 24 hours

Public holiday hours take precedence over the usual week.

Source: OpenStreetMap.

From the centre
2.5 km south, in a straight line
Parking
Jaunting Cars, 790 m away
Bus stop
INEC (not in operation since Covid), 790 m away

The map does not yet record a website and a phone number for McCarthy Mor Castle. Anyone can add them on OpenStreetMap, and this page picks the change up at the next refresh.

Getting to McCarthy Mor Castle

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Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

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Destination, access and nearby stops

McCarthy Mor Castle is in Killarney, County Kerry. Routes here end at the point the map records for this place. No entrance has been verified, so the last few metres are for you to judge. Jaunting Cars is 790 m away and the map records it as open to the public.

It is 2.5 km south of the centre of Killarney in a straight line. The nearest stop the map records is INEC (not in operation since Covid), 790 m away in a straight line.
Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Castlelough (15116), 510 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Castlelough 510 m
    bus KY01
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Gleneagle Hotel 790 m
    bus KY03
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • The Brehon Htl 1.0 km
    bus KY03
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Cloghereen Lower 1.4 km
    bus KY01
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Muckross Abbey 1.5 km
    bus KY01
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Killarney covers the journeys into the town itself.

Within a short walk

What else the map names within four hundred metres of McCarthy Mor Castle.

Other castles in Killarney

Nearest to McCarthy Mor Castle first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from McCarthy Mor Castle, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.

All 4 castles in Killarney

Questions people ask

Where is McCarthy Mor Castle?
In Killarney, County Kerry, 2.5 km south of the centre; the nearest car park is 790 m away.
What are the opening hours of McCarthy Mor Castle?
See the Opening hours section for the published schedule and any recorded exceptions. Times are local to Ireland.
How far is McCarthy Mor Castle from the centre of Killarney?
2.5 km south of the centre, measured in a straight line. The map above can work out the walk along the footpaths from wherever you are.
Are there other castles near McCarthy Mor Castle?
4 in Killarney altogether. The nearest are Muckross House, Flesk Castle and Parkavonear Castle.
How do you get to McCarthy Mor Castle without a car?
The nearest stop in the national timetable is Castlelough, 510 m away in a straight line, and bus KY01 call there, run by O'Callaghan Coaches. The planner on this page works out the walk from that stop over real footways and the whole journey from wherever you are starting, for the day and time you choose.

Where this comes from

From the map
The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/1357898950, and can be corrected there.
Worked out here
Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.

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