Muckross Gardens & Dunloe Castle Gardens, Killarney
Muckross Gardens enjoy worldwide recognition. George Berkley Bishop of Cloyne (1685 - 1753) is quoted as saying, "The Kind of France may lay out another Versailles, but with all his revenue he could not lay out another Muckross". This description is not inaccurate and indeed, it has been re-stated in various forms and languages since Muckross became the centrepiece of the visitor's itinerary. The Gardens are renowned worldwide for their beauty and, in particular they are noted for their fine collection of Azaleas, Rhododendrons, extensive water garden and an outstanding rock garden hewn out of natural limestone.
Dunloe Castle Gardens are one of the "Historical Gardens of Ireland". This garden represents a veritable mini-tour of the world with rare plants and trees from Asia, the Americas, the Pacific, Europe and elsewhere. The Garden surrounds the ruins of medieval Dunloe Castle, and its contents are fully catalogued by the broadcaster Roy Lancaster, who personally supervises all new planting.
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