Ireland - Killarney National Park - Muckross House
Irlanda - Parque Nacional de Killarney - Muckross House
ENGLISH:
Muckross House is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn and Arthur Rose Vincent to the Irish nation. It thus became the first National Park in the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) and formed the basis of the present day Killarney National Park.
Muckross House is a mansion designed by the British architect, William Burn, built in 1843 for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert.
With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the Tudor style. Extensive improvements were undertaken in the 1850s in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1861. It is said that these improvements for the Queen's visit were a contributory factor in the financial difficulties suffered by the Herbert family which resulted in the sale of the estate. In 1899 it was bought by Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun who wanted to preserve the dramatic landscape. He did not live in the house himself, but rented it out to wealthy groups as a hunting lodge.
In August 1911, not long before the First World War, Muckross House and its demesne were again sold to William Bowers Bourn, a wealthy Californian mining magnate. He and his wife passed it to their daughter Maud and her husband Arthur Rose Vincent as a wedding present. The couple lived there until Maud's death from pneumonia in 1929.
In 1932 her parents Mr and Mrs Bournes and their son-in-law Arthur Vincent decided to present Muckross House and its 11,000 acre estate to the Irish nation. Being called the ″Bourne-Vincent Memorial Park″, it thus became the first National Park in the Republic of Ireland and formed the basis of present-day Killarney National Park. In later years the park was substantially expanded by the acquisition of land from the former Earl of Kenmare's estate.
The front entryway has a plethora of mounted trophy heads, including an enormous rack of antlers from the Irish Elk (extinct), found preserved in a local bog.
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ESPAÑOL:
El Killarney National Park (Parque Nacional Killarney) es uno de los más bellos parques nacionales existentes en la República de Irlanda. Está ubicado en el condado de Kerry, en el extremo sur del país. Es el primer parque nacional en antiguedad de la República de Irlanda, el cual fue creado en 1932 como consecuencia de una donación de terrenos al gobierno de la época. En esta reserva de la naturaleza se puede disfrutar de una combinación de bosques, montañas, cascadas y lagos, las cuales forman un entorno de belleza natural inigualable en toda la isla de Irlanda.
Uno de los principales atractivos es Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms (Casa Muckross, Jardines y Granjas Tradicionales). Se trata de una antigua mansión restaurada, levantada en el siglo XIX y que fue la residencia de terratenientes hasta la década de 1920, junto con ser el lugar de descanso de la Reina Victoria en su visita a Irlanda en 1861.
Los jardines son originalmente parte de la Muckross House, diseñados en la época victoriana y eduardiana (principios del siglo XX) y hasta el día de hoy son conservados prolijamente, tanto para la visita del viajero como para instalar tiendas de regalos y restaurantes.
Las Traditional Farms, las cuales son parte del complejo de la Muckross House, son un homenaje al estilo de vida del campo irlandés entre los años de 1930 y 1940, un periodo donde los campesinos vivían sin luz y sin muchas comodidades de la vida moderna. En su visita, el viajero podrá contemplar las casas como también las maquinarias que ayudaban a los granjeros a hacer producir la tierra como también entender de mejor manera como sobrevivían.
Ireland - Killarney National Park - Muckross House
Irlanda - Parque Nacional de Killarney - Muckross House
ENGLISH:
Muckross House is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. In 1932 it was presented by William Bowers Bourn and Arthur Rose Vincent to the Irish nation. It thus became the first National Park in the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) and formed the basis of the present day Killarney National Park.
Muckross House is a mansion designed by the British architect, William Burn, built in 1843 for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert.
With sixty-five rooms, it was built in the Tudor style. Extensive improvements were undertaken in the 1850s in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1861. It is said that these improvements for the Queen's visit were a contributory factor in the financial difficulties suffered by the Herbert family which resulted in the sale of the estate. In 1899 it was bought by Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun who wanted to preserve the dramatic landscape. He did not live in the house himself, but rented it out to wealthy groups as a hunting lodge.
In August 1911, not long before the First World War, Muckross House and its demesne were again sold to William Bowers Bourn, a wealthy Californian mining magnate. He and his wife passed it to their daughter Maud and her husband Arthur Rose Vincent as a wedding present. The couple lived there until Maud's death from pneumonia in 1929.
In 1932 her parents Mr and Mrs Bournes and their son-in-law Arthur Vincent decided to present Muckross House and its 11,000 acre estate to the Irish nation. Being called the ″Bourne-Vincent Memorial Park″, it thus became the first National Park in the Republic of Ireland and formed the basis of present-day Killarney National Park. In later years the park was substantially expanded by the acquisition of land from the former Earl of Kenmare's estate.
The front entryway has a plethora of mounted trophy heads, including an enormous rack of antlers from the Irish Elk (extinct), found preserved in a local bog.
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ESPAÑOL:
El Killarney National Park (Parque Nacional Killarney) es uno de los más bellos parques nacionales existentes en la República de Irlanda. Está ubicado en el condado de Kerry, en el extremo sur del país. Es el primer parque nacional en antiguedad de la República de Irlanda, el cual fue creado en 1932 como consecuencia de una donación de terrenos al gobierno de la época. En esta reserva de la naturaleza se puede disfrutar de una combinación de bosques, montañas, cascadas y lagos, las cuales forman un entorno de belleza natural inigualable en toda la isla de Irlanda.
Uno de los principales atractivos es Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms (Casa Muckross, Jardines y Granjas Tradicionales). Se trata de una antigua mansión restaurada, levantada en el siglo XIX y que fue la residencia de terratenientes hasta la década de 1920, junto con ser el lugar de descanso de la Reina Victoria en su visita a Irlanda en 1861.
Los jardines son originalmente parte de la Muckross House, diseñados en la época victoriana y eduardiana (principios del siglo XX) y hasta el día de hoy son conservados prolijamente, tanto para la visita del viajero como para instalar tiendas de regalos y restaurantes.
Las Traditional Farms, las cuales son parte del complejo de la Muckross House, son un homenaje al estilo de vida del campo irlandés entre los años de 1930 y 1940, un periodo donde los campesinos vivían sin luz y sin muchas comodidades de la vida moderna. En su visita, el viajero podrá contemplar las casas como también las maquinarias que ayudaban a los granjeros a hacer producir la tierra como también entender de mejor manera como sobrevivían.