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Ladies View

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Ladies View is about 12 miles from Killarney on the N71 road as you go towards Kenmare. The view here is probably the best known of Killarney and is a major attraction for visitors. Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting visited here during the royal visit in 1861. They were so taken with the view that
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The viewing point around 12 miles from Killarney, was made famous after the 1861 visit of Queen Victoria. It is called after her Ladies-in-Waiting who were apparently most taken with the spot and its opportunities for quiet reflections and is one of the most photographed places on the N71 tourist
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In the following days the royal party was taken to local sites such as Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and Torc Waterfall, while the queen's ladies in waiting were taken to a viewing point that overlooks the Lakes of Killarney. As a result, it has henceforth been known as Ladies'
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Killarney and its environs have to be among the most photographed places in Ireland. The lakes, Moll's Gap, Ladies' View, Ross Castle, the Gap of Dunloe, Torc Waterfall - all these views have ended up in cameras all over the
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during Victoria's 1861 visit to Ireland. In October 2017, a tourist couple almost drove their rental car over the edge of the cliff and into the valley below.
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ranked the views amongst Ireland's finest on Instagram. The name Ladies View (sometimes spelt Ladies' View), stems from the admiration of the view given by
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ranked Ladies View as one of the most photographed places in Ireland, while the
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Index


scenic viewpoint
Ring of Kerry
Killarney
N71
Kenmare
Killarney National Park
Irish Times
Daily Edge
Queen Victoria's
ladies-in-waiting
café
Ladies View in May
Ladies View in Autumn
Road around the area
Black Valley
Gap of Dunloe
Moll's Gap
Torc Waterfall


"Car left dangling over Killarney lakes by first time tourists"
Irish Times


"Ladies View"
Killarney National Park
"Finding postcards with an edge"
Irish Times
"13 views from this Kerry bar that prove the Kingdom might be Ireland's finest spot"

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