Killarney · Sports & events

Gaelic football, and Kerry are the aristocracy of it. Munster championship games run from spring into early summer at a ground below the mountains.

Flat and national hunt meetings across several festivals from spring to autumn, on a track ringed by the Reeks. Cheap entry, formidable atmosphere.

A charity ride each July sends thousands of cyclists around the 170-kilometre ring in a day. Roads fill early; book accommodation far ahead.

Ireland's highest mountain is a five to seven hour round trip from Cronin's Yard, with guides available and weather that turns without warning.