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RED DEER AT LAKE HOTEL KILLARNEY

October 30, 2009

RED DEER AT LAKE HOTEL KILLARNEY.

The only native herd of Red! Deer remaining in the Ireland roam the upland areas of the Killarney National Park, especially on the slopes of Torc and Mangerton.

Now numbering over 850, this herd has had a continuous existence since the return of Red Deer into Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, 10,000 years ago.

We saw the red deer  from the bedroom window of our hotel in Killarney 29 thOctober 2009 at 11 pm.

The hotel is on the shores of the lake and adjoins the National Park.

The native Kerry red deer roam freely through the grounds  … brilliant!

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