By Sean Fagan
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This was once Ireland. The upper lakes of the magnificent Killarney National Park (Photo: Sean Fagan).

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Places to Visit in Ireland...

KILLARNEY NATIONAL PARK

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Near the base of the massive Iveragh peninsula of southwest Ireland are some of the best stands of native oak woodland in Ireland.

Evocative, dense stands of thickly-trunked, sessile oak adorn the undulating landscape of Killarney National Park.

To think, that throughout Ireland - from the banks of rivers and streams that meandered through the valley depths - right up along the steep, mountain slopes - vast stands of these woods once stood.

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