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Killarney it is the ideal location for playing all the South
West Ireland's unique golf courses with so many championship golf
links - Ballybunion, Waterville, Tralee and Dooks all a short
drive away.
Earls Court House
is an award wining, family run, boutique hotel. It is located
a gentle two minutes walk from restaurants and bars with traditional
music and lively atmosphere, and five minutes walk to Killarney
National Park. Facilities are available for drying and storing
your golf equipment etc. The owners Ray & Emer Moynihan are
happy to assist with tee-times reservations.
Killarney town centre with its late night shopping, award wining
restaurants and Irish dance shows is just a five minutes stroll
away.
The hotels location in Killarney means it is accessible by air,
rail and road. Kerry Airport offers flights direct to many UK
cities and mainland Europe, and via Dublin, Cork or Shannon to
all other Countries including the USA. Mainline trains service
Killarney three times daily with Dublin and the other main towns
in the country.
By locating centrally in Killarney, getting around is relatively
easy. Roads have been dramatically improved in recent years and
golf courses are well sign-posted. For couples or small groups
we will arrange car rental or provide a chauffeur driven limousine.
For larger groups we will provide a mini-bus or full size touring
coach with driver. The choice is yours.
| Airport |
Driving
Time |
(miles) |
Road Ref. |
| Kerry |
20
min. |
10 |
N22/23 |
| Cork |
90
min. |
60 |
N22 |
| Shannon |
2
hrs. |
84 |
N22/23/21/20 |
| Dublin |
4 hrs. |
188 |
N22/23/21/20/7 |
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Golf Course Driving Time
in minutes
| Ballybunion |
60 |
| Beaufort |
20 |
| Ceann Sibeal, Dingle |
75 |
| Dunloe |
8 |
| Dooks |
40 |
| Kenmare |
30 |
| Killarney |
10 |
| Old Head |
120 |
| Ring of Kerry |
30 |
| Tralee |
45 |
| Waterville |
75 |
| Castlegregory |
30 |
| Dingle |
60 |
South West Ireland Mileage planner
| Green
Fees - 2005 |
W/end |
W/day |
| Ballybunion
Old |
€135.00 |
€135.00 |
| Ballybunion
Cashen |
€95.00 |
€95.00 |
| Beaufort |
€45.00 |
€45.00 |
| Dingle
- May to Sept |
€65.00 |
€75.00 |
| Dingle
- Mar/Apr/Oct |
€50.00 |
€60.00 |
| Dooks |
€58.00 |
€58.00 |
| Kenmare |
€45.00
|
€50.00 |
| Killarney
Lackabane |
€65.00 |
€50.00 |
| Killarney
Mahony's Point |
€80.00 |
€70.00 |
| Old
Head of Kinsale |
€250.00 |
€250.00 |
| Ring
of Kerry |
€80.00 |
€90.00 |
| Tralee |
€160.00 |
€160.00 |
| Waterville |
€150.00 |
€150.00 |
| Waterville
before 8.00am & after 4.00 pm |
€105.00 |
€105.00 |
Sightseeing
For the non-golfers in your party, Killarney is the ideal base
for sightseeing and touring the Ring of Kerry, Dingle peninsula
and the famous Gap of Dunloe by car or coach. You will experience
the most extensive panoramic sea route with beaches, cliffs, rocky
shores, and mountain lakes. Guests will be collected at no extra
charge from the hotel and returned again in the afternoon. The
charge for any of these is typically €20 to €25 euro
and tours take a full day.
Killarney National Park with is magnificient
gardens and lakes is not to be missed. You can visit Muckross
House, the Traditional Farms, Torc waterfall, Muckross Abbey,
Ross Castle and Innisfallen Island. Killarney is ideal for hiking.
There are many nature trails, moderate and mountain walks - enough
to keep you busy for a week!
Nightlife
Killarney town centre offers excellent shopping choices with
late night opening in the summer months, spectacular Irish dance
shows and numerous award wining restaurants. Alternatively, why
not relax with a Guinness and savour the excellent choice of bar
food available. Live traditional music, with fiddles, accordions,
flutes, tin whistles, concertina's and bodhrans will keep you
enchanted 'til the early hours of the morning!.
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