Pictures show Killarney Park wonders in all their glory

A chance bus trip through Killarney National Park more than 20 years ago “mesmerised” a young landscape photographer and sparked a compulsion in him to picture its wonders in all their glory.

Pictures show Killarney Park wonders in all their glory

But how does someone go about getting a different image of scenic spots that have graced picture postcards since the late 19th century? That was the challenge facing Norman McCloskey when he set out to produce the first book of photographs on the 10,000-hectare park.

“I was mesmerised by the empty beauty, ruggedness and sheer drama of the forests, bogs and lakelands, all overlooked by the powerful McGillycuddy’s Reeks and craggy Dunkerron Mountains,” he recalled.

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