Killarney jarveys crack the whip on four-wheeled rivals

A horse-drawn tradition will survive in one of the country’s premier tourist destinations, despite fierce competition from other transport providers.

That was the message yesterday from the jarvey business in Killarney, Co Kerry after the introduction, for this season, of two open-top buses, a shuttle bus and a ‘road train’.

Iconic horse-drawn carriages have been part of tourism in Killarney for at least two centuries.