Photos: DeFacto, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Colin Park , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Mucklagh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: DeFacto, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Colin Park , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Mucklagh, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Killarney's jaunting car road, on foot
Your local guide
Tadhg O'Connor
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Highlights
- Three generations of jaunting car drivers
- High Street's Victorian shopfronts
- The road toward the park gates
- A family trade explained firsthand
- Killarney's horse-drawn history
About this tour
This session follows the route Killarney's jaunting cars have taken for generations, walked rather than ridden so the camera can hold a steady view of the street and the road beyond it. You see High Street and the approach to the park gates, with family history behind the trade explained along the way. It stays on foot throughout at an easy pace.
After a short sound check outside my family's stand, I walk the route stop by stop, sharing stories passed down through three generations of drivers. I take questions live as they come and send a short note afterwards on the jaunting car trade for anyone curious to try it themselves.
It suits anyone interested in local trades and living history, and anyone planning to take a jaunting car themselves and wanting the background first.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Killarney before heading out.
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High Street 15 min
The camera takes in High Street where jaunting cars have departed for three generations of my own family, and I explain how the horse-drawn trade grew up alongside the town's tourism.
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The road toward the park gates 15 min
You see the route the traps still take toward the national park, and I point out shopfronts and buildings that have served the same trade since Victorian times.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Killarney: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Kerry lamb and Town Centre, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Dublin time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Killarney, showing you High Street and The road toward the park gates live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Killarney live with my phone.
Times shown in Dublin time (GMT)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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