#torc waterfall

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Killarney National Park

The Torc Waterfall in Ireland's Killarney National Park is quite possibly my favorite waterfall I have ever photographed.

This composition isn't the best of those I have shot of this falls; it lacks a little depth since I didn't compose it with any real foreground elements to speak of. Despite this, the natural beauty of the falls and it's environment still shines and the light was lovely.

If you get a chance to visit Ireland, I highly recommend it.

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Torc Waterfall near Killarney, Ireland, 1908

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RING OF KERRY / Co. Kerry & Co. Cork Rep. Ireland May 2024

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Torc Waterfall

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Torc Waterfall, Killarney

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Torc Waterfall in Killarney, Ireland 🇮🇪

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📍Torc Waterfall, Co Kerry 📸 @mcardlephoto

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TORC WATERFALL KILLARNEY

Torc Waterfall (from Irish: Easach Toirc, meaning “cascade of the wild boar”) is a 20 metres (66 ft) high, 110 metres (360 ft) long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil’s Punchbowl corrie lake at Mangerton Mountain. The waterfall, which lies at the base of Torc Mountain, in the Killarney National Park, is 4.3 miles (7 kilometres) from Killarney in Kerry, Ireland.

The waterfall is a popular site on the Ring of Kerry and the Kerry Way tours. The word Torc is from the Irish translation of a “wild boar”, and the area is associated with legends involving wild boars. One legend is of a man who was cursed by the Devil to spend each night transformed into a wild boar, but when his secret was revealed by a local farmer, he burst into flames and disappeared into the nearby Devils Punchbowl on Mangerton Mountain from which the Owengarriff River emerged to hide the entrance to his cave beneath the Torc Waterfall.

There is also the story of how the legendary Irish warrior, Fionn MacCumhaill, killed a magical boar on Torc mountain with his golden spear. The 20 meters high waterfall is formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil’s Punchbowl lough, a deep cirque high above in Mangerton Mountain.[8] Torc Waterfall sits on a geological fault called the Muckross to Millstreet Fault Line. Torc Mountain consists of 400 million-year-old Devonian Old Red Sandstone, but the base around Muckross Lake is circa 100 million years younger and consists of Carboniferous Limestone.

At some stage, after the limestone was deposited, a period of tectonic-plate collision occurred and the land under Torc was lifted up 3,000 metres, re-exposing the underlying older sandstone. Torc Waterfall is 4.3 miles (7 kilometres) from Killarney, and 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometres) from the gates of Muckross House, in the Killarney National Park.

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Torc Waterfall, County Kerry, Ireland

Photos taken: October, 2023

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Torc Waterfall

Not far from the horse and carriage ride where we ran out of time for lunch, we visited the Torc Waterfall. Not fantastic by waterfall standards but pleasant for the day.

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The original hop on hop off Killarney Shuttle Ladies View Tour . You can use your ticket all day to visit different areas of Killarney and the Highlight of the day is the spectacular mountain drive through the Lake District of Killarney arriving at the beautiful Ladies View where we stop for 50 minutes , here you can enjoy the views and visit the wonderful cafe on site and enjoy lunch or a Pint of Guinness in the wonderful rooftop terrace of the the restaurant and enjoy your amazing surroundings , There is also a wonderful souvenir gift shop offering great value , you can during the day see Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey, Muckross House and Traditional Farms, Torc Waterfall . The Shuttle bus departs across from the Discover Ireland Tourist Office outside the Tescos Supermarket . The Ladies view tour begins every day at 12:30pm #Tours2Go #ToursToGo

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At Torc Waterfall, Killarney

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Some of the highlights on the iconic Ring of Kerry drive include Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey, Torc Waterfalls, the Stone Circle and Fairy Tree in Kenmare, and finally Ladies View.

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Day on Ring of Kerry

Like yesterday the morning started out gloomily but ended up as a beautiful sunny day.

We started early to beat the crowds and the first stop was Torc Falls. A lovely walk through the trees to see the anazing waterfall.

We then continued on our trip clockwise around the "Ring" being constantly amazed at the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. We stopped at Sneem for our morning coffee only to find that all the cafes were closed as there was a water supply problem in town. However one enterprising lady with a mobile coffee cart was doing a roaring trade!

We had a stop at Ballinskelligsan and viewed the Skellig Islands and wandred around the ruins of the Ballinskelligs Priory.

The drive to the Cliffs of Kerry like yesterday's Gap of Dunloe drive was pretty hairy but well worth the effort.

Lunch was at Cahersiveen, the birthplace of Daniel O 'Connell and there is a magnificent church there named the Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church of The Holy Cross .it has a lovely altar and fabulous organ.

From there it was an uneventful trip home.

Dinner at one of the many restaurants along High Street completed a very enjoyable and tiring day .

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Torc Waterfall, which means "cascade of the wild boar", apparently. It was our first stop on the Ring of Kerry. We didn't see any wild animals, but we got there ahead of the Ring of Kerry tour crowds, as we drove clockwise (tour buses go counter-clockwise). -- One of our many stops on the Ring of Kerry during our "Bruce Springsteen" trip to Ireland. May 2023 . . . #RingOfKerry #muckross #Ireland #TravelIreland #DiscoverIreland #IrishAdventures #IrishExplorer #VisitIreland #KerryTourism #Kerry #IrishTravel #IrishScenery #fujifilm #xt3 #MyFujifilmLegacy #waterfall #killarney — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/7bgNo9e