Jim,

I'm glad you are enjoying my forum and finding it helpful for your trip.

Loch Lein is very nice indeed. Paul and Annette will be happy to give you exact directions on how to get through Killarney to Muckross Road.

There is a bypass road around Killarney but it would only be of benefit to you if you were taking the Cork road to Kenmare. I assume you want to take the "scenic route" through Moll's Gap and the mountains? In that case you would have to drive through Killarney and head out on the Muckross Road. However, unless there is something unusual going on in town if you avoid rush hour, you should be fine.

Michele