The Kerry Bog Village Museum — Attraction in Kenmare Municipal District

So interesting to read all the "rave" reviews of this place with people stating they spent an hour or more. I have to assume that they wrote the review for a different place, as there is literally nothing to do here other than pet a couple of very nice dogs (who are not really relevant to the time period depicted here) and quickly walk through some tired looking fake houses with fake creepy people in them that are designed to show you how people lived "back in the day" and what it was like during the famine period.

There certainly is interesting information, but nothing that you need to pay this much money per person for. The main point of this odd little site seems to be to allow a bathroom and souvenir shop break for tourists and guides on the Ring of Kerry road and to persuade you to buy some food or Irish coffee or a souvenir or two.

The owners are super nice and so this is all fine, but the price to get in is rather steep and the time allotted (if you are on a tour) could be much better spent in many of the other beautiful nature stops (like the cliffs of Kerry or the beaches).

Most people will visit this as part of their Ring of Kerry tour and will not have a choice (check your tour in advance to see their stops and to check what you have to pay extra for), but if you DO have a choice (driving yourself or on a private tour) I would tend to suggest skipping this stop (sorry to the wonderfully nice owners - maybe Venmo them a few dollars to help them out instead) as your day will be long enough already and this stop does not really need to be a part of...

What an awful place! Pictures make it look intriguing, but it's literally just a row of imitation houses with creepy dolls inside that attempt to depict what life would've been like back during the bog village days. There's practically nothing there, and it costed us 8 euro/person! It's maybe worth 2 euro. Then there's the matter of the animals they keep on their property. They claim to have ponies, but you can't see them, and their Irish wolfhound was literally crying when we entered. His shelter was atrocious, and all he had in his caged area was a blanket and rug to lay on. No toys. No food or water bowls. He was skinny, and his fur was ratty, and I desperately wanted to open the door and let him run free! I've seen junkyard dogs living in better places. There were two goats and several chickens, but again, their environments were awful. I only pray these animals aren't left here overnight, and I can only imagine how terribly cold they must be during the winter--their shelters aren't enclosed! Visiting here was a horrible experience, and I will definitely recommend people stay away...

Extremely poor, like other low rated reviews, no guide, nor people to ask about the history. Would not bother. We equally were there at Halloween which resulted in them going all in, they should have really renamed themselves as some sort of 'scare house'. Would recommend saving the money on entry at this 'museum' and going to Muckross Traditional Farms. At time of writing, family (2a, 2k) Bog was 22euro, Muckross 26euro, much better spent with history and in use traditional equipment. Waste of time.

Update to business reply: 1. True, there was a sign. 2. Up till here other Halloween themes were gently done, your display seemed to aim at scare and horror. 3. Our children aged 8 and 10 were present, perhaps an age consideration of your display is worth your thought. 4. Display of dead, bloodied baby dolls in cribs was OTT. 5. Removing the Halloween display I'd still have wished to save the time and money and visit elsewhere. Appreciate you explaining your justification of the display...