Torc Waterfall, KIllarney, County Kerry, Ireland

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Torc Waterfall is a 20-meter (66ft) high, 110-meter 360 ft long cascade formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains down from the Devil’s Punchbowl, which is situated high on top of Mangerton Mountain in the Killarney National Park.

Torc Waterfall derives its name from the Gaelic word ‘torc’, meaning Wild Boar.

According to legend, the Waterfall was created by a man who was cursed by the Devil to spend each night transformed into a wild boar. He lived in a cavern beneath the cliffs of the mountain.

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