It was just off this scenic bluff that, on August 27, 1979, the IRA detonated a radio-controlled bomb on the vacation yacht of Lord Louis
Author: prosapiaeo
For a classic medieval high cross, the nub or a round tower, and the grave of the poet W.B. Yeats, visit Drumcliff. From the car
Octagon – This is Westport’s main square, but as it’s eight-sided, it’s called the Octagon.” Surrounded by 30 townhouses, it as the centerpiece of the
The town of Cong offers a fascinating mix of attractions: a medieval ruined abbey, a modern church of exquisite stained-glass windows, and a museum about
Strewn like limestone chips hammered off the jagged west coast, the three Aran Islands – Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer – confront the wild Atlantic with
Literally the “rocky place,” the Burren is just that. This 10-square-mile limestone plateau is so barren that a disappointed Cromwellian surveyor of the 1650s described
A visit to the Cliffs of Moher (pronounced MO-hur) is one of Ireland’s great natural thrills. For five miles, the dramatic cliffs soar as high
Tiny Bridge: This pedestrian bridge was part of the original train line coming into Dingle (the westernmost train station in all of Europe from 1891
Curran’s and Foxy John’s: These pubs are throwbacks to the humble day when a single hole-in-the-wall address would do double duty: commercial shop by day,
Whether or not you’re actually sailing to Skellig Michael (we are not), this little center (with basic exhibits and a find 15-minute film) explains it