This oldest part of the oldest town in Ireland is named after Regnall, the first (Norwegian) Viking leader of Waterford, who built a fortified oaken
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With a tradition dating back to 1783 (absent about 100 years, from the late 1840s famine until the post-WWII boom), Waterford was once the largest
This place is a wonderful lonely gem. Locals claim that the massive religious complex of Kelly Priory (more than 3 acres) s the largest monastic
Evocative abbey ruins dot the Irish landscape, but few are as well presented as Jerpoint (founded in 1180). Its claim to fame is fine stone
Rising above the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle is one of Ireland’s most visited heritage sites. Stronghold of the powerful Butler family, it has a history
Smithwick’s reddish ale was born in Kilkenny… and thanks to the boys at Dublin Square has been my favorite Irish beer since I was old
The Wicklow Mountains, while only 15 miles south of Dublin, feel remote – enough so to have provided a handy refuge for opponents to English
A visit to the Guinness Storehouse is, for many, a pilgrimage. Arthur Guinness began brewing the renowned stout here in 1759, and by 1868 it
Inspired by thriving bohemian cultural centers such as Paris’ Left Bank and New York City’s Greenwich, in 1991 Dublin scuttled a plan to demolish this
Showing off the treasures of Ireland from the Stone Age to modern times, this branch of the National Museum is itself a national treasure. The