Strewn like limestone chips hammered off the jagged west coast, the three Aran Islands – Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer – confront the wild Atlantic with
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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
This is the ancestral home of Daniel O’Connell, Ireland’s most influential 19th-century politician, whose tireless nonviolent agitation gained equality for Catholics 185 years ago. The
More than twice the size of the Dingle Peninsula and backed by a muscular tourism budget that promotes every sight as a “must-see,” the Ring
Perhaps the best stately Victorian home you’ll see in the Republic of Ireland, Muckross House (built in 1843) is magnificently set at the edge of
Michael Collins Ambush Site – Irish history fans may want to make a brief detour en route from Kinsale to Macroom to visit nearby Beal