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
Category: International – Cool Locations
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
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