Allihies – with two shops, a post office and four public houses – is typical of the type of self-contained Irish village that was once found throughout the country. These villages are becoming rarer as the country’s rapid urbanisation…
Allihies
Ardigole
Ardigole is a small, pretty and historic harobour village located on the scenic Healy Pass road. This hilly route through the Caha mountains on the Beara peninsula offers amazing panoramas, parcticularly if taken in the late afternoon on a…
Cobh
The village of Cobh (pronounced Cove) located southeast of Cork City, is a pretty Georgian seaside resort popular today with windsurfers and sailors. It has a long and rich history as a bustling port and emigration centre. The…
Bantry House
Over the centuries, the Bay of Bantry has endured two French invasions, one in 1689 and one in 1796. The town is protected by the sheltered harbor that reaches up to the town square, where the appearance of the…
Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is most famous for its stone, ‘the Stone of Eloquence’ which is said to bestow the gift of eloquent speech on all those who kiss it.
Situated just 8 km from Cork City, Blarney Castle is…