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The city of Armagh is one of Ireland’s oldest, and is widely recognized as the country’s centre for organized religion. Armagh is the archdiocesan capital of both the Roman Catholic and Protestant (Church of Ireland) faiths.
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This limestone mansion stands at the head of Clew Bay, on the estuary of the Carrowbeg River. It offers panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, Clare Island, and Croagh Patrick, the Holy Mountain.
Begun in 1730 but not…

The village of Ballintubber is located just south of Castlebar in County Mayo, on the famed pilgrimage route to Croagh Patrick, also known as Ireland’s Holy Mountain. St. Patrick himself is said to have established the church at Ballintubber.

This small but historical market town forms the western entrance to the Ring of Kerry, perhaps the most popular tourist route in all of Ireland today. The Ring travels around the Ivernaugh Peninsula, giving visitors the opportunity to…

This heritage complex, located in the town of Tralee, chronicles the history of fiercely independent County Kerry and its people. Kerry was nicknamed “the Kingdom” due to its disregard over the years for the country’s rulers in…

Widely considered the birthplace of St. Columba, the area around Gartan Lough encompasses some of the most beautiful mountain country in Ireland/donegal/. Just south of Glenveagh National Park, it is technically within the park but also connected to…

This stone Celtic fort, also known as Grianan Ailigh, is circular in shape and located atop an 810 foot high hill northeast of Letterkenny. The views from this site are breathtaking, and include the areas around Donegal…

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…

Northwest Ireland’s largest town is situated in the middle of Yeats Country, where it has miraculously retained all the rural charm of the original small village, even as it has grown in leaps and bounds both physically and economically.

Over the centuries, these barren limestone islands, located about 30 miles offshore in Galway Bay, have been transformed into beautiful but isolated farmland communities. There are three islands – Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer. The presence of Iron Age Forts…