Located in North Tipperary, the name Mauherslieve means Mother Mountain. On its welcome sign, the nearby village of Rearcross proclaims itself to be the land of ancient tombs, beautiful scenery and deer sanctuary.
The surrounding group of mountains is known as the Slieve Felims, the highest of which is Callaun Hill at 426m. There [...]
This oval shaped walking trail travels through the western part of County Roscommon as well as eastern portions of Galway. It also comprises part of the O’Sullivan Beara Trail.
Walkers can enjoy the peaceful beauty of the Irish countryside while following this trail as it passes through forest, field and bog land along the shores of [...]
The landscape formations of Silver River Gorge at Cadamstown were formed by the sea and rivers millions of years ago. The name of the river in Gaelic was Abha Airgid, which translates as “the Money River”. It was named from the silver particles that appear downstream from the limestone rock near its source.
The area is [...]
The farm contains exotic species of greenery, blossoms and butterflies and moths. Most interesting is its tropical house, the only one of its kind in Ireland, where butterflies of all sizes, shapes, and colours move about freely, feeding on a variety of plants from tropical climates. Visitors can walk about and become completely absorbed in [...]
This popular resort near Galway city features an old-fashioned seaside promenade, complete with a beautiful long, sandy beach along Galway Bay. The resort area still maintains traditional amusement arcades, a fairground for festivals, and cafes.
Salthill was the inspiration for the Bing Crosby song containing the famous lyrics, “to sit and watch the moon rise over [...]
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 see some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. Cahirciveen is a town full of brightly [...]
This estate was the ancestral home of Daniel O’Connell, the prominent statesman and Irish political figure known as The Liberator. Derrynane National Historic Park comprises 320 acres of beautiful parkland on the Kerry Coast. The natural beauty surrounds the O’Connell family house, which now serves as a museum for The Liberator’s many valuable historical artifacts.
Daniel [...]
Great Blasket Island is the largest of a remote group of rugged and isolated islands off the coast of mainland County Kerry. It is famous as the home of a group of writers, who produced some classic pieces of literature in the 1920s and 1930s, written in the Irish language and expressive of a distinctly [...]
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 continues, however, with more and more people moving to suburban dormitories.
Indeed, Allihies (population: 650) has done [...]
This small but productive manufacturer creates unique mouth blown, hand cut lead crystal giftware, and is growing into a true rival to the Waterford brand.
The factory is open to the public, and guided tours are given. Visitors can enjoy comforts ranging from relaxation areas with open fires, and an audiovisual theatre showing films that explain [...]