Ireland, an island in north-west Europe, has an area of 32,595 square miles. At its greatest it is 302 miles long and 171 miles wide and consists of a central lowland surrounded by a broken range of hills and small mountains. The climate is mild on...
We recommend the Hastings group Slieve Donard in beautiful Newcastle , County Down , at the foot of the Mourne mountains. It is right beside the fantastic Royal County Down golf course and perfect for business and some relaxation. We can organise comprehensive day tours from...
At Ireland Luxury Tours we provide a corporate concierge service. This includes airport transfers and chauffeur driven vehicles for meetings and conferences. With our unique style we can enhance any business trip with tours and activities such as golf. We also arrange conferences and board meetings here in...
County Meath is a maritime county in the province of Leinster and in the eastern part of Ireland. The county, covering an area of 904 square miles, has a population of 135,000 approx. Bordered on the east by Dublin and the Irish Sea, on the north by Louth,...
Crannogs are man-made , usually circular , lake islands. They consist of piles of stones as a foundation, covered by brushwood and earth, and with palisades enclosing one or more houses. Modern examples at Craggaunowen (County Clare) and the National heritage Park at Ferrycarrig (County Wexford) show...
Island in the Atlantic, seven miles off the Kerry coast. Skellig Michael was a monastery and place of pilgrimage first mentioned in 823. Difficult to land on, it has six beehive huts with square interiors, two oratories (all built in the corbel technique), a cemetery, a hermitage,...
A short, humorous, and often nonsensical verse of five lines that have a particular pattern of rhyme (aabba) and rhyme. Lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and rhyme, and line 3 and 4 are of two feet and rhyme. The rhythm is...
Maritime county in the extreme northeast, in the province of Ulster, one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county has an area of 1,092 square miles and a population of 562,216. Only twenty miles across the Irish Sea from Scotland at its closest ...
One of the four provinces of Ireland. This Northwest province covers an area of 6838 square miles. It has a population of around 500,000. Connacht is the least arable but one of the most beautiful provinces of Ireland. Its name derives from the Connachta , followers of Conn of...
Waterford is a maritime county in the province of Munster. Covering 716 square miles , Waterford has a population of over 110,000. The county is bounded on the north by the River Suir, on the east by Waterford Harbour, and on the south by the Celtic Sea. ...