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Ballitore is an old Quaker village where the Anglo-Irish political philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-97) was educated before going to Trinity College , Dublin. The Ballitore Quaker Museum above the village library, which is housed in the old Friends Meeting House, gives a vivid picture of...

Scattery Island lies about a mile offshore from Kilrush in the exposed Shannon estuary , County Clare. Its a bit of a hidden gem on any Ireland tours. It was last inhabited in the late 1970 s and the tiny quay is dotted with overgrown derelict...

Boa Island is on Lough Erne in County Fermanagh and is a hidden gem to see on any Ireland tours. It is at the Northern end of the Lower Lough and is barely an island these days at it is connected to the mainland by bridges. On...

Leemaneh Castle is a well preserved buliding in the Burren , County Clare. The name means "Horses leap". http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-things-to-see-and-do/listings/product/?fid=FI_13108 It is a real hidden gem on any Ireland tours. The castle is a fifteenth century O'Brien stronghold , adjoining which is a four-storey building with mullioned and transomed...

Long neglected by most holidaymakers , County Cavan is slowly becoming more popular. Thanks to the redevelopment of the old Ballinamore-Ballyconnell Canal , linking the mighty Shannon waterway and Lough Erne this can be a wonderful way to visit County Cavan on Ireland tours. This new Shannon-Erne...

Built in 300 B.C  by queen Macha , Navan fort , is worth a visit on any Ireland tours. It is in County Armagh and rich with Irish history and folklore. Its dynasty held power for 700 years until defeated by the Collas brothers , who moved...

Newry is largely considered at the main crossing point from North to South or vice versa. But if you are on Ireland tours there are a few hidden gems in Newry. Firstly you have the Catholic Cathedral which looks bland from the outside but has a most...