If you are on tours of Ireland and fancy driving along a minor road the Murlough Bay is the most spectacular of all the bays along the northern coast. From the rigged cliff-tops , the hillside curves down to the sea in a series of wildflower...
The Lagan Lookout near the Custom House is a good position from which to view the world's second - and third-largest cranes, Goliath and Samson, across the river in East Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard. This is the city's proudest international asset: the ill-fated Titanic...
Evidence of how the richest of the Enniskillen colonists lived is found about a mile southeast of the town. Castle Coole is a must see attraction on any Ireland tours that take you near Enniskillen. Designed by James Wyatt and completed in 1798 it was the lakeside...
Strangford is a tiny village in County Down. It is worth a visit on any tours of Ireland because ...
On any Ireland tours heading Northeast from Glencolmcille , the minor road to Ardara runs through the heart of the peninsula , travelling through the dramatic Glengesh Pass before spiralling down into wild but fertile valley land. This drive is a must see attraction. http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=glengesh+pass&gbv=2&oq=glengesh+pass&aq=f&aqi=g3g-v7&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=1203l5453l0l6219l13l13l0l2l2l0l438l2109l0.3.5.0.1l9l0&oi=image_result_group&sa=X Just before...
The name Cahir means fort , and you will not be disappointed if you visit this "fort" on any Ireland tours. The castle is Anglo-Norman and goes back to the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries , though the virgin appearance of the outer shell is deceptive. A...
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...
Bunratty Castle is just outside Limerick and worth a visit on any Ireland tours. If you are in the area it is a must see attraction. The little pub/restaurant beside it...
County Fermanagh is worth visiting on any tours of Ireland. With Devenish Island http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Devenish-Island-Monastic-Site-Co-Fermanagh-Enniskillen-P2899 and the Marble Arch Caves http://www.enniskillen.com/marblearchcaves.html there is plenty to see. They are a bit of a hidden gem but when you are down there you will realise that they are a must...
Starngford Lough is in County Down and you can travel around the lough and across on a quaint ferry to take in the likes of Castleward House and Saint Patricks grave on Ireland tours. Definitely not so much your hidden gems as jam packed with must...