- July 19, 2017Clare Island, set in Clew Bay, is dominated by two hills, and a square 15th century castle commands the headland…
- July 7, 2017The turbulent Tory Sound separates this windswept island from the north-western corner of mainland Donegal. Given that rough weather can…
- July 5, 2017A popular holiday destination for Victorian middle-class families, the resort still emits a sedate, old-fashioned air. Its long, crescent-shaped seafront…
- July 3, 2017Founded in 1169 by the Benedictines, Holy Cross was supposedly endowed with a splinter from the True Cross, hence its…
- July 1, 2017Baltimore’s most bizarre claim to fame dates to 1631 when more than 100 citizens were carried off as slaves by…
- June 28, 2017People go to Lough Arrow to sail and fish for the local trout, and also simply to enjoy the glorious…
- June 25, 2017This monastic settlement is in a remote location on the borders of Counties Clare and Galway, roughly 5km southwest of…
- June 23, 2017The 13th century Anglo-Norman Roscrea Castle consists of a gate tower, curtain walls and two corner towers. In the courtyard…
- June 20, 2017Bantry Bay encompasses the resorts of Bantry and Glengarriff. It is also a springboard for trips to Mizen Head and…
- June 14, 2017Ireland’s largest island, 22km long and 19km wide, is reached by a road bridge that can be raised for boats…