On Ireland tours between Clonmel and Mitchelstown is Ardfinnan , where a beautiful fourteen-arched stone bridge crosses the Suir and a private castle stands on the hillside opposite. Follow the foot of the Knockmealdowns for several miles and you come to Clogheen , and here you...
The West bank of Lough Derg is a seam of beautiful countryside set between mountains and the great expense of the lake. It forms the country's Eastern boundary and , isolated by the heights of the Slieve Bernagh and the Slieve Aughty mountains , has...
Ever since 1693 , when the Royal Society first publicised it as one of the great wonders of the world , the Giants Causeway has been a major tourist attraction on any tours of Ireland , or Belfast tours. It is without doubt a must...
Horn Head is magnificent, a six-hundred foot rock face scored by ledges on which perch countless guillemots and gulls. Puffins are also returning in significant numbers. The best view of the cliffs, sea-tracks and caves is from the water, but the cliff road is vertiginous...
Although it is tiny , only 15 or so square miles , Clare island rises to a height of 1522ft in a massive shoulder of land that dominates everything around. A real hidden gem on Ireland tours ! The Island is famed above all as the...
If you cannot get accommodation in Dublin on your Ireland tours then Bray is worth considering as an option. It was developed as a resort in the 1850s when the railway was extended South of Dun Laoghaire. The Dart now runs efficiently to and from Bray. While...
On Ireland tours if you are passing Clonmel and heading for Cashel then try and pass through Fethard. Whist it is a plain enough place and rarely visited by tourists there are some hidden gems. Fethard has a number of forgotten medieval ruins set at the back...
The island of Inishbofin is a mellow , balmy place , quite different from the mainland , and as such worth a visit on any Ireland tours. It is a bit of a hidden gem. There are day trips from the little village of Clifden...
White Island is in County Fermanagh if you are passing through on any tours of Ireland. Mounted on the wall of a ruined abbey, the seven early Christian carvings of White Island look eerily pagan. Found early last century they are thought to be caryatds - columnsin...