If you are on Ireland tours , and on the Ring of Kerry, think about a visit to Valentia Island. Valentia is now linked to the mainland by a bridge , and is Europes most Westerly harbour. Standing on the islands tip at Bray Head there is nothing...
Dysert O'Dea is the site of the ancient monastic foundations of St Tola and the scene of an important battle in 1318 when the O'Briens defeated the De Clares of Bunratty, thus preventing the Anglo-Norman takeover of Clare. Another hidden gem worth a visit on any Ireland tours. At...
If you are on tours of Ireland you may be in the vicinity of Castlederg and you may be looking for a real hidden gem. The town lies beside the river Derg , across whose waters lie the ruins of a plantation castle. The castle was...
Bective Abbey is a beautiful example of medieval Cistercian architecture and well worth a visit on any Ireland tours. Set in idyllic surroundings by an old bridge over a river , the abbey was once a considerable power in the land , and its abbot held...
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...