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Dublin Top 10 -Museums
Dublin is well served with a number of excellent museums which cover various facets of Ireland’s heritage over the millennia. Most of the following are in the city centre and it would be easy enough to visit a few of them in one day. Those outside the centre are served...
Best Donegal Fact Sheet
Best of Donegal - Best Drives, beaches, scenery, activiyt to do in Donegal.
Fact Sheet Ireland
Fact Sheet on Vital Statistics 2021 1. Area. Trinity College University Dubin Atlas Major Ireland[87] The island of Ireland is 84,421 sq km, The Republic of Ireland is 70,280 sq km, The Republic is 486km long and 275km wide. 2 Capital of Ireland Dublin is Ireland’s capital. 3. Other Main Cities Cork in the south is the second city, Limerick...
Co Clare Fact Sheet
Best of Co Clare, Ireland - Fact Sheet . Why Visit, where to go and what to do as well as visit Cliffs Moher.
Mother Jones from Cork, Ireland
‘Most Dangerous Woman in America’ in 1900 - 1930’s was from Cork Mother Jones As we wander though the ancient streets of Cork city we pass the plaque to Mother Jones under the steeple of St Anne’s Church, Shandon. Mary Harris was born in Cork in 1837, baptised in the North Cathedral...
Kerry Hikes and Longer Walks
Kerry Hikes and Longer Walks Kerry has Ireland's highest mountains and to climb as safely as possible a guide is strongly recommended. These walks are longer, much more difficult and strenuous and need a high level of fitness, suitable footwear, clothing and planning to do complete safely. Contact us for guides...
Best Walks Killarney and Ring of Kerry
Walks Killarney, Activity Killnarey, Ring of Kerry Loop Walks, Kerry is well known for its spectacular scenery of dramatic mountains, seascapes and lakes. One of the best ways to get the most out of it is on foot and it offers great walking routes for all ability levels. These...
Best Dingle and North Kerry Walks – Kerry
Kerry Loop Walks The Dingle Peninsula has scenery to rival any in Ireland and has a number of excellent walking routes. North Kerry also has some very good walks, mainly of the easy to moderate variety, some of which are well suited to families. We have blogs on other walks...
Summer 2021 – Ancient East and Dublin- Fact Sheet
Fact Sheets-What's Open Summer 2021 - Dublin and the Ancient East This summer is going to be another staycation season as foreign travel will not be possible for most of us. The OPW runs a number of Ireland’s most important visitor attractions and to encourage people to visit them they are giving...