A dramatic group of medieval buildings on a limestone outcrop above the plains of Tipperary, once the seat of the kings of Munster, where St Patrick is said to have converted King Aenghus. See the round tower, the roofless Gothic cathedral, and Cormac's Chapel, with rare Romanesque frescoes.
Guided tours are included. Walk down to the ruins of Hore Abbey in the fields below for a great view back to the Rock. Cashel is on the main road between Dublin and Cork.
Doolin, a small village on the County Clare coast, is the traditional music capital of Ireland, and Gus O'Connor's is its most famous pub, serving pi…
Ireland's most famous natural sight: sheer cliffs rising up to 214 m out of the Atlantic, running for 14 km along the County Clare coast.
From Doolin pier, ferries cross to Inis Oírr, the smallest and closest of the Aran Islands, in about 15 to 30 minutes.
A glacial valley in the Wicklow Mountains with two lakes and the remains of a monastic settlement founded by St Kevin in the 6th century, including a…
Ireland's first national park, with lakes, woods and mountains next to the town of Killarney.
Often called one of the world's great gardens, Powerscourt has 47 acres of formal gardens, Italian terraces, statues and ornamental lakes beneath the…
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