It’s been described as the best-kept secret in Ireland, and it really does sound like something out of a Christmas fairy tale … but it is now believed that St Nicholas, the Turkish Saint who inspired the modern day version of Santa Claus, is buried in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Read on to find out more…
The Burren Ecotourism Network in Co Clare has been named a ‘Best Community Tourism Project’ by Lonely Planet. The global travel company unveiled the accolade in its prestigious Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2021. Reflecting how the world and attitudes towards travel have changed this year, Lonely Planet has completely re-imagined its annual Best in Travel choices. For…
For the 2nd year in a row, Epic, The Irish Immigration Museum has won the prestigious ‘Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction’ in the World Travel Awards. This is one of Dublin’s top attractions and one we’d highly recommend to our guests. Read on to find out more…
As anyone who has visited Ireland will know, the range of accents you will hear throughout the country will vary widely. There are so many different dialects in Ireland, changing literally from town to town, that it has always been difficult for Hollywood to capture the essence of a true Irish accent on screen. So…
November 5th is National Redhead Day and it’s every redhead’s chance to celebrate their unique hair colour. Did you know that only 1-2% of the world’s population has this gorgeous colour hair? About 10% of the Irish population has red hair – the highest incidence of it in the world! Redheads are often described as…
Only about 35% of the world drives on the left, and Ireland is one such country. But how did this come to be? And will it ever change? Read on to find out…
Lonely Planet has selected 8 attractions and experiences on the island of Ireland in the latest edition of its Ultimate Travel List. The second edition of Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travel List, features its top 500 “most thrilling, memorable and interesting travel experiences in the world”. The list includes the Wild Atlantic Way as the…
We’ve been searching, and we think we’ve found it! On 27th September 2020 we had the pleasure of taking a hike up Coumshingaun in Co Waterford, and it was probably the best hike we’ve ever done! Coumshingaun Loop Walk is a moderate 4-hour (7.5 km) walking route around a natural amphitheater of splendour and silence,…
A widow, a young family and a caravan called ‘Creeping Jenny’. This is the story of a West Cork High Cross. There’s nothing more rewarding than turning off a country road, negotiating a narrow boreen with grass growing down the middle and hedgerows tight against the side of your car to come across a stunning…
If you want to visit Ireland in 2021 and stay somewhere flashy with a difference, how about a lighthouse on Ireland’s coastline? Whether they are functioning towers or historic landmarks, lighthouses are full of intrigue. Their isolated locations, vantage points over cliffs and oceans, and associations with stories of storms and shipwrecks — whatever the…
