SCENES from IRELAND (Irish Republic, Eire) and Northern Island (NI)

 Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walking areas

By County: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Fermanagh (NI), Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow in alphabetical order

Landscape images-picture-photographs and brief notes from our Irish walking holiday 'tours'

pages 1-12 2005, 13-25 2006, 27-46 2007, 47-60 2008, 61-66 2010, 26, 67a-79 2012

County Carlow

79. Leighlinbridge arboretum lifestyle & garden centre

County Clare - West of Ireland

Page 33. Kilfenora, The Burren, County Clare: Part 1 The Village

34. Kilfenora, The Burren, County Clare: Part 2 St. Fachtnan's Cathedral and the famous High Crosses

35. A Co. Clare Burren car drive from Kilfenora to the coast near Ballyvaughan - Part 1 Lemenagh Castle, Carron Church, Poulawack Cairn

36. A Co. Clare Burren car drive from Kilfenora to the coast near Ballyvaughan - Part 2 Caherconnell ring fort, Poulnabrone Dolmen and limestone hills and Atlantic Coast

37. Dysert O'Dea - A History Trail, near Corofin, County Clare - Part 1 Dysert O'Dea Castle, St Tola's Cross & Abbey

38. Dysert O'Dea - A History Trail, near Corofin, Co. Clare - Part 2 Dysert O'Dea Abbey church monastic site, Round Tower, Rath earthen ring fort, Rath Church, Loch Ratha/Raha and Rath Castle

62a. Killaloe and the River Shannon

62b. St Flannan's Cathedral, Killaloe

62c. Boat trip on Lough Derg on the River Shannon

County Cork - South-West of Ireland

14. Annes Grove Gardens, Castletownroche, County Cork

16. The Sheep's Head Peninsula (1), Co. West Cork, Seefin Mountain, the Hills and the Goats Road and some recent and prehistoric monuments

17. Toe Head, The Stags and Ballydehob, Co. West Cork

18. Gougane Barra and Kealkill prehistoric stone circle, County West Cork

19.  The Sheep's Head Peninsula (2), Co West Cork - Sunset studies (a)

20. Liss Ard Gardens and Barley Cove near Skibbereen and the Mizen Head Lighthouse, Co. Cork

21. Sheep's Head Peninsula (3), Co. West Cork - A walk around Sheep's Head

22. The Sheep's Head Peninsula (4), Co. West Cork - Sunset studies (b)

Page 23. Lough Hyne (Loch Ine), Co.Cork

County Donegal - West of Ireland

Page 1. The Urris Hills & Mamore Gap, Inishowen Peninsula  Co. Donegal

2. The Urris Hills coast & Dunaff Head, Inishowen, Co. Donegal

3. Doagh Famine Village Museum visitor centre, Doagh Island (Doagh Isle), Inishowen, Donegal

4a. Miscellaneous historical bits of the Inishowen Peninsular, Co. Donegal - Cloncha Church and Cross and Dunree Fort and guns at the military museum and 4b. An unusual Art Exhibition at Dunree Fort

55. Moving on from Achill Island to Knock Airport, Letterkenny, Ramelton and on to Rathmullan

56. Rathmullan, Co. Donegal A walk along the beach to Rathmullan and the old fort

57. Portsalon Beaches and Fanad Head on the Fanad Peninsula

58. Return to Inishowen Part 1  *  59. Return to Inishowen Part 2

60. Glenveagh National Park and last day of our summer in Ireland 2008

County Galway - Connemara - West of Ireland

6. Connemara National park, Co. Galway, Tully Mountain, views of the Twelve Bens & tea at Kylemore Abbey cafe!

Page 7. The 'light' moods of the Renvyle Peninsula, Connemara, Co Galway

8. Connemara coast, hedgerows and mountains in Co. Galway

9.  Some ancient to modern historical bits of the Renvyle Peninsula, County Connemara, Galway

10. Trip to Inishbofin Island off the coast of Connemara, Co. Galway

County Kerry - South-West of Ireland

webpages 39-46 are all of the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry.

39. Ballyferriter, the coast near by, Wine Strand Beach, views of The Three Sisters and Mount Brandon, Dingle Peninsular, County Kerry

40. Dingle Town and Harbour (An Daingean), Dingle Peninsular, County Kerry

41. Coast around Dunquin & Clogher & Great Blasket Island Interpretive Centre (Ionad an Bhlascaoid)

42. A circular Slea Head Drive, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry

43. A stroll on Ventry Beach and the Fahan prehistoric beehive huts, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry

44. Two car trips from Dingle to (i) Inch Beach and (ii) Brandon via the Conor/Connor Pass (An Chonair)

45. Reask Monastic site and the Gallarus Oratory early Christian sites, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry

46. The Three Sisters, Sybil Head and Sybil Point Walk near Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsular, Co. Kerry

67a `to 67l The Ring of Kerry - Iveragh Peninsula

67a. The Road to Waterville & Lough Currane, Kerry  *  67b. O'Carroll's Cove, Caherdaniel, Kerry

67c. Caherdaniel, Coad, Behaghane & Castle Cove, Kerry  *  67d. Sneem Village, Kerry

67e. Kenmare Town, Kerry  *  67f. Lamb's Head, Derrynane Bay, Derrynane House & Ahamore Abbey, Kerry

67g. Staigue Fort, Kerry  *  67h. Village of Ballinskelligs & Ballinskelligs Bay, Kerry

67i. Road from Saint Finan's Bay to Portmagee, Kerry *  67j. Valentia Island (Valencia Island), Kerry

67k. Sneem == R568 road => Moll's Gap == N71 ==> Killarney Roads

67l. The Gap of Dunloe and the Black Valley

County Kilkenny

Page 24. The village of Kilmacow near Waterford, County Kilkenny

27. Granagh (Granny) Castle, New N25 Waterford Suspension Bridge and Mooncoin Church, Co. Kilkenny, on the Waterford to Carrick-on-Suir road

31. The picturesque village of Inistioge on the banks of the River Nore, Co. Kilkenny

63. Kilkenny Town Index sub-index (also listed below)

63a. Kilkenny Castle & Design Centre * 63b. Kilkenny Town & Rothe House

63c. Kilkenny Cathedral * 63d. The 'Black Abbey', Kilkenny

64. Thomastown * 65. Woodstock Gardens * 66. Grennan Castle

County Limerick

26. The brightly painted buildings of Abbeyfeale

County Louth

12b. Return to England via Blackrock, Co. Louth, and the Belfast-Stranraer Stena Line Ferry

County Mayo

50a. Drive to Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Dooagh Village and Keem Strand

50b. More on Dooagh Village and walking to Keel Strand

Page 50c. Return to Keel Beach for a lazy day!

51. Slievemore Mountain, Deserted Village, Megalithic Tomb, Dugort Beach, Dooniver Strand, and back to the evening light at Keel and Dooagh Achill Island

52. Dooega Village, Kildownet Scenic Atlantic Drive, Achill Island, Co. Mayo (53. continued next day - so impressed)

53. Atlantic Coastal Walking East of Ashleam Bay, on the south side of Achill Island

54. A circular walk over Slievemore Mountain and return to the Cafe at Dugort, Achill Island

County Sligo

5. Megalithic prehistoric tomb-cairn on the road from Donegal to Sligo and driving through 'Joyce Country' en route to Connemara, Galway

County Tipperary

32. Cahir Town and Cahir Castle, Co. Tipperary

62b. Boat trip on Lough Derg on the River Shannon

71. The Vee Drive

County Waterford - South-East of Ireland

11. Dunmore East Harbour, Co. Waterford - fishing boats/sailing dingies!

12a. Dunmore East Village and Beaches  *  15. The Lismore Area, County Waterford

25a. Sea scenes at Dunmore East, Co. Waterford

25b. A great coastal walk from Dunmore East to Portally and Ballymacaw

28. Waterford (1) River Suir waterfront-quay scenes, Waterford Town-City

29a. Waterford (2) Scenes around Waterford Town Centre of the City

29b. Waterford (3) The Two Cathedrals of Waterford - Christ Church and Holy Trinity

30. (4) Waterford Museum of  Treasures, Reginald's Tower, Medieval Museum & Bishop's palace Museum

69. Faithlegg and Cheekpoint near Waterford  *  70. Dungarvin, County Waterford

72. Mount Melleray Abbey  *  73. Ardmore  *  74. Helvic Head

County Wexford - South-East of Ireland

61. The Ring of Hook sub-index for places visited on the Ring of Hook (also listed below)

61a. Ballyhack & Passage East Ferry * 61b. Templetown * 61c. Hook Head & Hook Lighthouse

61d. Slade Castle and Slade Harbour  *  61e. Baginbun Beach * 61f. Fethard Castle

61g. Tintern Abbey, Saltmills * 61h. Duncannon, Beach, Fort and Harbour

see Waterford for other Hooke Head pictures

County Wicklow

(see Dublin area for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains scenes)

Northern Island (NI)

47. The Road to Enniskillen Town, County Fermanagh

48. Castle Archdale Country Park & RAF Museum, White Island carved Celtic figures & Killadeas Churchyard ancient standing stones

49. Florence Court and Marble Arch Caves and Marlbank View, Co. Fermanagh

Miscellaneous

13. The journey from Dublin to Ballyhooly Co. Cork via Tipperary to south-west Ireland

68. A scenic route from Kerry to Cork (? Pass between Kilgarvin and Bantry)

*  Recommended regional and district Books  *

Mike Harding "Footloose in the West of Ireland" (a super entertaining read"

Margaret Greenwood, Mark Connolly & Geoff Watts "The Rough Guide to Ireland" (endless information)

Cary Meehan "The Travellers Guide to Sacred Ireland - A guide to the sacred places of Ireland, Her legends, folklore and people" (good for lots of historic-archaeological sites)

Paddy Dillon "Irish coastal Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Paddy Dillon "Collins Rambler's Guide - Connemara" (excellent walking guide)

Kevin Corcoran "West of Ireland Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Kevin Corcoran "West Cork Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Patrick Simms & Tony Whilde "Walk Guide - West of Ireland" (excellent walking guide)

Barry Raftery "Pagan Celtic Ireland - The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age" (very interesting and readable archaeology)

"The Hidden Places of Ireland" by David Gerrard

* Please get further publishing details from the internet *

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