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See beyond the city with our at-a-glance guide to Ireland's best bits. With cities, counties, coastlines and islands crying out to be explored, you'll easily fill a week or more exploring this Emerald Isle.

Flick through our sections for lots of inspiration. And keep checking back for yet more sights and suggestions.

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Dalkey

Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
Castle St, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
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History-steeped, and home to some of Ireland’s biggest stars (Bono, The Edge, Neil Jordan, Van Morrison…), the delightful town of Dalkey makes for one of the …
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Tours

Glendalough with St Kevin’s Bus Service
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For more than eight decades this 100% Irish, family-run business has been spiriting visitors the 30miles from Dublin to the Co. Wicklow village of …
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Cork

Cape Clear Ferry
Cape Clear, Baltimore, Co. Cork
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Ireland's most southerly inhabited island lies eight miles off the coast of Co. Cork. It is three miles long by one mile wide and dotted with ancient church …
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Galway

Achill Island
Achill Tourism, Davitt Quarter, Achill Sound, Achill Island
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Yes, it's now linked to the mainland by a bridge, but Achill Island is still very much an island, and a beautiful one at that. Miles of gorgeous beaches, …
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Munster / The Southwest

Aillwee Caves
Ballyvaughan, Co Clare
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In the heart of The Burren in Co Clare, high on a mountainside, you'll find this fascinating cave where you can get guided tours through beautiful caverns, …
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Galway

Aran Islands
Tourist Office, Kilronan (Cill Ronain), Inis Mor, Aran Islands, Galway
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The three Aran Islands of Inis Mór (Big Island), Inis Meáin (Middle Island) and Inis Oirr (East Island) off the Galway coast are very popular tourist spots and …
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Cork

Beara Peninsula
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The South West coast really is blessed with regions of outstanding natural beauty and this is another gem you just have to visit. As befits an area steeped in …
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Leinster

Brú na Bóinne (Palace of the Boyne)
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre, Donore, Co Meath
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Not just one site but a series of immensely important historical and archaeological structures along a beautiful landscape, this UNESCO World Heritage site is …
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Munster / The Southwest

Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
Bunratty, Co Clare
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This is one of Ireland's bigest tourist attractions and with good reason. The Castle, built over a 10th Century Viking stronghold by the Normans, is the most …
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Munster / The Southwest

Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare
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The island of Ireland comes to a very abrupt and dramatic stop at the Cliffs of Moher, a 650ft straight-down drop into the Atlantic. This is the very edge - …
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Leinster

Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise, Shannonbridge, Athlone, Co Offaly
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One of the many delightful things about Ireland is that, because of its long and eventful history, it is littered with countless ruins and relics more than a …
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Cork

Cobh and the Queenstown Experience
Cobh Tourist Office, The Old Yacht Club Building, Cobh, Co Cork
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This seaport town (pronounced Cove) is situated on Cork Harbour's Great Island. For a small town, it has a big history. It was briefly renamed Queenstown after …
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Mayo

Cong
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Many tourists stop and take a picture of signs directing you towards Cong, perhaps imagining a giant gorilla on the rampage. That would, admittedly, be …
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