County Mayo is one of Ireland’s most beautiful and liveable counties — wild coastline, welcoming communities, and a pace of life that feels human. Here is what daily life in Mayo actually looks like — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Trace your Irish roots back to County Clare — from Ellis Island records to the Cliffs of Moher, Corofin Heritage Centre, and the townland your ancestors called home.
Dr Neil Clifton via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) If you’re planning a trip to the Causeway Coast, this festival deserves a spot on your …
Chmee2 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) The Giant’s Causeway keeps drawing visitors who say its hexagonal basalt columns look unlike anything they’ve seen elsewhere …
Chmee2 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) If you’re planning a trip to the Giant’s Causeway, here’s something worth knowing before you go: that “good …
Before you visit Ireland, you carry a picture of it in your head. Green hills, warm pubs, quiet coastlines. Some of that is real. A lot of it needs adjusting. Here is an honest look at what first-time visitors expect versus what they actually find.
Photo: Ian Capper / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival: How Ireland’s 160-Year-Old Singles Event Actually Works Today Every September, something improbable happens …
Photo: DaHuzyBru / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Shannon Airport: The World’s First Duty-Free Shop and How It Changed Global Travel Retail Somewhere between passport …
Temple House, a 17th-century estate outside Ballymote in County Sligo, has been in the Perceval family since 1665 — a Georgian country house, a Knights Templar castle ruin and a 70-acre lake. A quiet corner of Yeats Country in Ireland’s northwest.
County Wicklow offers mountains, coastline, and fast DART access to Dublin. Here’s what living in the Garden of Ireland really looks like — plus get weekly Ireland stories free in our newsletter.
Whisky lover, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Forget the big-name Dublin distillery tours for a moment. Ireland’s west coast has become a serious destination for …