Glasnevin Cemetery and the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin

There is a half-day available in Dublin that most visitors never take, and it sits quietly on the northside wondering what it did wrong. Glasnevin…

Avondale House and Forest Park, Rathdrum: Parnell's Wicklow home

Avondale House is the birthplace of Charles Stewart Parnell, and if the name means nothing to you yet, it will. This is the man who came within a…

Muckross House and Traditional Farms, Killarney: what to actually see

You'll walk past the jaunting car drivers at the main gate and think "maybe later," and then you'll come back from the house and the gardens and the…

Wicklow Gaol: what you find inside the county's oldest prison

Most people drive through Wicklow town on the way to somewhere else and barely slow down. It's understandable. The mountains are up ahead, the…

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin: the guided tour and what you're walking into

You won't regret coming here, but you should know what you're in for. Kilmainham Gaol is not a fun afternoon. It is genuinely moving in parts, slow…

The Vale of Avoca, where Thomas Moore wrote the poem and the mill never stopped

The Vale of Avoca runs south from the Wicklow Mountains in a long corridor of oak and ash, the kind of valley you'd drive past without stopping and…

The History of Carlingford: A Walk Through 800 Years of Heritage

The History of Carlingford: A Walk Through 800 Years of Heritage Carlingford is not just a pretty village with great pubs. It is one of the most…