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The best places to see in Ireland (and Northern Ireland)
This is a list of our favorite places and pictures from traveling three times to Ireland (and Northern Ireland).
1. Cliffs of Moher
The Cliffs of Moher in the western part of Ireland are over 210 m (700 feet) high.
2. Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry is a 180 kilometers (∼110 miles) long round trip along the Irish coast and through the Killarney National Park in the County Kerry.
3. The Poulnabrone Dolmen and The Burren
A moonlike landscape and a mystical Dolmen. That´s The Burren and the Poulnabrone Dolmen in the County Clare.
4. Clonmacnoise
The monastery of Clonmacnoise with its old graves is situated at the river Shannon.
5. Wicklow Mountains
If you saw the movie P.S. I Love You you are familiar with the Wicklow mountains. Close to Ireland it´s a beautiful area to drive along.
6. The Bantry House
The Bantry House is a beautiful estate with a great view in the County Cork.
7. Drombeg Stone Circle (The Druid´s Altar)
The Drombeg Stone Circle is located east of Glandore in the County Cork.
Northern Ireland (UK)
8. Giant´s Causeway
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Giant´s Causeway is at the coast of Antrim in Northern Ireland. There are more than 40 000 basaltic sticks. Definitely a place to see.
This is only a small collection of the many beautiful places in Ireland.
Which places in Ireland do you think are the best? Which places would you like to see?
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Yay! A place I know. Cliffs of Moher, like all these places, special!
Ireland has been on my bucket list since I can remember. I’d say (maybe due to having red hair which is quite rare in Portugal) that I’m Irish at heart 🙂
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Well, I hope you make it to Ireland soon especially if you are Irish at ♡. 😀
The only one I’ve been to on this list is the Giant’s Causeway but I’d like to see the others some time. Ireland is full of great places – Blarney Castle is lovely, as is the countryside just about anywhere you go.
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Totally agree with you, Karen. The countryside is everywhere beautiful. Thanks for the hint with Blarney Castle. That´s one place I was missing. We will cover it the next time. 🙂
I like your pictures. Irland have some very beautiful places and here you show me some places I have not visited. Must be next time!
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Ireland never gets boring. There are many places we haven´t see too so far. But there is always a next time when it comes to Ireland. 🙂
I’ve been to 7 out of 8, not bad work!! I’m a massive Ireland fan, you capture it well!
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7 out of 8. That´s a lot. Now I curious which one you didn´t see…
Thanks for the compliment.
I love your photos of the Irish countryside. I’ve been to Dublin, but I really really want to see the rest of the country.
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I hope you can make it to the countryside. It´s worth to see. Definitely. 🙂
All of them look interesting to see but what most interested me here was 4,6 & 8! The monastery of Clonmacnoise is beautiful up against the river. I have not visited Ireland but will save this list for when I do.
Only heard of a couple of these. Those stone circles sound so interesting. I wonder what the story is there, shrouded in mystery like stonehenge perhaps? Going to go look it up now! Very interesting post!
Ireland is such a naturally beautiful country that it’s hard to just pick a few places as the best. The Cliffs of Moher would definitely be number one if I were to make a list like this too. It is absolutely breathtaking. I also visited the Burren in County Clare and it was also very beautiful.
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The Burren is an interesting place but I had to be careful walking around because of all the small gaps in between. 🙂
As if I needed anymore inspiration to visit Ireland….
Oh wow. I had yet to make it to Ireland sadly 🙁 I just can’t wait to get there. So many posts like these with such beautiful photos make me that much more antsy!
Your photos are just breath~taking love them and it makes me want to go to Ireland – sadly we have not been up there yet but it is on my list. I will for sure use this post as a reference when we get there. Thanks for sharing!
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Great the list helped you. Hope you will make it to Ireland soon. 😉
I want to see it ALL! Ireland is absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to get the chance to visit and take in such beautiful country and seasides. Thanks for sharing!
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The country and seaside are breathtaking and what I enjoy about Ireland is the mentality of the Irish people too.
Wow! There are so many beautiful places, I should plan another trip!
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Margherita, that´s exactly what I think when looking at pictures from Ireland. 😀
Ireland is a huge dream destination for me. After reading this and seeing your pictures I need to get there ASAP!
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When I look at the pictures I want to travel to Ireland again too. Would be the fourth time.
Ja, ja, ja, ja! Alles super schöne Orte in Irland. Die Cliffs of Moher sind auch meine Nummer 1. Und die Wicklow Mountains liebe ich auch.
Was ich auch noch richtig toll finde ist das Gap of Dunloe im Süden Irlands bei Killarney. Ach du schönes Irland. *verliebtbin*
LG
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Hallo Janine. Wir haben das Gap of Dunloe bei Killarney noch gar nicht angeschaut. Sind zwar in die Richtung spaziert haben dann aber vor dem See umgedreht. War wohl ein Fehler. Das nächste Mal und danke für den Tipp. 😉
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Wonderful photographs! I once lived in Ireland and returned last October to promote my novel, “Dancing to an Irish Reel.” I spent ten days in the west ( Shannon to Claire to Galway, to Connemara, then back through Adare to Shannon. I accidentally came across Kilmacduagh Monastery near Gort. I hope you share pictures of the Abbey with your readers. This is a great page; I was thrilled to find you on Pinterest!
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Thanks for your comment, Claire. Hope your promotion will we successful.