This impressive heritage site is less than an hour from where we live. We’d talked about going many times but as usual with the places closest to you, we never seemed to get around to it. Well last week, we finally got our butts in […]
When we visited Cork with some friends earlier this year, I almost brushed off the suggestion of a visit to Blarney Castle as I had it in my head that it was a total tourist trap. I can’t even tell you where that opinion came […]
I had no idea that this beautiful heart-shaped lake even existed until I saw a photo on Instagram. Then I just had to go check it out and of course drag José and my parents along for the ride too! The lake is tucked away […]
This freshwater lake in Connemara, Co Galway, is a beautiful spot to stop off for some photos. It looks like the kind of place you might have to do some serious hiking to reach but you can actually just pull up at the side of […]
What I love about traveling around without a strict plan is the little gems you can stumble upon by chance, which turn out to be highlights of your trip. We’d been traveling with some friends and had spent two full-on days driving around the Dingle […]
We only recently discovered that there is free admission on the first Wednesday of every month to Heritage Sites managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW). There are so many great sites all over the country, so no excuse not to get out and […]
Earlier this month the Independent published a list of Ireland’s Top 10 secret beaches. At the top of that list was Murder Hole in Donegal. As it turns out, it’s the only beach on the list that we have actually been to but we weren’t […]
The Hymany Way is a 50km trail in Galway, beginning in Portumna and ending in Aughrim. It is a section of the longer Beara Breifne Way and is usually completed over two days. We weren’t feeling quite that adventurous, so we just did a smaller […]
Climbing Mount Errigal is like fast forwarding through a relationship! The start is slow and you’re not always sure if you did the right thing getting yourself into it but you stick with it for a while, in the hope that it’s heading in the […]
With names like Murder Hole Beach, Poison Glen and Bad Eddie’s Shipwreck, you’d be forgiven for thinking that a visit to Donegal is a death-defying experience! Well, we didn’t make it to check out Bad Eddie’s wreck but can testify that Murder Hole Beach and […]
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