Our picks for Best Ireland Guidebooks After reviewing 12 general travel guidebooks on Ireland from publishers that included Insights Guides, Moon Guides, …
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Reilig Odhraín – Iona Royal Burial Ground
Saint Oran's Graveyard at over 1000 years old is the final resting place of Kings, Warriors, Abbots, and the Highborn of Scotland, Ireland, and some Nordic …
Downpatrick Head Ireland
Downpatrick Head in Ireland is on the north coast of County Mayo. It was named for St. Patrick because he is believed to have built a church there, and there …
The Man in the Sand in the Shadow of Mount Brandon
A Man in the Sand Appears on the Beach near Mount Brandon in Dingle On a dreary February day many years ago, I was traveling alone in Ireland, …
Inchmahome Forest Walk – Stirlingshire, Scotland
Inchmahome Forest Walk Ancient Trees Inchmahome is a tiny island in the Lake of Menteith, which lies about halfway between Aberfoyle and Callander at the edge …
Dunadd Fort in the Kilmartin Glen, Argyle Scotland
Dunadd - Ancient Royal Center - Kilmartin Glen The remains of Dunadd Fort in the Kilmartin Glen in Argyle, Scotland rise out of the Glen like an old boulder …
Faces in the Rock – Glenariff Woodland
Forests and Woodlands tend to scare us. If they don't evoke fear they at least elevate our senses. The edge is defined. We feel it as soon as we cross …