Ireland Off The Beaten Path Travel Articles

Remarkable Liquor Revolution in Irish Gin Distilleries

Gin distilleries are the latest craze in Ireland, sparking competition and a virtual liquor revolution on the Emerald Isle.

This 200-year-old thatched cottage looks just like it did in past centuries. Photo courtesy of Cnoc Suain.

Connemara, Ireland’s West Coast

Connemara, on the West Coast of Ireland, is the home of the famous white ponies, and also a place to hear stories of the old days, and legends of Irish history.

Ireland: Sporting Fun at the K Club in Kildare

The K Club, located 17 miles from Dublin, Ireland, is home to two golf courses and a sprawling resort.

Literary Places Promises to Take You Far Away

Literary Places: Dublin and Ulysses. This is a chapter from a new book that takes the reader to 25 different places around the world where stories were set.

Seeing Dublin on Two Feet

Seeing Dublin, Ireland on two feet is the best way to view the city. Enjoy all the city has to offer, from pubs to history and much more.

The perfect taste of fresh Guinness Stout.

Guinness: Ireland’s Most Popular Tourist Attraction

The Guinness Factory at St James Gate is the most popular tourist attraction in Ireland, not only because the beer is so famous, but the interactive displays and history is very interesting and the tour includes beer samples.

Ireland’s Wonderful Wild Atlantic Way

A trip on the 2500 kilometer Wild Atlantic Way, covering the entire west coast of Ireland, yields wonderful foods, bike trails, and impressive scenery.

Daniel O'Connell's Tomb in Glasnevin, Dublin

Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery: More a Park than a Gravesite

The Glasnevin Cemetary in Dublin, a great place for a stroll, or to take a tour and learn some of the history buried here, near the National Botanic Gardens

Dingle, Ireland: Greener than St. Patrick’s Day

A tour of the Dingle Peninsula, Cork, and a visit to the Burren region of Ireland, discovering so many beautiful places in very green Dingle.

Bloomsday in Dublin, Ireland

Bloomsday, celebrating the life of James Joyce, is a big event in Dublin every year. A first-hand account of a Bloomsday celebration in Ireland.

Dingle, Ireland: Forgotten Desolation

A visit to the windswept Dingle peninsula in Ireland, where memories of the terrible potato famine that ended so many lives and sent so many immigrants to the US.