Top Little Known Gems in Ireland
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If you want to leave the main crowds of tourists behind and head to some less well known parts of Ireland these are the places for you. All of them deserve more attention, they are as beautiful, interesting and enjoyable to visit as any of the high profile places, perhaps even more so as they tend to be less commercial. Enjoy!Loop Head
It's the Clare coast, but without the hoards of tourists you will find around the Cliffs of Moher. The scenery is no less dramatic on the Loop Head drive, and it is extraordinary that so few people seem to find it. Loop Head has...Read More >>
Tory Island
Tory Island, off the coast of Donegal, is a tiny place, just 3 miles long and half a mile wide and reachable only when the weather is favourable. It is still inhabited, with its population of just under 200 spread over four tiny...Read More >>
Strangford Lough
Strangford Lough in Co Down in the North-East of Ireland is a place of extraordinary natural beauty where you will find breathtaking landscape, pretty villages, fascinating historical sites, excellent visitor centres and best of all...Read More >>
The Barrow Valley
This place is heaven for walkers and for lovers of cruising Ireland's inland waterways. It's a quiet unspoiled region of Ireland that doesn't shout its attractions but is loved all the more for that. The pace here is very...Read More >>
Loughcrew
While the main crowds in their coaches are visiting the megalithic site of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, you can slip away to nearby Loughcrew, where the fascinating stone age cairns will be practically deserted. Loughcrew has no visitor...Read More >>
