Index of Irish Scenes and Notes from holidays in Ireland

SCENES from IRELAND (Irish Republic, Eire) and Northern Island (NI)

Interesting places to visit, places to stay, good walking areas

By County: Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Louth, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow in alphabetical order

The Twelve Bens viewed from near the top of Tully Mountain, Connemara, Co. Galway.

Landscape images-picture-photographs and brief notes from our Irish walking holiday 'tours'

pages 1-12 2005, 13-26 2006, 27-46 2007, pages 47-60 2008

looking westwards along the west coast of Cork from Toe Head the Pieta on the Sheep's Head Peninsula, Co. Cork, looking across to the sunset over the Caha Mountains on the Beara Peninsula County Clare - West of Ireland

Page 33. Kilfenora, The Burren, County Clare: Part 1 The Village

34. Kilfenora, The Burren, County Clare: Part 2 St. Fachtnan's Cathedral and the famous High Crosses

35. A Co. Clare Burren car drive from Kilfenora to the coast near Ballyvaughan - Part 1 Lemenagh Castle, Carron Church, Poulawack Cairn

36. A Co. Clare Burren car drive from Kilfenora to the coast near Ballyvaughan - Part 2 Caherconnell ring fort, Poulnabrone Dolmen and limestone hills and Atlantic Coast

37. Dysert O'Dea - A History Trail, near Corofin, County Clare - Part 1 Dysert O'Dea Castle, St Tola's Cross & Abbey

38. Dysert O'Dea - A History Trail, near Corofin, Co. Clare - Part 2 Dysert O'Dea Abbey church monastic site, Round Tower, Rath earthen ring fort, Rath Church, Loch Ratha/Raha and Rath Castle

County Cork - South-West of Ireland

14. Annes Grove Gardens, Castletownroche, County Cork

16. The Sheep's Head Peninsula (1), Co. West Cork, Seefin Mountain, the Hills and the Goats Road and some recent and prehistoric monuments

17. Toe Head, The Stags and Ballydehob, Co. West Cork

18. Gougane Barra and Kealkill prehistoric stone circle, County West Cork

19. The Sheep's Head Peninsula (2), Co West Cork - Sunset studies (a)

20. Liss Ard Gardens and Barley Cove near Skibbereen and the Mizen Head Lighthouse, Co. Cork

21. Sheep's Head Peninsula (3), Co. West Cork - A walk around Sheep's Head

22. The Sheep's Head Peninsula (4), Co. West Cork - Sunset studies (b)

Page 23. Lough Hyne (Loch Ine), Co.Cork

County Donegal - West of Ireland

Page 1. The Urris Hills & Mamore Gap, Inishowen Peninsula Co. Donegal

2. The Urris Hills coast & Dunaff Head, Inishowen, Co. Donegal

3. Doagh Famine Village Museum visitor centre, Doagh Island (Doagh Isle), Inishowen, Donegal

4a. Miscellaneous historical bits of the Inishowen Peninsular, Co. Donegal - Cloncha Church and Cross and Dunree Fort and guns at the military museum and 4b. An unusual Art Exhibition at Dunree Fort

55. Moving on from Achill Island to Knock Airport, Letterkenny, Ramelton and onto Rathmullan

56. Rathmullan, Co. Donegal A walk along the beach to Rathmullan and the old fort

57. Portsalon Beaches and Fanad Head on the Fanad Peninsula

58. Return to Inishowen Part 1 * 59. Return to Inishowen Part 2

60. Glenveagh National Park and last day of our summer in Ireland 2008

County Galway - Connemara - West of Ireland

6. Connemara National park, Co. Galway, Tully Mountain, views of the Twelve Bens & tea at Kylemore Abbey cafe!

Page 7. The 'light' moods of the Renvyle Peninsula, Connemara, Co Galway

8. Connemara coast, hedgerows and mountains in Co. Galway

9. Some ancient to modern historical bits of the Renvyle Peninsula, County Connemara, Galway

10. Trip to Inishbofin Island off the coast of Connemara, Co. Galway

County Kerry - South-West of Ireland

39. Ballyferriter, the coast near by, Wine Strand Beach, views of The Three Sisters and Mount Brandon, Dingle Peninsular, County Kerry

40. Dingle Town and Harbour (An Daingean), Dingle Peninsular, County Kerry

41. The coast around Dunquin and Clogher and the Great Blasket Island Interpretive Centre (Ionad an Bhlascaoid)

42. A circular Slea Head Drive, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry

43. A stroll on Ventry Beach and the Fahan prehistoric beehive huts, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry

44. Two car trips from Dingle to (i) Inch Beach and (ii) Brandon via the Conor/Connor Pass (An Chonair)

45. Reask Monastic site and the Gallarus Oratory early Christian sites, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry

46. The Three Sisters, Sybil Head and Sybil Point Walk near Ballyferriter, Dingle Peninsular, Co. Kerry

County Kilkenny

Page 24. The village of Kilmacow near Waterford, County Kilkenny

27. Granagh (Granny) Castle and Mooncoin Church, Co. Kilkenny, on the Waterford to Carrick-on-Suir road

31. The picturesque village of Inistioge on the banks of the River Nore, Co. Kilkenny

County Louth

12b. Return to England via Blackrock, Co. Louth, and the Belfast-Stranraer Stena Line Ferry

County Mayo

50a. Drive to Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Dooagh Village and Keem Strand

50b. More on Dooagh Village and walking to Keel Strand

Page 50c. Return to Keel Beach for a lazy day!

51. Slievemore Mountain, Deserted Village, Megalithic Tomb, Dugort Beach, Dooniver Strand, and back to the evening light at Keel and Dooagh Achill Island

52. Dooega Village,Kildownet Scenic Atlantic Drive, Achill Island, Co. Mayo (continued next day - so impressed)

53. Atlantic Coastal Walking East of Ashleam Bay, on the south side of Achill Island

54. A circular walk over Slievemore Mountain and return to the Cafe at Dugort, Achill Island

County Sligo

5. Megalithic prehistoric tomb-cairn on the road from Donegal to Sligo and driving through 'Joyce Country' en route to Connemara, Galway

County Tipperary

32. Cahir Town and Cahir Castle, Co. Tipperary

County Waterford - South-East of Ireland

11. Dunmore East Harbour, Co. Waterford

12a. The Rivers Suir and Barrow, coast near Dunmore East & Tramore, Co. Waterford and New Ross, Co. Wexford

15. The Lismore Area, County Waterford

25. Sea scenes at Dunmore East, Co. Waterford

28. River Suir waterfront-quay scenes, Waterford Town-City

29. Scenes around Waterford Town-City

30. Reginald's Tower and Museum, Waterford

County Wexford - South-East of Ireland

(see Waterford for Hooke Head pictures)

County Wicklow

(see Dublin area for Glendalough and Wicklow Mountains scenes)

Northern Island (NI)

47. The Town of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh

48. Castle Archdale Country Park & RAF Museum, White Island carved Celtic figures & Killadeas Churchyard ancient standing stones

49. Florence Court and Marble Arch Caves and Marlbank View, Co. Fermanagh

Miscellaneous

13. The journey from Dublin to Ballyhooly Co. Cork via Tipperary to south-west Ireland

26. Journey back Dublin and on to Holyhead

The 'jolly band' looking across Dublin Bay to the sunset over the Wicklow Mountains on the beautiful Howth Cliff walk north of Dublin City.

Pictures: Top, The Twelve Bens viewed from near the top of Tully Mountain, Connemara, Co. Galway. Above left, looking westwards along the west coast of Cork from Toe Head. Above right, the Pieta on the Sheep's Head Peninsula, Co. Cork, looking across to the sunset over the Caha Mountains on the Beara Peninsula. Above, The 'jolly band' looking across Dublin Bay to the sunset over the Wicklow Mountains on the beautiful Howth Cliff walk north of Dublin City. Below, The long clean and very popular beach of Tramore, County Waterford.

* Recommended regional and district Books *

Mike Harding "Footloose in the West of Ireland" (a super entertaining read"

Margaret Greenwood, Mark Connolly & Geoff Watts "The Rough Guide to Ireland" (endless information)

Cary Meehan "The Travellers Guide to Sacred Ireland - A guide to the sacred places of Ireland, Her legends, folklore and people" (good for lots of historic-archaeological sites)

Paddy Dillon "Irish coastal Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Paddy Dillon "Collins Rambler's Guide - Connemara" (excellent walking guide)

Kevin Corcoran "West of Ireland Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Kevin Corcoran "West Cork Walks" (excellent walking guide)

Patrick Simms & Tony Whilde "Walk Guide - West of Ireland" (excellent walking guide)

Barry Raftery "Pagan Celtic Ireland - The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age" (very interesting and readable archaeology)

"The Hidden Places of Ireland" by David Gerrard

* Please get further publishing details from the internet *

The long clean beach at Tramore, Co. Waterford.

Places of interest to visit, good walking in a variety of landscapes, prehistoric archaeology, many blue flag beaches safe for children, seascapes or townscapes of interesting historic buildings in Ireland. Historical Irish cities, towns and villages worth staying in and good walks around. So have a good holiday break in Ireland with its many wonderful beauty spots, golf, water sports, fishing, walks and outstanding scenery and the many tourist attractions, great estate houses, gardens, castles, abbeys, churches, forts, guided tours and variety of family holidays to suit all tastes. holiday and travel Ireland © Phil Brown docspics landscapes digital images snapshots photographs pictures views scenes scenic views pics photos snaps webshots