Shopping on your Ireland holiday

The Killarney Bookshop

What to buy in Ireland: Ireland is a country where it’s still possible to find high quality handmade goods.  It has a worldwide reputation for knitwear and woollen items, so if you’re in the market for nice winter jumpers, scarves, capes, etc. this is the place to shop. Woollens and cashmere Traditional Irish Aran sweaters [...]

Eating out on your Ireland holiday

The quaint looking Blue Door Restaurant

A Change in eating patterns Traditionally, the Irish start the day with a calorie-loaded Irish breakfast. This cooked breakfast can contain fried bacon, sausages, eggs (or boiled eggs), black and white pudding and tomatoes. It’s served with a couple of slices of home made soda bread. Dinner was the main meal and this was served [...]

Destination Killarney

Colourful hotels and pubs in Killarney

Killarney is Famous for its beautiful landscapes and Pubs! Situated in the south-western corner of Ireland, Killarney is the tourist capital of Kerry, and the second most popular tourist destination in Ireland. Killarney National Park is world famous and its three lakes and surrounding mountains and woods are a great attraction for visitors who come [...]

Useful facts for travel to Ireland

Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Ireland Festivals Public Holidays Visas Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals There are a HUGE number of events and festivals, both traditional and modern, in Ireland. Here’s a link to the Irish Tourist Board Search facility Bank and Public [...]

Tour Routes in Ireland

Map of Ireland

Where to go on your Irish trip A Suggested Route for a Comprehensive Irish Tour Ireland has more than enough places of interest to stand on its own as a tour destination, but it is often combined with England and/or Scotland in Europe tour itineraries. The following tour route is pretty comprehensive and would take [...]

Ireland Travel

Blarney Castle - the Blarney Stone is at the top!

Ireland Travel – a Four-leaf Clover Europe Tour to be sure! Ireland travel is remarkably relaxing. Somehow, the pace of an Irish tour, no matter how crammed full of sights and activities, seems slower and more leisurely than travelling elsewhere in Europe. Ireland may have a thriving, world-class IT industry, but in the countryside and [...]