scenic drives ireland

There is a magnificent scenic drive from Dunmore East along the edge of Waterford Harbour to the small villages of Passage East and Cheekpoint, 6-7 miles up-river. Many places of Historical interest may be seen on this drive. Leaving lower Dunmore East and heading north, one first comes to the small village of KILLEA (Cill Aodh). This area takes its name from the Church or Cell established here by Aodh or Hugh at the end of the fourth Century, Aodh was a disciple of St Declan of Ardmore and...

Among the scenic drives in the North -Sligo area, on of the most spectacular is the tour of Gleniff Horseshoe (which starts at Grange). The road runs around the Glen, past Truskmore (644m / 2,11tft) and affords fine views of the immense limestone cliffs. On the west side near the head of the Glen and 300 m( 1000ft) above the road is Diarmuid and Grainne's Cave. There are several chambers in the cave. The entrance is over 30m (100 ft) wide and 12m (40ft) high. Map of tour on display at G...

Day One Newry-Newtownards Take the lake shore road past Narrow Water Castle through Warrenpoint to Rostrevor. Turn here up into the western Mournes to Hilltown, an old smugglers' village with many pubs. Then via B8, pausing after 2 miles to inspect Pat Kearney's Big Stone, on to Lough Island Reavy, stopping to walk to Drumena Cashel close by, to Castlevellan Forest Park to visit the National Arboretum. Continue on the A25 to Downpatrick, passing close to the Butterfly House at Seaforde, and In...

Gweedore to Letterkenny and the Poisoned Glen.
Just outside Gweedore is the famous Mount Errigal, the Ulster Way path passes by the mountain and leads into the Derryveagh Mountain range.
At the eastern edge of the range is Glenveagh National Park, which is  a protected environment for the deer that roam the isolated hillsides that descend to Glenveagh Castle, now an exhibition centre for the park....

The Wicklow Mountains were for centuries the strongholds of the unsubdued O'Tooles and O'Brynes, and even down until 1803 a leader of the 1798 Rising, Michael Dwyer, was able to remain at large among them. it was to make theses mountain strongholds accessible to the mountain strongholds accessible to the British Army that the Military road was built after 1798. It runs from Rathfarnham , just south of Dublin, to Aghavannagh, and today it open up the beauties of the central Wicklow area to...

'Past ancient sites and sensuous scenery to the Republic of Ireland's northernmost point.'...

"Through a countryside immortalised in the writing of W B Yeats, Nobel Prize winner in 1923, and captured on canvas by his brother Jack B Yeats, a countryside which they thought of as the "Land of Heart's Desire"....

The southern thumb of Offaly, incorporating the neat villages of Dunkerrin, Moneygall, and Shinrone, is Ely O'Carroll land, an area rich in history. Mount Saint Joseph Abbey is on the road to Roscrea. This Cistercian Abbey has a renowned guesthouse where visitors are always welcome. It is a gret place to relax and ponder on the meaning of life. The monks invite the public to join with them in the Daily Offices. From the Monastery, as Mount Saint Joseph is locally called, we travel along...

Mary Gibbons
A member of Dublin Tourism, had worked as a Tour Guide, in such diverse places as China, Jerusalem, Rome and the Vatican City. She works as a Guide in Ireland and has a vast knowledge of the Country's History, Art, Architecture and Politics. Her style of guiding has made her one of Ireland's top tour Guides.
Micheal Gibbons (Mary's Brother)
A native of Clifden, is one of Ireland's leading Field Archaeologists. A specialist in Irish Islands and upl...

Sligo-Carrigart 265km Start your tour from Sligo, a beautifully situated town, surrounded by mountains. Pay a visit to Sligo Abbey and the museum, situated in the county library. Follow the road through Drumcliffe to Grange and Cliffoney into Bundoran- a resort where you'll find enjoyment for all the family. Continue your tour of Donegal from Ballyshannon, leading north to Donegal town and on to Killybegs by way of Mountcharles, Inver and Dunkineely. Following the coast to Glencolumbkille, a p...