Long Winter is Over. Smile :)

Clontibert, County Monaghan

It has been a while since our last post, but now long and tiresome winter is over and our blog will have a  kick start. From now on at least a post a day. Promise 🙂
Remember: This blog is all about Ireland!

If…

County Louth

– you’re a resident of Ireland. Cool. Go and find a name of your home county from sidebar or at the end of this post. Help us with an inside information. What to do, where to go, what is worthwhile to see in your home place. Leave comments, suggestions, write to us. We would love to have a feedback.

Can’t find a name of your county? Don’t panic. Its still there. We just haven’t had time to come and explore it. But we will and it’s coming soon. Your input is highly appreciated, so let us know what  to see  and do in your home county.

– you’re interested about traveling to Ireland. Thumb through our site and you’ll get an idea of places which are worth of exploring.

– you just randomly stumbled on our page. Enjoy! Ireland is Beautiful 🙂

Ireland Facts

Winter Morning

The most northerly point is Inishtrahull Island, situated in the Atlantic Ocean 7 km north of Inishowen Peninsula, county Donegal.

Sun Rays

The most easterly point is Big Bow Meel Island, which is a rock situated 900 metres off the Ards Peninsula, county Down

Last Rose

The most southerly point is Fastnet Rock, which lies in the Atlantic Ocean 11.3 km south of mainland county Cork.

Straw

The most westerly point is Tearaght Island, which lies in the Atlantic Ocean 12.5 km west of Dingle Peninsula, county Kerry.

Wired Cow

The geographical centre of Ireland is to be found in eastern county Roscommon, at a point 3km (2 miles) south of Athlone town.

Ornament

The sea cliffs at Croaghaun, Achill Island off western Ireland fall 668 metres (2,192 feet) into the Atlantic Ocean. Slieve League in county Donegal has a drop of 601 metres (1,972 feet) into the same ocean. Both cliffs are almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Forest Road

The largest city in Ireland is Dublin, which at 1,045,769 inhabitants, is home to almost 1 in 5 Irish people, and almost 1 in 4 in the Irish Republic. The next 9 largest settlements are Belfast , Cork, Limerick, Derry, Newtownabbe, Dún Laoghaire, Bangor, Galway and Lisburn .

Rose Hip

In terms of area, the largest county in Ireland is county Cork at 7,457 km². The next largest is county Galway, at 6,148 km². The largest county in Northern Ireland is county Tyrone, at 3,155 km².

Mossy Stone

The smallest county in Ireland is county Louth, which is just 820 km² in area – 9 times smaller than county Cork. The next smallest is county Carlow, which is 896 km². The smallest county in Northern Ireland is county Armagh, at 1,254 km².

Kylemore Abbey

Connemara is one of the most beautiful areas in Ireland. Oscar Wilde described it as “a savage beauty”. It is a haunting landscape of rugged mountains, sparsely inhabited valleys, desolate bogs and rocky shorelines.

Savage Beauty

Kylemore Abbey is known as Ireland’s most romantic castle. Located in the heart of Connemara, Co. Galway, set in the most idyllic location, Kylemore Abbey is one of the top places to visit in Ireland. Click to get driving directions to the Connemara National Park and Kylemore Abbey from your location.

Story of Kylemore Abbey

Castle

Mitchell and Margaret Henry visited Connemara while on their honeymoon and were enchanted by the beauty of the landscape. Soon after that Mitchell built the fairytale Castle as a romantic gift to her wife. Tragically Margaret was only going to enjoy her beautiful Castle for a brief time. She died suddenly in 1874 on their holiday trip to Egypt. Neo-Gothic Church to the east of the Castle was built by Mitchell as a memorial chapel to her memory.

Church

The castle and lands were sold to the duke and duchess of Manchester on 1903, who squander the property to support their lavish lifestyle.

Then, after years of neglect, a community of Benedictine nuns enter the story stage left. Seeking refuge after the destruction of their abbey during World War I, they restore the property and later open it as an international boarding school. Today the school is closed but the nuns have converted the home economics room into a chocolate room, where they are making delicious chocolate.

Connemara Photo Gallery

Kylemore Abbey Photo Gallery