Leemaneh Castle is a well preserved buliding in the Burren , County Clare. The name means “Horses leap”. http://www.discoverireland.com/gb/ireland-things-to-see-and-do/listings/product/?fid=FI_13108 It is a real hidden gem on any Ireland tours. The castle is a fifteenth century O’Brien stronghold , adjoining which is a four-storey building with mullioned and transomed windows (c.1640). The area North of here is littered with ancient [...]
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Bunratty Castle is just outside Limerick and worth a visit on any Ireland tours. If you are in the area it is a must see attraction. The little pub/restaurant beside it….known as “Durty Nellys” http://durtynellys.ie/contact/ Call into this pub on a Friday evening and there are often local singers joining in with the local pianist….all unrehearsed and [...]
Marble Arch Caves , County Fermanagh
19-01-2012 / Hidden Gems , Must See Attractions
County Fermanagh is worth visiting on any tours of Ireland. With Devenish Island http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Devenish-Island-Monastic-Site-Co-Fermanagh-Enniskillen-P2899 and the Marble Arch Caves http://www.enniskillen.com/marblearchcaves.html there is plenty to see. They are a bit of a hidden gem but when you are down there you will realise that they are a must see attraction. The tour begins with a boat journey on a [...]
Strangford Lough, County Down
15-01-2012 / Hidden Gems , Must See Attractions
Starngford Lough is in County Down and you can travel around the lough and across on a quaint ferry to take in the likes of Castleward House and Saint Patricks grave on Ireland tours. Definitely not so much your hidden gems as jam packed with must see attractions. Ancient annals say that Strangford Lough was formed around [...]
The historic village of Hillsborough , merits a visit on any Ireland tours , maybe more of a must see attraction than a hidden gem. Its main street has a chintzy , middle English ambience re-inforced by a sprinkling of tea rooms and Antique shops. There are also some great pubs and restaurants , such as [...]
A Great Testimonial and a Great Ireland Tour !!!!!
29-12-2011 / Accommodation , Food and Drink , Hidden Gems , Luxury Testimonials , Must See Attractions
PERFECT IRISH ADVENTURE! (Thanks to Ireland Luxury Tours and Maurice Dowle) by: Richard Schmelzle Exactly a century ago two families, one from Belfast and the other from Hilltown, County Down, emigrated from Northern Ireland to Toronto, Canada. In the ensuing years, not one member from either family ever returned to visit their homeland. A little more than twenty-five [...]