The Slieve Bloom Mountains are a low range of mountains between County Laois and County Offaly. The upper reaches are a nature reserve open heath and blanket bog. The Slieve Bloom Way is a 70-km, long-distance walking t
Dún Laoghaire (pronounced "Dunleary") is a port 10 km south of Dublin. It's no longer the ferry port, but has strong associations with James Joyce, who wrote and set the opening scenes of Ulysses here.
Castlebar is the county town of County Mayo in the west of Ireland. It's an agreeable provincial place but has limited sights within town; places of interest lie some distance out and you'll need your own transport.
Ballymena is a town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It was badly scarred by The Troubles, by economic decline and associated social problems, but it's nowadays a commuter town for Belfast and in 2021 had a populati
Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, in the scenic Roe Valley. Limavady is nowadays part of Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2021 had a population of 11,000. "Limavady" is from Lé