scenic drives ireland

Ladies View is located between Kenmare and Killarney along the Ring of Kerry Route (N71). It's about 12 miles from Killarney and the stunning views of Killarney's Upper Lakes are awe inspiring to say the least, making it a major stopping point on any Ring of Kerry tour. The name Ladies View dates back to 1861. Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting were so inspired by the breathtaking view that they named it Ladies View....

As well as having an impressive coastline, fantastic beaches and breathtaking scenery, Malin Head is the most northerly point in Ireland. Malin Head is located at the tip of the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. And here on Malin Head you'll find Bamba's Crown, the most northerly point. There's a tower here which was built in 1805 as a Lloyds Signal Station.
Popular activities in the area include swimming, a variety of watersports, walking, angling, photography and for those inter...

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...

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...

A spectacular scenic route connecting picturesque West Waterford with South Tipperary over the Knockmealdown Mountains....

Lakeland Tour Two day circular drive 241km Day 1 Athlone-Mullingar The starting point is Athlone-'capital' of the midlands. From here drive to Roscommon visiting Hodson Bay and Rinndown Castle en route. Have a look around Roscommon Abbey. North East of Roscommon is Lanesborough a popular angling centre at the head of Lough Ree. Then visit the busy market town of Longford with its nineteenth century cathedral. Move on the Edgeworthstown, which gets its name from the remarkable literary fam...

Travelling west from the village of Killybegs you have wonderful sea-scapes to the left and the great bulks of Crownarad and Mulnanaff mountains looming before you. Leave the main road, turn left for the signposted coast road, and take this very scenic, if narrow , road to Kilcar. As you switch back and forward and plunge and climb over this roller coaster of a road you will be delighted by the views and different landscape perspectives offered by your journey....

Conor Pass is best tackled on a clear day, past the 953m summit of Mount Brandon. Once over the pass, Brandon Bay opens in a fantastic geological model of lakes, river and rock-strewn contours....

Brandon Bay opens in a fantastic geological model of lakes, rivers and rock-strewn contours. The seafaring monk St Brendan set sail from these shores in the 5th century. In 1976 similar craft of wood and leather to discover whether he could have reached America before Columbus. Once down near sea level, the northern coastal strip is a quiet and easy drive past long beaches and humdrum farmland....