Ireland's most charming tea room Deenagh Lodge is located at the entrance of Killarney National Park beside the river Deenagh. It was built using the local river reed which being hollow offered excellent insulation [...]
Ireland's most spectacular tourist trail The Gap of Dunloe has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland for 250 years. This stunning mountain pass is about 11km long and traverses between [...]
One of the finest examples of a 'cottage-orné' in Europe Swiss Cottage was built in 1812 for Lord and Lady Cahir and was designed by the famous English Regency architect John Nash. The [...]
Give me Shell Tour This stunning little house was built in 1750 for Emily Fitzgerald. She was a great-granddaughter of Charles II who married James Fitzgerald in 1747 of Carton House. When Emily's [...]
A beautifully restored historical cottage Ferns was established as a monastery in 598 AD by St Mogue of Clonmore. Dermot McMurrough was born in Ferns and ruled The Kingdom of Leinster from here. [...]
A perfectly preserved example of a Donegal cottage This is a beautiful example of an unaltered traditional Irish cottage. The earliest cottages date from around 1700 as prior to that, our ancestors lived [...]
A light-headed cottage Dunree Lighthouse is located nearly 150-feet above sea level on Dunree Head. It has spectacular views over Lough Swilly across to the Fanad Pennisula and out to the wild north [...]
Birthplace of JFK's great grandfather This small cottage in Dunganstown in County Wexford is the birthplace of JFK's great grandfather Patrick Kennedy (b.1823 – 1858). By the time Patrick reached adulthood, both his [...]
A picture postcard Irish cottage This little cottage is located on Galway Road near the beautiful coastal village of Kinvara. Its position is postcard-perfect near the coast with a castle at the rear. It [...]