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Things to do in Ireland

Twenty places in each of the 26 counties, a page for every one of them, and the country’s own listings under that. Search, pick a county, or go by what you want to see.

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Castles212 places Beaches188 places Walks36 places Mountains and cliffs53 places Abbeys and churches247 places Ancient sites71 places Gardens and parks255 places Museums481 places Islands and coast52 places Lakes and waterfalls30 places Towns and villages51 places Every county26 counties

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Five places people cross the country for.

The Cliffs of Moher dropping to the Atlantic, with the clifftop path along the green edge

Cliffs · LiscannorCliffs of MoherSea cliffs run about 14km down the west Clare coast, and the visitor centre is dug into the hillside above Liscannor.

The white quartz front and kerbstones of the Newgrange mound above green fields

Megalithic tomb · DonoreNewgrangeThe passage tomb went up around 3200 BC under a mound above the Boyne. You go in on a guided tour that leaves from the visitor centre.

The round tower and church at Glendalough among the trees

Monastic site · LaraghGlendaloughGlendalough fills a glacial valley, with a round tower, a gateway and two lakes above it.

Skellig Michael rising out of the Atlantic under a clear sky

Island · PortmageeSkellig MichaelThe monastery was built on a rock out in the Atlantic. You go by boat from the harbour when the sea allows it.

The Rock of Cashel, its cathedral and round tower rising above the grass on a bright day

Monastic site · CashelRock of CashelA limestone outcrop above the town carries a round tower, a Romanesque chapel and a roofless Gothic cathedral.