A country · 589 places · 10 regions

Ireland, all of it.

589 curated places across 10 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Cliffs of Moher · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Ulster — read below as chapters, with 6 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Leinster · 185 places

Leinster

Glendalough, meaning Valley of the Two Lakes, is a glaciated valley in the Wicklow Mountains containing one of Ireland's most significant early Christian monastic settlements, founded by Saint Kevin in the sixth century. The site includes a well-preserved round tower, cathedral ruins, and several smaller churches set among mature woodland between an upper and lower lake. The Wicklow Way long-distance walking route passes through the valley, and the surrounding national park provides extensive trails.

Glendalough

Leinster, Ireland

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Newgrange

Leinster, Ireland

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Powerscourt Estate

Leinster, Ireland

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Chapter II · Munster · 156 places

Munster

The Cliffs of Moher extend for roughly eight kilometres along the Atlantic coast of County Clare in the west of Ireland, reaching a maximum height of 214 metres at Knockardakin. The near-vertical rock face, composed of alternating bands of flagstone and shale, drops directly into the ocean and supports one of the largest seabird colonies in Ireland, including puffins, razorbills, kittiwakes, and guillemots. O'Brien's Tower, a nineteenth-century observation tower near the highest point, remains a focal landmark.

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Chapter III · Connacht · 84 places

Connacht

Connemara is a rugged coastal and upland district in the west of County Galway, characterised by extensive blanket bog, a deeply indented Atlantic coastline, and the Twelve Bens mountain range at its centre. The landscape shifts constantly between purple heather, brown moorland, and dozens of lakes catching the light of western skies. The area retains one of the strongest surviving Irish-speaking communities in the country, with Clifden serving as its main town.

Connemara

Connacht, Ireland

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Achill Island

Connacht, Ireland

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Aran Islands

Connacht, Ireland

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Chapter IV · Ulster · 7 places

Ulster

Glenveagh National Park covers nearly 16,000 hectares of the Derryveagh Mountains in northwest Donegal and contains one of the largest expanses of intact Atlantic blanket bog in Ireland. The park's central valley is occupied by the long Lough Veagh and Glenveagh Castle, a nineteenth-century Scottish baronial-style shooting lodge with extensive planted gardens. Golden eagle reintroduction efforts in the park from the early 2000s have produced a small breeding population.

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