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Wicklow Travel Guide Information
Wicklow is the county seat of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of the capital Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town lies off the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail network with Dublin [...]
Continue reading...Waterford Tourist Information
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Waterford is a city in Ireland. It is the primary city of the South East region, and the fifth largest in the country. Founded in 914 AD, by the Vikings, it is Ireland’s oldest city, and its motto Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia (“Waterford remains the untaken city”), that did not capitulate to Cromwell’s New Model [...]
Continue reading...Tralee Visitor Travel Information
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Tralee is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Ireland. The name Tralee comes from the Irish ‘Trá Lí’, or ‘Trá Laoi’, which means ’strand of the Lee’ (river), although some believe it comes from the Irish ‘Trá Liath’ meaning ‘grey strand’. The town is situated on the northern side of [...]
Continue reading...Sligo Toruist Information Tips
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is the second largest urban area in Connacht (after Galway). It is home to the Sligo Institute of Technology. Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & [...]
Continue reading...Killarney Travel Guide Information
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Killarney is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is located north of the MacGillicuddy Reeks, on the northeastern shore of the Lough Lein/Leane which are part of Killarney National Park. The town is home to St. Mary’s Cathedral, Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey, Torc Waterfall and Gap of Dunloe. Killarney is one of Ireland’s [...]
Continue reading...Galway Tourism Information Guide
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Galway is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The city is located on the west coast of Ireland. In Irish, Galway is also called Cathair na Gaillimhe: “City of Galway”. Galway is Ireland’s fourth largest city and is a major hub for visits to West Ireland. It has long since been [...]
Continue reading...Dublin Travel and Tourist Guide
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland’s east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Founded as a Viking settlement, the city has been Ireland’s primary city for most of the island’s history since medieval [...]
Continue reading...Donegal Travel Guide Information
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Donegal is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Ireland. Donegal is not the county town (capital) of County Donegal, despite being its namesake. Rather, the county town is Lifford, and Letterkenny is the county’s largest town. Donegal town is situated at the mouth of Donegal Bay, on the River Eske [...]
Continue reading...Dingle Travel General Information
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Dingle is a town in County Kerry in Ireland on the Atlantic coast some 50 kilometres (30 mi) west-south-west of Tralee and 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-north-west of Killarney. The town is situated on a natural harbour below Slievanea mountain on the large Dingle peninsula, which lies south of the River Shannon and north of [...]
Continue reading...Cork Travel Guide Information
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland’s third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city of the province of Munster. Cork is situated on the banks of the River Lee in [...]
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