scenic drives ireland

Through the heartland of Ireland, across its beautiful green and rolling countryside, through its attractive small country towns, with a visit to one of the country's most important monastic sites at Clonmacnoise before arriving in Galway - capital of the West....

Cavan and the Shannon Source One day tour 185km From the county town of Cavan head north eastwards for Cootehill, visit Bellamont Forest and House. Take the Shercock road from Cootehill, after 5km a signpost at the left directs you to the impressive Cohaw court cairn.
Continue to Shercock enjoying lake views over Lough Sillan on the way. From Shercock the next town is Bailieborough and on to Virginia.

There are fine examples of drumlin landscape on this route. Lough Ramor at Vir...

Visit Ballyhoura Country and explore its healthy mountains, hills, valleys, scenic drives walking and cycling routes, visitor farms, traditional pubs. Stay in self-catering, B&B, farmhouse, or hostel accommodation....

Cork and Ring of Kerry Tour
One day tour - 354km
Travel west from Cork via Ovens to Macroom. Turn off for Tooms Bridge and Inchigeelagh through wild mountain scenery or the pass of Keimaneigh into Ballyfickey. Along the way you could visit Gougane Barra Forest Park which is just north of your route. From Ballylickey enjoy the superb views of Bantry Bay en route to Glengarriff, from where you can visit the beautiful Italian gardens of Garinish Island. Head north to Kenmare through r...

Donegal to Ardara via the Bluestack Mountains.
There is a much more direct route from Donegal town to Ardara but there is not a more scenic one than that which cuts inlands from Donegal town to the Bluestack mountains. The area is a splendid location for walking and Lough Eske provides fine fishing....

"From Dublin's magnificent southern coastline through the wooded hills of Wicklow. Visit the splendour of the Powerscourt Gardens and the historic monastic site of Glendalough. View the prehistoric Browneshill Dolmen in Carlow and explore the medieval city of Kilkenny."...

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....

Starting in Drumshanbo and finishing in Manorhamilton, Sli Liatroma is a way marked trail of remarkable beauty. Narrow roads and good tracks ensure that the walk is not too difficult. Distinctive drumlins fill your horizons on the first part of this walk until Sliabh an Iarainn slowly assumes a dominant presence, right. A flavour of travel before the motor car can be appreciated as this old coach road plunges and climbs over the broad shoulder of Sliabh an Iarainn, which carries it. After the...

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...

Glenties to Ballybofey via the Donegal Highlands.
This route cuts across the central mountainous section of County Donegal. Mountains that will come into view on the way include, Gouguin and Aghla Mountains. To the south the Bluestack mountains offer an ideal environment for the nature lover....