So you ’ve interpret the Giant ’s Causeway and lay lips on the Blarney Stone . What ’s next ? There ’s more to Ireland than the big hits ( though you should definitely checkthoseout ) , so we ’ve put together your substitute guide , from new and lesser make out attractive feature , to odd hotels , and blank space so far off the beaten path that you just might need the Coast Guard to get back .
Titanic Belfast
Belfast , Co. AntrimBelfast ’s not taper finger , but on the subject of RMS Titanic , “ She was o.k. when she left here ” is a snatch of a local mantra . Titanic Belfast open in 2012 on the web site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard , which build the Titanic , and is the globe ’s expectant visitor attractive force dedicate to its ill - fated voyage . Interactive galleries , drive , scale reproductions and exhibits explore exactly what happened , and impart a whole new appreciation for wry land . Note : You wo n’t find any items from the Titanic wreck , for honourable rationality , but you’re able to check out letters , menus , plan , and artifact that outride behind .
Music at Jim O’The Mill
Upperchurch , TipperaryTraditional Irish tribe medicine does n’t get more underground than at Jim O ’ The Mill , a pub that open only on Thursdays , and is n’t signposted or advertise . Should you negotiate all that , the music begin sometime after 9 postmortem , and is provided by whoever materialize to be there , and is feeling up for it . Yes , that imply you could also give it a shot . Note : quell til midnight , when the owners are gracious enough to provide ham sandwich all round .
Blackhead Lighthouse
Whitehead , Co. AntrimGather up to 11 of your stuffy protagonist and head 20 miles north of Belfast for a cliff coup . Blackhead Lighthouse consists of two keeper ’s houses , which sleep up to five and seven respectively , for a three - night minimum . Each is stuffed with gear that once make unnecessary sailor ’ life and can now get you sore Instagram likes , like the whistle pipework system that woke up the next vigil and a burrow that was used to jaunt between the lighthouse and keep quarter in rough atmospheric condition . annotation : House 1 is cliff - facing , so while child are welcome , they must be supervised at all times .
Finn Lough Domes
Enniskillen , Co. FermanaghNature is a wonderful thing , but so are 180 - degree transparent charge card walls between you and whatever you ’d rather not get too in soupcon with . Such is the magnificence of the bubble domes at Finn Lough Resort – a luxe answer to the camp / don’t encampment conundrum that is safe than either . stare out at the stars from a four - poster bottom , safe in the knowledge that those moldable walls are all you need ; there are as many bear in Ireland as there are snake ( zero).Note : The en suite toilet are substantially more private than the dome themselves .
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Ballintoy , Carrick IslandEver find that modern infrastructure has lactate all the excitement out of life ? Check out Carrick - a - Rede Rope Bridge , the seriously daredevil 66 - foot itinerary between the mainland and the tiny island of Carrickarede . If you think it ’s scary now , consider that it was built by a fearless bunch of salmon fisherman some 300 + year ago , somehow . Today ’s deluxe reading is maintained by the National Trust , and fare complete with two handrails and the reassuring presence of wire . But still , after you . Note : There ’s no shame in being too frightened to make the return misstep – boat rescues by the Coast Guard are a even natural event .
RentaDonkey
Lisburn , Co. AntrimSee the state , Scooby Doo - style , with a VW camper van from RentaDonkey . Go retro with Donkey , the 1972 T2 , or tear it up in Betty , a forward-looking T5 . Every camper come in full equipped with a gas pedal elf and sink , “ rock n roll bed , ” iPod compatible heavy organisation , electric refrigerator and cool box , and those rental fees include UK insurance and breakdown screen . bill : pluck up is at Lisburn , close to both Belfast airports and Dublin ’s . It ’s also a prime departure point for cruise the Causeway Coast , Mourne mountains , and Wild Atlantic Way .
Conroy’s Old Bar
Aglish , Co. TipperaryUsually , staying the night in a bar is a bad thing – or at least , unintentional . But conceive Conroy ’s , “ The World ’s First ego - Catering Pub , ” the stuff self - catering pipe dream , actually just dream , are made of . You and up to three admirer get the run of a reborn Irish small town public house , and the AKA , “ The Pub With No Beer , ” is a misnomer ; you’re able to contribute your own ! Conroy ’s may not withstand a spirits licence anymore , but you would n’t gauge from the polished mahogany bar , replication liquor bottles and pumps , and welcome signboard . banker’s bill : The possessor advise continue the room access locked at all times in casing a bachelor political party stumbles in , necessitate whisky stab . It has happened .
Kinnagoe Bay
Inishowen , Co. DonegalThough traveler often list “ meet people ” as a major motivator , inquisitively , nobody has ever stepped onto a beach and been happy that someone else was there . The chances of that are especially slim at Kinnagoe , a befittingly isolated , soft , arenaceous beach in Inishowen Peninsula . distinction : If you do course into someone , yarn-dye him or her with the knowledge that one of the ships of the Spanish Armada , the Trinidad Valencera , sank off the coast here in 1588 . Then recite them to get off your beach .
The Wonderful Barn
Leixlip , Co. KildareWhat ’s the difference between a apparently previous b and awonderfulbarn ? This crazy - looking medieval affair , at the sharpness of the Castletown estate , is shaped like a giant ’s corkscrew , due to the winding stairway around the outside . It also has parapets on the cap . Which is all to say that like a band of things in Ye Olde Europe , nobody ’s 100 % sure what it was for – or if it ’s even a “ b ” at all . Note : It was build in 1743 , maybe just for the hell of it ; one theory is that it was part of a public works programme at the fourth dimension to put injured sodbuster to work .
Dursey Island Cable Car
Beara Peninsula , Co. CorkTake Ireland ’s only cable television car , and Europe ’s only cable cable car that crosses open water , to Dursey Island for bird , whale , and mahimahi find out , and obligatory breathless scene . The crosswalk takes just 6 to 7 minutes , so even your most nervous champion can make do , and departs day by day , yr - round , from Ballaghboy , at the crown of the Beara Peninsula . The summertime agenda is 9 am to 8pm . Note : Dursey has only six permanent wintertime resident physician , credibly because it has no shops , pubs , or eatery . So take down the takings schedule or you ’ll have to befriend those people .
Ulster American Folk Park
Omagh , Co. TyroneSchool yourself on three century of Irish expatriation to America at this assailable - air museum . Costumed reenactments take visitant from the thatched bungalow of Ulster to the Frontier via a full - scale of measurement Interior Department of an emigrant ship , and there ’s a full roll of outcome , talks , and lectures on emigrant ’ experiences on both sides of the Atlantic . remark : If some of the buildings calculate legit , it ’s because they are . Among the material deals is the pre-1845 Devine fellowship cabin , which was relocated to the ballpark , brick by brick , from Altahoney townland . That “ American Street ” however ? Calm down , there is no gaping hole in the undercoat stateside ; it ’s a breeding .
Cliffs of Moher by Sea
Liscannore , Co. ClareOk , the Cliffs of Moher are hardly going to win you intrepid points , but a different slant is literally possible ; see them from the sea ! Several ferry companies operate tours out of Doolin , for a neck craning take on this famed 5 land mile stretchiness of vertical and overhanging John Rock . notice : Among the tidy sum is the filming location for “ The Cliffs of Insanity ” inThe Princess Bride . Game of Throneshas also film here ( obviously ) .
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