The Ireland Travel Guide
A guide to Ireland in 10 chapters and 58 reference pages, plus 996 articles, from 2006 through 2026: 275,998 words on Dublin, Galway, Cork, Northern Ireland, and pubs and trad sessions in the midlands.
The guide
Planning
An overview of the country, the weather, tours and package trips.
Getting there
Flights to Dublin, Cork and Shannon, and the ferries.
Getting around
Transport options and renting a car.
Dublin
The capital, with its hotels, hostels and package deals.
Cities and regions
Cork, Galway, Limerick and the other towns worth a stop.
Northern Ireland
Belfast and the Giant's Causeway.
Things to do
Castles, museums, pubs, festivals and sport.
Where to stay
Hotels, hostels, cottages and rentals, with cheap picks in Cork and Killarney.
Culture
Food and drink, the Irish language and the flag.
Living in Ireland
Buying property in Ireland.
From the archive
996 articles, by subject.
- Face in a pint
- Irish slang
- Irish jokes
- Trad sessions
- Irish music
- Irish news roundups
- Dublin and Galway by month
- Getting there and around
- Where to stay
- Food and drink
- Holidays and festivals
- Places and trip ideas
- Athlone and the midlands
- Culture and history
- In the news
- Irish life