Republic of Ireland
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Aran Islands
Three limestone islands with stone walls, forts and Irish-speaking villages.
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Great Blasket Island
An abandoned island village off the Dingle Peninsula.
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Skellig Michael
A rocky island with a 6th-century monastery — a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Keem Bay
A sheltered turquoise bay at the end of the road on Achill Island.
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Achill Island
Ireland’s largest island, with cliffs, beaches and the Atlantic Drive.
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Fanad Head Lighthouse
A lighthouse on a rocky Donegal headland between two bays.
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Loop Head
A wild headland and lighthouse where the Shannon meets the Atlantic.
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Mizen Head
Ireland’s most south-westerly point, with a bridge and signal station above the waves.
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Hook Lighthouse
One of the oldest working lighthouses in the world, on the Hook Peninsula.
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Old Head of Kinsale
A dramatic headland with a lighthouse south of Kinsale.
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Dún Aonghasa
A prehistoric stone fort on the edge of a 100 m cliff on Inis Mór.
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Slieve League
Some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe, with a walking trail along the Donegal coast.
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Cliffs of Moher
Sheer Atlantic cliffs rising over 200 m on the Clare coast — Ireland’s most famous view.