Ireland

Dún Aonghasa's cliff fort, dry-stone walls and a Gaeltacht island reached by ferry from Galway

The midlands town where the Shannon opens into Lough Ree

The Salmon Capital of Ireland, on the banks of the Moy in North Mayo

The capital of Erris, where two bays meet and the Atlantic does the rest

The Brighton of Ireland, at the end of the southbound DART

Your Complete Guide to Bunratty, Ireland

Where the Owenabue meets Cork Harbour

Cashel of the Kings, a Rock of cathedrals and round tower over a Golden Vale market town

Mayo's county town, between the Mall and the mountains

The capital of Connemara, where the Twelve Bens meet the Atlantic

Your Complete Guide to Clonakilty, Ireland

Titanic's last port of call, a tiered harbour town under the tallest spire in Ireland

Ireland's second city on the River Lee, and it will tell you it should be the first

South Dublin's medieval port, now a village of castles, writers, and island goats

A Gaeltacht harbour town at the end of the Wild Atlantic Way, on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry

The Diamond, Donegal Castle and the gateway to Slieve League on the Wild Atlantic Way

The home of Irish traditional music, on the Burren edge between the Cliffs of Moher and the Aran ferry

South Dublin's Victorian harbour town, all piers, swimmers, and Sunday markets

West Waterford's harbour town, where the Greenway meets the sea

The county town of Clare on its river island, a year-round trad-music town and the handiest base for the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher

Hot seaweed baths and a five-kilometre strand on Killala Bay

The City of the Tribes, where the street is the stage and the Atlantic is the edge of town

Ireland's monastic valley of two lakes, and the beating heart of the Wicklow Mountains

The end of the DART line, where the commuter belt softens into a seaside town

Dublin's coastal village, 25 minutes from the city centre

A Georgian market town at the head of the sea, and one of Kerry's best places to eat

The Marble City, a walkable medieval capital of craft and hurling on the River Nore

Lakes, mountains and oak woods at the edge of town, in the Kingdom of Kerry

Ireland's gourmet capital, a colourful harbour town at the head of the tide

Your Complete Guide to Lahinch, Ireland

Castle, coast, and village charm on Dublin's northside

A working harbour town that never stopped being a seaside resort

The River Town Under Benbulben

Your Complete Guide to Tralee, Ireland

Ireland's oldest city, founded by Vikings in 914 AD

Mayo's planned Georgian town, between Clew Bay and the Reek

Your Complete Guide to Wexford Town, Ireland