#29 best destination in the world
Guinness Storehouse, Dublin
Best time to travel: June-Aug
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Storehouse surrounded by a glass atrium shaped in the form of a pint of Guinness
- The seventh floor houses the Gravity Bar with views of Dublin and where visitors can drink a pint of Guinness
Dublin Castle
Best time to travel: June-Aug
Walk difficulty: Easy
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Major Irish government complex, that until 1922 was the seat of the British government’s administration in Ireland
- Most of the current construction dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland
- The castle was built by the dark pool (“Dubh Linn”) which gave Dublin its name
- When the castle was built, the Liffey river was much wider, and the castle was effectively defended by both rivers
- The Poddle today runs under the complex
Blarney Castle
Best time to travel: June-Sept
Walk difficulty: Easy
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Medieval stronghold in Blarney dating back to 1446
- Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond
Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park
Best time to travel: Feb-April, Aug-Oct
Walk difficulty: Easy
Ease of travel: Moderate
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- 111 miles circular route located in Killarney National Park, providing a scenic drive with plenty of viewpoints and popular points along the way
Cliffs of Moher
Best time to travel: April-Sept
Walk difficulty: Moderate
Ease of travel: Moderate
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- 9 miles of sea cliffs, reaching 390 ft above the Atlantic Ocean
- During the time of their formation, between 313 and 326 million years ago, a river dumped sand, silt and clay into an ancient marine basin
- Trace fossils are abundant, comprising two main types: (1) feeding trails left by as-yet-unidentified invertebrates, and (2) circular features preserved as casts of burrows once occupied by as-yet-unidentified marine creatures
Rock of Cashel

Best time to travel: May-Sept
Walk difficulty: Easy
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion
- In 1101, the King of Munster, Muirchertach Ua Briain, donated his fortress on the Rock to the Church
- The complex is one of the most remarkable collections of Celtic art and medieval architecture to be found anywhere in Europe
- Few remnants of the early structures survive; the majority of buildings on the current site date from the 12th and 13th centuries
Kylemore Abbey, Connemara

Best time to travel: May-June, Sept-Oct
Walk difficulty: Easy
Ease of travel: Easy
Cost ($-$$-$$$): $
- Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway
- The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I