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Ireland
Culture, places to visit and food in Ireland, all in one place.
Culture guide20 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 79 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 39 places to eat
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Top places to visit
County Clare, IrelandCliffs of MoherSea cliffs rising over 200 metres above the Atlantic, with coastal paths and a visitor centre.Dublin, IrelandBook of Kells at Trinity College DublinThe 9th-century illuminated gospel manuscript and the Long Room of Trinity's Old Library.County Meath, IrelandBrú na BóinneNeolithic passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth in the Boyne Valley, older than Stonehenge.Dublin, IrelandGuinness StorehouseSeven-storey visitor attraction at St James's Gate brewery, topped by the Gravity Bar.Cashel, IrelandRock of CashelHilltop cluster of medieval buildings including a round tower, cathedral and Cormac's Chapel.Killarney, IrelandKillarney National ParkLakes, mountains and woodland with Muckross House, Ross Castle and Torc Waterfall.County Kerry, IrelandRing of KerryScenic circuit of the Iveragh Peninsula past mountains, beaches and coastal villages.County Wicklow, IrelandGlendaloughEarly medieval monastic site founded by St Kevin, set in a glacial valley with two lakes.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Rock of CashelArchitecture · Cashel
- National Museum of Ireland - Country LifeMuseum · Castlebar
- The GlucksmanArt · Cork
- Brú na Bóinne (Newgrange and Knowth)Architecture · Donore
- Abbey TheatreTheatre · Dublin
- Chester BeattyMuseum · Dublin
- Gaiety TheatreTheatre · Dublin
- Irish Museum of Modern ArtArt · Dublin
- National Concert HallMusic · Dublin
- National Gallery of IrelandArt · Dublin
- National Museum of Ireland – ArchaeologyMuseum · Dublin
- Old Library, Trinity College DublinArchitecture · Dublin
Taste
Food of Ireland
IrelandIrish stewLamb or mutton simmered with potato, onion and carrot.IrelandColcannonMashed potato beaten with kale or cabbage and butter.IrelandChampMashed potato with spring onions and a well of butter.IrelandBoxtyPancake made from grated and mashed potato.IrelandCoddleDublin pot of sausages, bacon, onion and potato.IrelandBacon and cabbageBoiled bacon joint with cabbage and parsley sauce.IrelandSoda breadQuick bread leavened with buttermilk and bicarbonate.IrelandBlack puddingBlood sausage with oats, fried for breakfast.Eat out
Restaurants in Ireland
Dublin, IrelandChapter OneRefined modern Irish cooking in the basement of the Dublin Writers Museum on Parnell Square.Dublin, IrelandRestaurant Patrick GuilbaudElegant French cuisine using Irish produce, set in a Georgian townhouse beside Merrion Street.Shanagarry, IrelandBallymaloe HouseCountry house on a working farm, pioneer of Irish farm-to-table cooking and home of the cookery school.Galway, IrelandAniarTasting menus rooted in the terroir of the west of Ireland, using foraged and local produce.Blackrock, IrelandLiathSmall, intimate restaurant serving inventive flavour-led tasting menus in a Blackrock market.Cork, IrelandFarmgate CaféBalcony restaurant above the English Market serving traditional Cork dishes such as tripe and drisheen.Dublin, IrelandThe Winding StairAbove a historic bookshop overlooking the Ha'penny Bridge, serving modern Irish comfort dishes.Cork, IrelandIchigo IchieKaiseki-style Japanese tasting menus prepared with Irish ingredients in an intimate setting.Travel
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