County Waterford
20 storiesIreland’s oldest city and the first ILE home base at the Newtown School — plus Waterford Crystal, Tramore, and the Greenway.
Blog · Explore Ireland
Stories by County
Every ILE summer crosses the island. Pick a county — or a single destination within it — to read every story from there.
Munster
County Kerry
11 storiesKillarney National Park, the Ring of Kerry, and the Dingle Peninsula — the Kingdom at its most beautiful.
County Cork
6 storiesKissing the Blarney Stone, Kinsale’s colourful streets, and Charles Fort on the harbour.
County Clare
4 storiesThe Cliffs of Moher, the lunar landscape of the Burren, and Bunratty Castle and Folk Park.
County Tipperary
3 storiesThe Rock of Cashel and the mighty Cahir Castle on the River Suir.
Leinster
County Dublin
26 storiesThe capital — Croke Park, Trinity and the Book of Kells, Kilmainham Gaol, Howth, and life at the King’s Hospital.
County Kilkenny
5 storiesKilkenny Castle and the medieval Marble City.
County Wicklow
4 storiesGlendalough’s glacial valley and the Wicklow Mountains — the Garden of Ireland.
County Meath
2 storiesNewgrange and the Boyne Valley — a passage tomb older than the pyramids.
County Wexford
1 storyThe Irish National Heritage Park — 9,000 years of Irish history in one walk.
Connacht
County Galway
9 storiesGalway city, the Aran Islands, Connemara, and Kylemore Abbey — the cultural heart of the west.
County Sligo
1 storyYeats Country, under the shadow of Benbulben.
Ulster
County Antrim
4 storiesThe Giant’s Causeway, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Dunluce Castle, and Titanic Belfast.
County Derry
2 storiesThe walled city of Derry and the Bogside murals.