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Abbeys, monastic sites, strongholds and living heritage.

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Walk · Co. Mayo

Croagh Patrick

The 764-metre mountain near Murrisk, traditionally the place where St Patrick fasted — a broad, windswept summit and one of the great walking and pilgrimage places in the country.

Free to climb.+ Save

Attraction · Co. Mayo

Kylemore Abbey

A castle turned abbey on the shore of Lough Corrib near Cong — one of the most photographed buildings in the west of Ireland, and a working monastery with a story that goes back to the 1870s.

Gardens and castle ticketed; the abbey grounds are free to view from the shore.+ Save

Island · Co. Kerry

Skellig Michael

A small, steep island off the Iveragh Peninsula, home to an early Christian monastery of beehive huts — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the great places in the country.

Boat fare and a landing charge apply; check the current service for prices, the schedule and the booking requirements.+ Save

Island · Co. Kerry

The Blasket Islands

Two small islands off the Iveragh Peninsula, home to a community until 1956 — now a nature reserve and one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe.

Boat fare applies; check the current service for prices and the schedule.+ Save

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Area · Co. Clare

The Burren

A 15,000-hectare karst landscape in north Clare — a plain of limestone and dry stone walls, a UNESCO Global Geopark, and one of the great walking places in the country.

Free to walk.+ Save