Irland, jenseits des Offensichtlichen

Die Landzungen, Täler und Dörfer, die die Reiseführer überspringen — und die berühmten, richtig gemacht. Recherchiert, datiert und so geschrieben, dass Sie vorab entscheiden können, ob es sich lohnt.

Insel · Co. Mayo

Achill Island

The largest island off the west coast, linked to the mainland by a bridge over Achill Sound since 1887 — wild Atlantic headlands, black-pebble bays, a lighthouse with a story, and a landscape that has shaped Irish life for a thousand years.

Croagh Patrick near Murrisk, County Mayo, with the eroded path to the summit
Wanderung · 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.

Ausflugsziel · Co. Cork

Gougane Barra

A hillside hermitage above a small lake near Smerkistown on the Cork–Kerry border — the traditional home of St Finbarr, one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in the country, and a walk that is easy to find and hard to forget.

Kylemore Abbey beside Lough Corrib in County Mayo
Ausflugsziel · Co. Galway

Kylemore Abbey

A castle turned abbey on the shore of Kylemore Lough in Connemara, three kilometres from Letterfrack in Co. Galway — one of the most photographed buildings in the west of Ireland, with a story that goes back to the 1860s.

Ausflugsziel · Co. Kerry

Oceanworld Dingle

The aquarium in Dingle town — penguins, sharks, Asian otters and rays under a glass dome on the main street, the classic rainy-day stop on the Iveragh and one of the best places in the country to do with kids.

Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of County Kerry
Insel · 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.

The cliff faces of Slieve League dropping to the sea in County Donegal
Landzunge · Co. Donegal

Slieve League

A wall of grey limestone dropping roughly 600 metres into the Atlantic on the Derrybeg Peninsula in southwest Donegal — among the highest sea cliffs in Europe, and only properly seen from the foot of them.

Ausflugsziel · Co. Meath

Tayto Park

Ireland’s only theme park and zoo — fifty-five acres of rides, coasters and animals near Ashbourne in Co. Meath, opened in 2010 and rebranded as Emerald Park in 2023.

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Ausflugsziel · Co. Sligo

Clooney More

A headland on the north coast of Sligo Bay and one of the best-known surf spots in Ireland — a place we describe here without a precise map, because the headland and its dunes are fragile and the land is not all public.

Free to view from the road.· Einplanen An hour or two from the road.
Ausflugsziel · Co. Cork

Gougane Barra

A hillside hermitage above a small lake near Smerkistown on the Cork–Kerry border — the traditional home of St Finbarr, one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in the country, and a walk that is easy to find and hard to forget.

Free to visit.· Einplanen An hour up and down, plus time at the top
Ausflugsziel · Co. Kerry

Oceanworld Dingle

The aquarium in Dingle town — penguins, sharks, Asian otters and rays under a glass dome on the main street, the classic rainy-day stop on the Iveragh and one of the best places in the country to do with kids.

Adults €21 online (€22 on the day); children (3–16) €15 online; family tickets available.· Einplanen About two hours

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The Cliffs of Moher rising from the Atlantic off the west coast of County Clare
Landzunge · Co. Clare

The Cliffs of Moher

Two kilometres of cliff falling up to 214 metres into the Atlantic, above the village of Doolin — the most visited natural site in the country, and still worth going to, if you know how.

Access to the cliffs is free; the visitor centre is ticketed.· Einplanen 2–3 hours for the coast path; an hour or two for the viewpoint.
Skellig Michael, an island off the coast of County Kerry
Insel · 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.· Einplanen A few hours for the visit.
Insel · Co. Mayo

Achill Island

The largest island off the west coast, linked to the mainland by a bridge over Achill Sound since 1887 — wild Atlantic headlands, black-pebble bays, a lighthouse with a story, and a landscape that has shaped Irish life for a thousand years.

Free to explore; a small charge at some coastal car parks.· Einplanen A full day is not enough; allow two or three days.

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