| Thinking of taking a holiday in Ireland? Visiting | | | | worth a visit. There you will discover old Irish |
| Ireland on a holiday or vacation is a decision you | | | | thatched cottages, which have remained |
| will not regret. Ireland, although small, is a truly | | | | untouched for over a hundred years and a visit |
| beautiful little country with a background steeped | | | | wouldn't be complete without a walk on the |
| in culture and wonderful history. Ireland is primarily | | | | beaches of Donegal, taking in the stunning cliffs of |
| a Celtic nation, with an interesting mix of ancient | | | | this Irish county. |
| and modern culture. | | | | Your holiday in Ireland probably would not be |
| The population of Ireland is approximately 4.5 | | | | complete either without visiting Dublin, the capital |
| million, which is of course small for a country. It is | | | | city of Ireland - a city which has grown |
| split into 2 parts - the republic Of Ireland and | | | | extremely popular with tourists taking a short |
| Northern Ireland, which is still in fact a part of the | | | | break holiday to Ireland. It is a city steeped in |
| UK. It consists of 32 counties, 26 which are in the | | | | culture, both in terms of music and the arts. Of |
| ROI and 6 which are in N.Ireland. | | | | course it is also home to the world famous |
| Ireland has three world heritage sites - the Boyne | | | | Guiness storehouse. In fact the Guiness brewery |
| valley (scene of a very famous battle), Great | | | | is the no1 international tourist visitor when it |
| Skillig and the Giants causeway in Northern Ireland. | | | | comes to a holiday in Ireland! |
| However there are numerous other wonderful | | | | Yes a holiday to Ireland will guarantee a very |
| places of interest to visit if you are thinking of | | | | enjoyable and memorable visit. So much to see |
| taking a holiday to Ireland. The scenery is truly | | | | and so much to do. Ireland is a country with |
| amazing, with miles of unspoilt greenery and | | | | connections the world over, having experienced a |
| fantastic cliffs where the Atlantic ocean crashes | | | | large exodus of its people who were scattered |
| in. | | | | worldwide during the very hard times in Ireland |
| The county of Donegal is one of the counties well | | | | hundreds of years ago. |