Places in Ireland Connected With Great Irish Love Stories

The folklore and stories from Ireland have longlove!
been saturated with romance, from the age oldHollywood has also brought to the screen some
tales of Celtic mythology to the heart rendingfine love stories from the island of Erin, and a trip
tales from the emigration era, the Emerald Isleto the panoramic area of Cong in County Mayo
has continued to flood the world with beautiful andwill see you following in the footsteps of John
poignant love stories.Wayne and Maureen O'Hara in 'The Quiet Man'
The quaint village of Glenbeigh on the Ring ofamidst the lush Irish countryside. Wild and beautiful
Kerry is one such location where the scenes ofDingle Bay in Kerry is another fine spot, made
an ancient Celtic love story were said to befamous in Hollywood by 'Ryan's Daughter' starring
played out. Oisin and Niamh, age old Celtic lovers,Robert Mitchum.
were said to have left Ireland from beautifulWhy not head over to County Sligo, where the
Rossbeigh beach and rode across the waves tohills and countryside were the main inspiration
The Land of Eternal Youth (Tir na nOg).behind the works of William Butler Yeats who
Oisin got homesick and decided to return to hiswrote such famous poems as 'When You Are
native land, but learns that one hundred yearsOld' and 'A Poet to His Beloved'.
have passed in Ireland in a period of one week inIf you're in Dublin then have a walk through the
The Land of Eternal Youth. He returns, but fallsSouthside to Raglan Road, scene of the famous
from his horse and instantly turns into an old manpoem and song where Patrick Kavanagh mourns
upon touching the ground. Legend has it that youthe loss of his Black Irish princess, you never
can still get a glimpse of a mystical girl on a whiteknow you might even be inspired to pen a few
horse roaming the dunes in search of her lostwords to your own beloved...!