| The folklore and stories from Ireland have long | | | | love! |
| been saturated with romance, from the age old | | | | Hollywood has also brought to the screen some |
| tales of Celtic mythology to the heart rending | | | | fine love stories from the island of Erin, and a trip |
| tales from the emigration era, the Emerald Isle | | | | to the panoramic area of Cong in County Mayo |
| has continued to flood the world with beautiful and | | | | will 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 of | | | | amidst the lush Irish countryside. Wild and beautiful |
| Kerry is one such location where the scenes of | | | | Dingle Bay in Kerry is another fine spot, made |
| an ancient Celtic love story were said to be | | | | famous 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 beautiful | | | | Why not head over to County Sligo, where the |
| Rossbeigh beach and rode across the waves to | | | | hills 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 his | | | | wrote such famous poems as 'When You Are |
| native land, but learns that one hundred years | | | | Old' and 'A Poet to His Beloved'. |
| have passed in Ireland in a period of one week in | | | | If you're in Dublin then have a walk through the |
| The Land of Eternal Youth. He returns, but falls | | | | Southside to Raglan Road, scene of the famous |
| from his horse and instantly turns into an old man | | | | poem and song where Patrick Kavanagh mourns |
| upon touching the ground. Legend has it that you | | | | the loss of his Black Irish princess, you never |
| can still get a glimpse of a mystical girl on a white | | | | know you might even be inspired to pen a few |
| horse roaming the dunes in search of her lost | | | | words to your own beloved...! |