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CENTRAL IRELAND	SOUTHERN IRELAND	NORTHWEST IRELAND	NORTHERN IRELAND	MAP OF IRELAND	IRELAND PRICES
MAP OF THE BRITISH ISLES	BRITAIN & IRELAND HOME	ENGLAND	SCOTLAND	WALES	FAMILY TRAVEL

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INTRODUCTION: WHY WE GO TO IRELAND—
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         Green as emeralds? White as potatoes? Golden at the rainbow’s end? Orange in the northeast? Home both to the wee people and the Giants’ Causeway. Ireland is 1/6 part of Britain and 5/6 part of the New Europe. The Irish economy, still tied to thatched cottage farmsteads, now also has a hi-tech cottage industry.
        Gaelic traditions, British dominations, and American relations all continue to work their considerable influence. Social life here revolves at least as much around the congregation at the pub as around the mob at the church. Irish sport is best known for racehorses and hurling, but visitors will remember its excellent fishing, fine walking, and world-class golf.
        The contradictions and variety that make up the unique Irish temperament are to be seen everywhere in the Irish culture. Wonderfully, this special character is best enjoyed in Ireland where the landscape is as varied and different and grand as its people.

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        "We had a wonderful week in Ireland. Out every day early and back late each night. Our travels to us to the Cliffs of Moher, The Burren, Kilkenny town, the priory at Kells, Gowran Park race track, the Silvermine Mountains, and Dublin. I was in more churches in eight days than I've been in the last 40 years, and I consumed more Guinness than I usually drink in 6 months."
                                                                                            —M. Scanlon, Pennsylvania

        "Thank you for the trip of a lifetime!."
                                                                                           —P. Fitzgerald, Maryland

        "Thank you for all your arrangements. We especially appreciated all the
information you gave us about the area and Irish life. We have many lovely
memories of the people, who were pleasant and friendly, and the scenery."
                                                                                                ЧD. Sullivan, Colorado

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a —COUNTIES TIPPERARY & CLARE—	DUNGUAIRE CASTLE, CENTRAL IRELANDЧONE OF MANY CASTLES WITHIN A DAY-TRIP OF OUR COTTAGES IN CENTRAL IRELAND.
This is Ireland's heartland, home of our most popular Irish program, in Counties Tipperary and Clare, the geographic center of the Republic of Ireland. This central location is ideal for exploring the most of Ireland in a series of day trips from your cottage. This is our fully serviced program area in Ireland—especially valuable for first-time visitors—providing airport hotel overnight to Full Package arriving guests, as well as Orientation in Tipperary, a guided outing, a lively Irish dinner party, and full-time back-up and support staff. With the scenery, the culture, and all the adventure come the help and support of our professional on-site team, who will welcome you and provide you with Orientation in Tipperary, lead you on a special group outing, and host you at a lively Irish dinner. .
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Like surprises? Ireland's full of 'em. Watch for palm trees and alps in County Cork, and buildings of every color in the rainbow, like O'Neill's Bar and Restaurant on the Beara Peninsula. Oh, expect plenty of rainbows, too! Photo й Home At First.
O'NEILL'S BAR & RESTAURANT,
ALLIHIES, COUNTY CORK:
PROOF THAT EVERYTHING IN
IRELAND ISN'T EMERALD
GREEN, BUT EVERY PLACE
IS ALWAYS WELCOMING.
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—COUNTY CORK—

On County Cork's south coast you are close to some of Ireland's most varied and dramatic scenery, from the placid bay at Youghal to the rugged mountains and headlands of the Beara Peninsula. Opportunities for golf, hiking, fishing, touring, and fine eating abound in the southern quarter of the Emerald Isle. Our County Cork locations (east, central, and west) are picturesque, convenient bases for exploring Ireland's south from the castles and crystal of Kilkenny and Waterford to the famed touring rings of the Kerry and Dingle peninsulas.

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—COUNTIES DONEGAL & SLIGO—	AT HOME IN NORTHWESTERN IRELAND. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. .
The northwest coast offers some of Ireland's most spectacular scenery: the mountainous coastal peninsulas jutting into the Atlantic. Links golf, fine fishing, top-notch touring, and excellent eating make this least visited corner of the Irish Republic an undiscovered treasure. Our cottages are located near the county towns of Donegal and Sligo, convenient touring centers for exploring the rugged and rural counties of Ireland's northwestern quarter—from Galway and Mayo through Sligo to Donegal and across the border into western Northern Ireland. CLICK HERE TO SEE NORTHWESTERN IRELAND PROGRAM DETAILS

The 40,000 basalt pillars of the Giant's Causeway comprise the most famous landmark in Northern Ireland. Along with the Causeway Coast of County Antrim, the Giant's Causeway has been a listed World Heritage Site since 1986. Home at First has had lodgings within a few minutes drive of the Giant's Causeway since 1992. Photo й Home At First.
THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY,
NORTHERN IRELAND.
WORLD CLASS SCENERY JUST
DOWN THE ROAD FROM
HOME AT FIRST'S COTTAGES.
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—COUNTIES ANTRIM & LONDONDERRY—

There's more remarkable scenery here on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland: the rugged shoreline of the Giant's Causeway looking northeast toward Scotland. As always, challenging links golf, fresh- and saltwater fishing, touring, and excellent eating are main attractions in this corner of the Emerald Isle which is part of the United Kingdom. Our County Antrim & County Londonderry villages are pretty coastal towns convenient for exploring the far north of Ireland.

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