The island referred to collectively as Ireland has attracted visitors for centuries, and today remains one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. The scenic beauty, friendliness of the people and many historic sites make it incredibly attractive as a vacation and relocation area.

In addition to the Republic of Ireland there is Northern Ireland as well, which is a country all its own in the northeast portion of the island. It contains six of the nine counties of the historic Read more »

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Ireland is a country of spell binding beauty.  Its people are deservedly  known for their friendliness and hospitality, but I’m convinced that a major reason its population is less than half what it was in 1840 is because of the invention of the automobile.

Most roads in Ireland are about the width of an average American driveway. For the most part, there are no shoulders and trees and telephone poles and other hard and unyielding objects closely Read more »

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Ireland is becoming hugely popular with families looking to stay in holiday cottages and farmhouses rentals. Families come to Ireland for the world famous Guinness and the Irish people are renowned for their friendliness.
Many tourists return to Ireland year after year and use these holiday homes as a base to explore Ireland and are enchanted by some of the coastal villages and rolling hills. The Emerald Isle, Dublin, Cork and Belfast are just a few of the popular locations families come Read more »

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The Southwest of Ireland, Kerry, is a splendid place to have a vacation anytime of the year but then you do not want to do all the site seeing with your bear feet– to explore better the outstanding scenery of the place with less energy exerted: rent a car and enjoy the rest of your stay in Kerry. This county boasts two types of terrain. There is the mountainous region that is located in the southern part of Kerry and the plains that is found in the northern region. The coastal regions are Read more »

Southern Ireland is world famous for its relaxed pace of life, charming people, outstanding natural beauty and beautiful holiday cottages. Popular family holiday destinations are the counties of Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford. Families return to the beautiful countryside year after year renting many of the country holiday cottages.
The Emerald Isle is one of the top holiday destinations in Europe for holiday cottage rentals. Families come to Ireland for the Read more »

With the rock bottomed economic conditions, the property markets around the Planet have nosedived today. However, the Irish property market has reacted to the economic slowdown in a different manner. The property investors really have no clue whether to invest in the Ireland Property Market as they are unaware of the future Irish property values. The Ireland property prices are the lowest since the past two decades and for the moment of truth, this is the right time for investing in Ireland properties. Read more »

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