This site generates income via partnerships with carefully selected travel brands and/ or purchases made through links to them. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See why this is important.Croagh Patrick near Westport in County Mayo is often considered the most holy mountain in Ireland; tales of St. Patrick banishing the snakes into the nearby sea. While that take may have a bit of fable to it, the National Famine Memorial sculpture ‘Coffin Ship' is a moving tribute to those who were banished into the sea- many to never set foot on land again.
Kilmalkader Churchyard is one of my favorite places on the Dingle Peninsula. The early Christian cross, sundial, and large ogham stone may catch the...