Most scenic places in Ireland

bobbysands81

Please include pics in your post.

Where are the most scenic places in Ireland that you’ve visited?

Hopefully get some good ideas on places to visit.

I’ll start off with Sliabh Liag in Donegal. These pics don’t do justice to the place at all, it is breathtaking.

D Trent

Just below Georgia Salpas collarbone

draiochtanois

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ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

It's depends on your tastes but Ireland is blessed with wonderful coastline, breath taking mountains, rolling hills and expanses of bog, lakes, rivers, islands etc. I would have no one favourite among them but appreciate them all.

Noveight

Some lovely views and drives around Killarney.

endacl

Crumlin Shopping Centre.

CinemaGuy45

Dollymount iconic to Dublin.








Just like the opening post these pictures do not do it justice.
The group in the second picture appear to be having a great bit of banter on their day out in Dollymount.

fryup

Co Clare - The Burren and the Atlantic coastal drive down to Loop Head

Autochange

Dublin airport departures lounge

HeidiHeidi

Clew Bay from the top of Croagh Patrick on a clear day.

igCorcaigh

The Burren has an otherworldly feel. Some of the mountain scenery in Bearra is straight out of the Hobbit.

HeidiHeidi

Bluestack mountains in Donegal. Particularly the Poison Glen.

the view out over the islands and Magheraroarty beach towards Tory.

mistersifter

Achill Island , particularly the cliff drive to Keem beach.

The Dingle Penninsula. Recently spent a few days there and the views from Slea Head and Connors Pass were incredible.

You don't always need to go west, though. Went to Howth and walked along the cliffs yesterday. Spectacular.

Some lesser known places along the east coast are lovely. In wexford for example there's a great walk from Cahore strand to Old Bawn beach.

bobbysands81

Folks, will you stick some photos up of these places?!

DrumSteve

D Trent wrote: »

Just below Georgia Salpas collarbone

Jaysus, is she still goin?

Mehaffey1

Was driving through it yesterday and was thinking about how little is made of Rostrevor, Co. Down.

ceadaoin.

Glendalough is beautiful and feels very "spiritual" to me

bobbysands81

I love Torc waterfall in Killarney.

Anesthetize

Visiting Delphi in Co. Mayo on a secondary school trip really opened up my eyes to how beautiful some parts of Ireland are.

Doo Lough to the north of Delphi
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Killary Harbour to the south
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Cushtie

+1 For the Dingle Penninsula in paticular Slea Head. Spend a lot of time down there at weekends and there is nothing better than getting up Mount Eagle in the afternoon to clear the head.

suicide_circus

Phibsborough shopping centre

bobbysands81

Hook Head in Wexford.

Mehaffey1

Also enjoyed visiting Crom Castle and Estate in Co. Fermanagh a few weekends ago, good setting for a horror movie :D

Lia_lia

Even though I'm from Killarney I'm still often wowed at the scenery...

For example:

The Gap Of Dunloe:

wakka12

Ben Bulben



Georgian Rowhouses in Dublin




View from Killiney Hill




Views down the Dublin Quays




Views down the Cork Quays


Cobh Waterfront


Warrenpoint Co Down

rossie1977

Keem beach achill



Ladies views Killarney



Mamore gap in Donegal



Killary Fjord in Galway

uck51js9zml2yt

Where the gap of dungloe meets the black valley.

fleet_admiral

The leafy suburb of Dolphins Barn, south Dublin

Mehaffey1

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Was driving through it yesterday and was thinking about how little is made of Rostrevor, Co. Down.

For some reason this picture reminds me of the problem Dougal had with the concept of small as opposed to far away........

harry Bailey esq

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Was driving through it yesterday and was thinking about how little is made of Rostrevor, Co. Down.

It's all subjective really though? If this scene was in Australia, it would probably be a national monument with a mad name like 'the lonesome bollock' or sumsuch. People would travel from every continent to see it and spend a fkn fortune on rickety planes doing so. In Ireland it's simply an obstacle to give drunk drivers a little jab in the ribs and subconsciously proffer potentially life saving councel in regard to 'resting the oul eyes'. Then you have the weather. The most important topical issue of the day throughout pretty much the entire anglophone world. Simply put, some places look nice on bad days. Some sh*t places look pretty appealing on nice days. I digress, the Blue Pool in Glengarriff is mine. I have relatives in West Cork so I've many fond memories and it's where I'll retire to when I hang up the tools. And, despite its isolation it has one of the most cosmopolitan populations in the country and business opportunities abound. Total retirement kills many a man before his time. At the end of the day we don't all like golf. Despite my age, if you see someone with a similar mindset as my good self on a golf course they'll be more likely to be gathering phsycadelic fungae than looking for errant golf balls my friend.

mistersifter

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

If this scene was in Australia, it would probably be a national monument with a mad name like 'the lonesome bollock' or sumsuch. .

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Noveight

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

It's all subjective really though? If this scene was in Australia, it would probably be a national monument with a mad name like 'the lonesome bollock' or sumsuch.

Must say I got a right good laugh out of that

castletownman

Connemara National Park and out around Kylemore Abbey are awe-inspiring on a sunny day

demanufactured

castletownman wrote: »

Connemara National Park and out around Kylemore Abbey are awe-inspiring on a sunny day

My favourite part of Ireland

YFlyer

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Clew Bay from the top of Croagh Patrick on a clear day.

Been to Inishraher a few times. Beautiful.

Mountainsandh

co Waterford is beautiful.
Below was taken from a road a bit up the Comeraghs, looking at the Knockmealdowns above the inverted clouds, and the line of mountains clearly visible at the back right are the Galtees.
jan18 by Anne L., on Flickr

This is taken from the banks of the Blackwater, just a little bit up from Youghal, and looking up towards the Knockmealdowns.
Blackwater by Anne L., on Flickr

... and the coast of course is full of little deserted coves and cliffs, just as beautiful as the more famous coasts in Ireland. This is Goat Island, a little cove just West of Ardmore, co Waterford.
original 5 by Anne L., on Flickr

joeysoap

Carlingford. Actually if the above photo of Clochmore was more to the left you might see it. Nice views over to the Mournes.

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Thou

Achill Island, and the drive to Keam Beach with the spectacular walk along Croaghaun sea cliffs nearby. The cliffs are 3rd highest in Europe, and highest in Ireland, breathtaking scenery.

davidk1394

On top of Slievenamon looking over the Comeragh mountains and the Vee out past Ardfinnan on the Waterford Tipperary border is a great place to see the sunset and especially the sun rise

iamwhoiam

Guagán Barra . West Cork
You can hardly tell where the land stops and mirror image begins some mornings

Edgware

Clew Bay on a sunny evening with Croagh Patrick in full view

badtoro

I dont3get away much but I like driving through the Barnesmore gap in Donegal (a county I'd like to see more of tbh) and the Conner pass in Kerry. From a very scenic area myself but familiarity breeds etc.

fatherted1969

Ran the Dingle marathon on Saturday. The views are incredible, the half and the full are the same route and the half marathon there ranks in the top ten in the world for scenery. Goes right around the peninsula. Amazing views

ToddyDoody

A Renault Scenic, remember them? Reasonable re-sale value. But I digress...

uch

Noctors on Sheriff street, very Scenic

draiochtanois

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rossie1977

The North Antrim coast has great beaches, a castle dangling on the edge of a cliff, Giants causeway and a ropebridge 100 feet above the rocks.

Moving away from more well known attractions on the coast

Glencar waterfall in Leitrim



Lough Key Forest Park Roscommon



Lough Curra in Tipperary

retalivity

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Bluestack mountains in Donegal. Particularly the Poison Glen.

the view out over the islands and Magheraroarty beach towards Tory.

Poison glen is in the derryveagh mountains, not bluestacks. Here it is:



To add my own, specific example, the panoramic view of the north atlantic and north donegal mountains coming down to the 3rd green on cruit island golf club.
Glorious

HeidiHeidi

retalivity wrote: »

Poison glen is in the derryveagh mountains, not bluestacks. Here it is:

Apologies, got my Donegal mountain ranges mixed up

snowstorm445

The Beara Peninsula is absolutely beautiful in parts, the crown jewel probably being the Healy Pass.

(Kerry side):



(Cork side):



Glenbeg Lough:



Looking over towards Allihies: