View this page for Ireland family vacation ideas inlcuding things to do with kids, family-freindly hotels, hostels, and vacation rentals with vacation offers. Visit an island loaded with folklore, traditions, and myths. Best palces for family fun include Galway, Dublin, Cork, and Kilkenny plus Connemara National Park, and Aran Islands. Visit awesome museums, go hiking and biking, play on the beach, discover ancient ruins or attend family-friendly festivals. For more ideas look at Holland, Scotland, France, England or back to family vacations in Europe.
The awesome Cliffs of Moher – the location of Ireland's Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark, is an UNESCO site which defines the meaning of wow! [Read More]
Connemara cannot be beat for a slow-paced Irish fix complete with misty harbors, rocky beaches, sheep crossings, woolen sweaters, Irish coffee, stew with brown bread, and carrot cake served with a Gaelic accent. [Read More]
From the Cliffs of Moher it is often possible to see the - Inisheer, Inishmaan and Inishmore - the enchanting Aran Islands without binoculars. The distance makes them seem mystical and certainly an attractive outing from Galway City. [Read More]
Guidebook in the car, map pre-marked in yellow our day trip target Clonmacnoise, one of Ireland’s most significant ancient monastic sites not far from Shannon Bridge and the edgy, earth-friendly sculpture park at Lough Boora. [Read More]
Located in the southeast of Ireland an easy day trip from Dublin Kilkenny is worth the effort for the art, shopping, stained glass windows, and the scrumptious brown bread, breaded French camembert and chutney, and pea soup at Hibernian Hotel Restaurant. [Read More]
Ireland is artful, festive, magical, mysterious, quirky, welcoming, and pure fun - the perfect recipe for a family vacation. From the moment of arrival the positive spirit of the island is reflected in smiling faces and a welcoming atmosphere. [Read More]
Want to experience, cozy pubs, energizing live music, local stories, and laughter plus see rolling countryside and beautiful rocky cliffs framing the coast? Want to hike into the mist or bike an ancient island pathway? Taste oysters and scrumptious ginger bread? Go to Galway. [Read More]
It's Sunday - my first day in Dublin on my own. I have my Lonely Planet (guidebook), my city map, and I just purchased a ticket to the hop-on-hop-off tour. 23 stops in total- sounds excessive but how else am I going to get the lay of the land? [Read More]