Here’s Where to Start Planning Your Trip to Ireland
There are more than seven years of blog posts and podcasts on the Irish Fireside, so here are a few of our favorites…
Planning Your Trip
- 15 Websites to Help You Plan Your Trip to Ireland
- When is the Best Time to Visit Ireland? – video
- Ireland Audio Tours You Can Download Today
- Ireland Travel Checklist
- Ireland Packing Checklist
- A Beginners Guide to Planning an Ireland Itinerary
- 5 Websites that will Help You Get More from Ireland’s The Gathering
- Sticking to Ireland’s Tourist Trail: 7 Reasons to Keep to the Beaten Path
- Where Can I Hear Irish Spoken?
- Irish Words You Can Learn Before You Go-Audio Edition!
- Train Travel in Ireland
- What Does a Trip to Ireland Cost?
- Disability Access in Ireland
- Figuring Out What to Wear In Ireland
- Ten Reasons to Visit Ireland. How Many More Do You Need?
- Shannon – Ireland’s “Other” Airport
- Find Offbeat and Unique Places in Ireland
- Download Our Irish Travel App
- Our Favorite Irish Travel Links
Podcast Episodes
- Irish Fireside – audio and video
- A Delightful Chat About Ireland’s Ring of Kerry – Amateur Traveler audio
- Engaging Ireland – audio
- Irish History Podcast – audio
- Tourism Ireland – audio
Travel Tips
- 5 Irish Travel Tips No One Bothered to Tell You… Until Now
- The Irish Tradition of Buying Rounds in a Pub
- What Should I Expect from a €20 B&B in Ireland?
- Tips for Women Traveling Solo in Ireland
- More Irish Travel Questions and Answers
- Driving in Ireland
- Will My Debit and Credit Cards Work in Ireland?
- Irish Airports, Pets, and Wheelchairs
- Irish Pubs and Etiquette
- The Secrets to Blending in at an Irish Pub Revealed!
- What are Ireland’s Biggest Tourist Traps? – with specific tips from our readers in the comments
- Ireland’s B&Bs Provide More Than A Warm Bed And Hearty Meal
- 5 Mistakes Visitors to Ireland Make
- 5 Tips for Using Dublin Bikes
- 5 Tips for a Self-Drive Tour in Ireland
- 5 Things You Should Know When Renting a Car in Ireland
- 6 Tips for Choosing a Tour in Ireland
- 10 Things You MUST DO in Ireland
- 10 Irish Words You Should Know When Traveling Around the Emerald Isle
- 10 Tips for Getting Through Irish Immigration
- 10 Things I Will Never do in Ireland
- Things You Should NOT DO in Dublin
Resources
- Irish Travel Apps
- 10 Things You Need to Know About Money in Ireland
- Caravans, Camping, and Glamping in Ireland
- Ten Websites We’re Thankful For…
- Six Websites We’re Thankful For
- Finding Your Way in Ireland with My Discover Ireland – route-planning
- Finding a Bit of Ireland Close to Home – Irish festivals around the world
- Tour a Part of Ireland’s Sacred Past: Follow the St. Patrick Trail
- Irish Rail Resources
Irish Culture & Heritage
- Contemporary Irish Authors You Should be Reading
- 13 Things You Should know About Irish Gaelic Before Visiting Ireland
- Artists Eye: Ireland-inspired artwork
- Become an Expert in Irish Sport in 60 Seconds – Croke Park Game Guide
- Cuppa Tea, Anyone? Ireland’s Other “Black Stuff”
- Cook Up a Traditional Irish Christmas Feast
- The Many Interpretations of the Trinity Knot
- Irish and Celtic Music
- Five Irish Wedding Traditions Explained
- What Happens When Guinness Faces Off Against Beer?
- Fairy Trees
- St. Brigid… Ireland’s Other Patron Saint
- 10 Weird Things You Never Knew Came from Irish Inventors
- Poitín: Irish Moonshine
- Minnie Collins Fruit Scones
- Halloween Finds Its Roots in Irish Folklore
- The Vikings in Ireland: “From the Fury of the Northmen, O Lord Deliver Us”
- All About That Celtic Hair
- Irish Tree Lore
- The Story of Barack Obama’s Irish Roots
- Irish Hunger Memorial in New York City
- Ireland’s Great Famine… Recommended Reading
- The Most Influential Irish Woman You Never Heard Of
- Exploring Celtic Motifs
Places
- My Perfect Day in Dublin
- From Trad to Jazz in Dublin – video
- Glasnevin Cemetery: Dublin’s Oldest “New” Attraction
- Worth Their Salt: Ireland’s Saltee Islands
- A Preview of Belfast’s Newest Titanic Landmark
- July 11th Bonfires, July 12th, The Orange Order, and the Marching Season in Northern Ireland
- A Spooky Occurrence in Kilkenny
- Drawn In By the Burren
- Dunluce Castle
- Top 10 Castles in Ireland
- Taking Time to Enjoy Kylemore Abbey
- A Few Favorite Irish Destinations on the New Google Street View
- Skellig Michael During Puffin Season: Video
- A Day in Kilkenny City
- Taking a Seaweed Bath in Strandhill, County Sligo
- Touring the NEW Waterford Crystal Factory
- An Evening at the Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet
- Immersed in Dingletown
- Top 10 Ireland Sightseeing
- Dolphin Watching and Sites for Those Traveling Along Ireland’s Shannon Estuary
- A Frosty Visit to Glendalough
- Cooley Peninsula
- Light on the Darkest Day – The Winter Solstice at the Passage Tomb at Newgrange
Travel Stories
- The Tale of Three Ladies, a Rental Car, and a Pesky Irish Goat
- Swallowed by a Donegal Ditch: Mishaps in Irish Travel
- An Afternoon with Brian and Kilbeggan Whiskey
- Discovering Bray Head in County Wicklow, Ireland
- Love Is in the Air at the Cliffs of Moher
- A Dream Come True in Ireland
- Our Irish American Road Trip
- Climbing Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday… Saint Patrick’s Holy Mountain, Co Mayo
