Even if travel is on pause, let these captivating images transport you to Ireland's diverse beauty. Tourism Ireland's Instagram showcases rugged coastal cliffs, lush rolling hills, serene brooks, and majestic lakes—perfect for daydreaming.
Here are some of the Emerald Isle's most breathtaking spots recently highlighted on their feed:
1. Ballybunion, a coastal town and seaside resort in County Kerry on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland
2. Glencar Lough—'lough' means lake in Irish—a freshwater gem covering 1.15 square kilometers, mostly in County Leitrim with part in County Sligo.
Glencar Lake, Leitrim
3. Kilcar (Cill Chárthaigh locally), a Gaeltacht village in southwestern County Donegal where Irish is the primary language.
Kilcar
4. Lough Eske (or Lough Eask), a small lake northeast of Donegal town in County Donegal, linked to the River Eske.
5. Newgrange, Ireland's premier prehistoric site—older than Egypt's pyramids—part of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, 50km north of Dublin, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
6. Lough Erne, Northern Ireland's second-largest lake system in County Fermanagh. Upper and Lower Loughs along the River Erne host over 150 islands, with Enniskillen between them.
7. Monea Castle, a historic ruin in the village of Monea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
8. The Fairy Glen, a whimsical miniature landscape of grassy conical hills in County Down, Northern Ireland.
9. Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland's highest granite range in Newry, Mourne and Down district. Slieve Donard peaks at 850m.
10. Rock of Dunamase, a 46m-high rocky outcrop near Stradbally in County Laois, topped by 12th-century Hiberno-Norman castle ruins overlooking the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
11. The Sugarloaf, a distinctive 552m peak west of Wicklow on the northern edge of Glen of Imaal.
12. Tranarossan Bay on Donegal's Rosguill Peninsula, a sheltered Wild Atlantic Way gem with epic views from Atlantic Drive.
