My Ireland
Oops, no internet connection
While offline, you can still add items to ‘My Board’. New travel reccomendations will only show up once you’re back online.
Items without a physical location are not shown in map view.
Looks like your board is empty
Collection cover image
Visible to people you share your board with
Location access
- View offers and deals nearby you
- Get travel inspiration based on your location
- Local weather warnings and useful travel information
Notifications
Travel times
Tell us when you are going to be travelling Ireland, and we will show you tailored reccomendations for the duration of your trip.
- Tips for events happening during your stay
- Helpful travel reminders and updates
Privacy
We take your privacy very serious and only ever process your data with your persmission. If possible this is handled anonymously and we will never store your data for longer than is required. For more information on how we handle your personal data please read our Privacy Policy.
Remove Data
To securely remove all data associated with your profile please contact our Data Protection Officer.
Reset your Board
This will remove all the items you have previously liked from your board. Please note, you can’t undo this action.
Location access
- View offers and deals nearby you
- Get travel inspiration based on your location
- Local weather warnings and useful travel information
Notifications
Travel times
Tell us when you are going to be travelling Ireland, and we will show you tailored reccomendations for the duration of your trip.
- Tips for events happening during your stay
- Helpful travel reminders and updates
Reset your Board
This will remove all the items you have previously liked from your board. Please note, you can’t undo this action.
$name
The Magic Roads
Ever heard of a road where your car rolls uphill? These are Ireland’s "magic roads", where you simply stop the car, release the handbrake you roll against the pull of gravity! Don’t believe us? Check out actor Andrew McCarthy’s quest for the magic road in County Louth. Okay, the truth is, it’s just an optical illusion – the layout of the landscape makes it look like it is uphill – but we like to think there’s a little bit of magic involved, too!
Go mbeidh an fórsa leat! — May the force be with you!
LUCASFILM
Flagstaff Viewpoint, County Louth
The roads to nowhere
The Great Famine in the mid 19th century took its toll on Ireland’s people – and on its landscapes. Take a trip out to rural parts of the island, and you’ll find roads that lead... nowhere. In exchange for food, these routes were paved by Irish peasantry as forced labour during the Famine. Built with no direction or ending in mind, these roads criss-cross, meander up hills, until they suddenly cease. The spectacular Healy Pass in County Kerry was once one of these roads.
Healy Pass, County Kerry
The road redesigned for the fairies
Ireland’s mythical creatures are at the centre of many legends and cautionary tales. But their status made world headlines in 1999, when the upgrading of a road in County Clare was delayed nearly 10 years… due to a fairy tree! Local folklorist Eddie Lenihan raised the objection, as the tree was a meeting point for the faeries of Munster. The road was eventually built around the tree to accommodate the faeries! Take a drive along the M18 and keep an eye out for the fairy thorn bush at Latoon outside Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare – you might even see the faeries gathering by the tree…
Hawthorn tree (Fairy Tree)
