A popular summer destination for locals, Baltimore is part of the southernmost parish in all of Ireland and the perfect place to ... descents and a look at local wildlife like Northern Ireland ...

looks less like a throwback to the past and more like a vision of a very different future. Ireland is an island that has been drastically changed by humanity but it is nonetheless a place packed ...

You may not know this, but JRR Tolkien used parts of Scotland, Northern England and Ireland as inspiration ... we still think there's plenty of places here that look similar.

Ireland's Curious Places: 100 fascinating lesser-known treasures to discover (Gill Books) by Michael Fewer is available now Read More Fairy forts — so many still here and still relevant today ...