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DISCOVER IRELAND'S
• GLENS • HILLS
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LOUGHS • COASTS • ISLANDS
• RIVERS • VILLAGES
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ireland is much more
than an emerald isle suspended FROM THE ARCHES OF RAINBOWS. ireland
is a joyous state of mind encouraged by a slower pace and an
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INTRODUCTION: WHY WE GO TO IRELAND — Contradictions, Contributions, Conversations |
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Green as emeralds? White as potatoes? Golden at the rainbow’s end?
Orange in the northeast? Home both to the wee people and the Giants’
Causeway. Ireland is 1/6 part of Britain and 5/6 part of the New Europe.
The Irish economy, still tied to thatched cottage farmsteads, now also
has a hi-tech cottage industry. (For more on this theme, see: ST. PATRICK.) |
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HOME AT FIRST
has lodging locations in 4 scenic rural regions of Ireland plus in
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CENTRAL IRELAND This is Ireland's heartland, home of our most popular Irish program, in Counties Tipperary and Clare, the geographic center of the Republic of Ireland. This central location is ideal for exploring throughout most of Ireland in a series of day trips from your lodging. Discover a nearly endless variety of scenery, enjoy a mix of traditional rural and modern urban cultures, and experience a wealth of activities and touring adventures here in the Irish heartland and beyond to three seacoasts and to the border with the North. CLICK HERE TO SEE CENTRAL IRELAND PROGRAM DETAILS NOTE: For those not wishing to drive themselves in Ireland, we offer drivers and driver/guides available for hire at most times of year. |
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SOUTHWESTERN IRELAND |
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Along Ireland's rugged southwestern coastline you find some of the country's most varied and dramatic scenery, from the placid bay at Bantry to the rugged mountains and headlands of the Beara and Iveragh Peninsulas. Opportunities for golf, hiking, fishing, touring, and fine eating abound in the southern quarter of the Emerald Isle. Our County Cork and County Kerry locations are picturesque, convenient bases for exploring Ireland's south from Blarney Castle to Killarney National Park and the famed touring rings of Kerry and Dingle. |
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NORTHWESTERN IRELAND |
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The northwest coast offers some of Ireland's most spectacular scenery: the mountainous coastal peninsulas jutting into the Atlantic. Links golf, fine fishing, top-notch touring, and excellent eating make this least visited corner of the Irish Republic an undiscovered treasure. Our cottages are located near the county towns of Donegal and Sligo, convenient touring centers for exploring the rugged and rural counties of Ireland's northwestern quarter — from Galway and Mayo through Sligo to Donegal and across the border into western Northern Ireland. |
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NORTHERN IRELAND |
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There's more remarkable scenery here on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland: the rugged shoreline of the Giant's Causeway looking northeast toward Scotland. As always, challenging links golf, fresh- and saltwater fishing, touring, and excellent eating are main attractions in this corner of the Emerald Isle which is part of the United Kingdom. Our County Antrim & County Londonderry villages are pretty coastal towns convenient for exploring the far north of Ireland. |
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DUBLIN CITY
Ireland's cultural, political, and population center. Located on the
River Liffey near its mouth with the Irish Sea in east central Ireland,
Dublin is an important port with close proximity and passenger ferries
to Britain. Dublin's airport is the nation's busiest. But then,
everything about Dublin is Ireland's busiest. In a largely rural
country, Dublin houses approximately one-quarter of Ireland's residents.
Chaotic is Dublin's activity; youthful is its age; hip is its attitude.
Nightlife is important, but the bars and pubs are busy during daylight,
too. Literature and theatre are its traditional cultural calling cards,
but music, dance, and higher education draw more popular attention.
Alcohol — particularly Guinness, brewed just south of the Liffey — is as
important as food as a reason for social gathering. |
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Our apartments maybe rented for as few as |
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three days, although a visit to Dublin may deserve more time. As such, adding a visit to Dublin to a stay of a week or more at any of the four rural Ireland locations Home At First offers may be an ideal way to experience both the heartland and the heartbeat of Ireland. NOTE: Contact us to find out more about Dublin lodging locations, availability, and prices. |
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