Ireland Hidden Gems is an independent travel website written by Irish travel writer and photographer Susan Byron a native of Dublin, now living in County Clare. It is designed to highlight only the very best of what my Ireland has to offer the independent traveller or curious web browser. It is about quality not quantity, which is why my recommendations are limited to the Top 10 in each category instead of a dubious hit or miss list of multiple choices. Based on six years of personal research and a lifetime of experience, these are listed under titles, which include the spectacular landscapes historic castles, mysterious sacred places as well as our rich culture and ancient traditions and much more besides.
The Hidden Gems are those little known, extra special places or other interesting Things to Do and See at each location, which you won't find in any of the regular guidebooks. These are listed separately at the bottom of each page. For example, did you know that near the Cliffs of Moher there is an ancient holy well named after St Brigid who was a Celtic Goddess long before she was credited with being a Christian Saint! A golden beach at Fanore from the Irish 'Fáinne an Óir' or 'Ring of Gold', boat trips to the Aran Islands not to mention some of the best surfing and traditional music in the West.
In addition to the website, I have written 4 Treasure Ireland Travel Guides which are available as eBooks on Amazon.
Where to Eat, Sleep & Play 2015 contains a handpicked selection of the 300 best answers to those very same questions including 10 Rooms with a Sea View, 10 Posh Places to Stay for Peanuts, 10 Pubs with snugs etc.
Things To Do 2015 contains the Top 10 listings of the best (not necessarily the obvious) visitor attractions complete with 10 Hidden Gems at each location, with Google maps and clickable links for further information, ticket prices, opening times etc.
Places To See 2015 is all about those extra special, off the beaten track places, that most tourists never get to see, much less experience while they are here.
And finally Ireland's Hidden Gems - a Guide to the Islands has just been released. Ireland's islands are very special pocket sized versions of the mainland and not to be missed.
All four are available from Amazon.com and can be downloaded to your kindle, laptop, tablet or smartphone.
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Ireland's Hidden Gems is supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland.
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Planning a trip to Ireland, Susan Byron author of Ireland's Hidden Gems.com can do it for you from $95 per person travelling in a group with a minimum charge of $295 per couple.
Ireland Places To See is an eBook travel guide to those extra special places you dont want to miss on a trip to Ireland written by Susan Byron author of Irelands Hidden Gems.com
Ireland's sacred sites range from megalithic monuments, associated with Pagan rituals to latter day monastic settlements such as Glendalough and Clonmacnoise.
Irish Castles dominate the skyline in Ireland, each county has a prize specimen of its own although there are dozens more ruins that you can explore on your own
Derry or Londonderry as it is known North of the border is the city you should visit if you want to understand 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland that are now thankfully well and truly over.
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