The Camino Santiago De Compostela, or Way of St. James, is one of the most famous long distance pilgrimage walks in the world. Its history is steeped in tradition of over a thousand years when pilgrims came to visit the final resting place of the Apostle who, as legend has it, was buried there in the 9th century after his martyrdom in the Holy Land.
Read more →
As the beginning of the Skellig Michael Island landing boat trip season begins this Sunday May 14th learn a bit more about these amazing islands!
Read more →
Michael is our Camino de Santiago guide. Michael grew up in West Cork and went to school in Dublin and Cork City. He worked for many years in the area of Training & Development as a state employee and private consultant before getting the walking bug!
Read more →
After looking through our website and seeing what you like you still wonder why I should book with Go Visit Ireland. Here are just a few reasons:
Read more →
Sean O Suilleabhain is not only a partner and our director of programmes here in Go Visit Ireland but also one of our much loved walking guides.
His love of the outdoors began when on school holidays on his uncle’s farm nestled in the Bridia valley in the heart of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, Ireland’s highest mountain range in Kerry.
Coffee? Irish style? Sure it is St. Patrick’s Day after all!!
Irish coffee is a famous drink around the world. A favourite of many in winter and around the Christmas period, however also perfect throughout the year and even more so for any special occasions.
Ulrich was born in and grew up in Germany in the Ruhr Valley, the industrial centre of Germany, where he did his schooling and went to university studying English and PE.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to send in their photo competition entries. We had an amazing response and received such stunning images.
It took some days of viewing and reviewing all entries until the final decision was reached.
Frank Walsh is a native of Killarney, Co. Kerry. Educated at St. Brendan’s College, Killarney he qualified as a secondary school teacher of English, History and Geography at University College Cork in 1979.
Try and explain yet another unique Irish celebration? Ok here goes… The Biddy is one of the many customs associated with Saint Bridget, one of Ireland’s most revered saints in olden times.