Ireland for Independent Travellers
Over 2000 pages of friendly unbiased advice for touring Ireland, what to see and what to avoid.
Update: We have just added Quick Guides to Ireland's Towns. The guides print nicely so you can take them with you to Ireland as well as using them for planning. Only a few towns now, but we'll be adding more soon.
Co Louth Golf Club (Baltray)
The Irish know about this great links course, not all that many visitors do. Over 100 years old the course changes with the weather - sometimes seeming straightforward but always ready to catch the unwary. There is no easing you in gently at Baltray, with... [More]
Featured Articles
Traditional Irish ColcannonIf there is any truly traditional Irish dish, this is it. It sounds very ordinary, potato and cabbage, and indeed there is nothing at all complex about...
Yeats CountryThere can hardly be a more romantic poet than William Butler Yeats, and this is the area where he grew up, to which he returned often and where he is buried....
The BurrenAt first glance this vast limestone plateau can seem a bleak and barren place, with its rocky terrain and its bare hillsides. But everyone notices at...
Killeen House Hotel, Co Kerry
Located in a former Edwardian Rectory, this small hotel has an especially friendly, even jolly, athmosphere. If you are a golfer you will fit right in as the golfing... [More]
What's on in Ireland
The Pipeworks Festival brings 10 days of organ music to Dublin, with concerts, competitions and masterclasses.
The World Fleadh
July 31st - Aug 4th
John Hewitt International Summer School
19th - 25th July
Éigse Eatharlaí
July 25th - 27th
Latest Blog
Shop around - there are bargains out there
We are apparantly staring recession in the face. Food and fuel prices are soaring, jobless numbers are rising, nobody is buying property and visitor numbers are...
About DoChara
We aim to have all the information you need to tour Ireland in style and within budget and have fun as you go! Think of us as your friend in Ireland, because that's what Do Chara [say: duh - kahr - ah] means, your friend!
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Site Last Updated: 27 August 2008
