Things To Do

Slane Castle

Slane Castle is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland. The castle has been the family seat of the Conyngham family since it was built in the late 18th century, on land first purchased in 1703 by Brig.-Gen. Henry Conyngham. Metallica played here in 2019!

Slane Irish Whiskey Distillery

The tours are fun!

Drogheda

Sophie's home town! Go see the head in the church.

Brú na Bóinne

Brú na Bóinne, which means the ‘palace’ or the ‘mansion’ of the Boyne, refers to the area within the bend of the River Boyne which contains one of the world’s most important prehistoric landscapes. Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years ago (3,200 B.C.) which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. It is located close to the east coast of Ireland approximately 40 km north of Dublin city, about 8km west of the medieval town of Drogheda and about 5km east of the village of Slane.

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland. It is now a museum run by the Office of Public Works, an agency of the Government of Ireland. (We know it doesn't sound great but honestly it's a really interesting museum)

Phoenix Park

The Phoenix Park is the largest enclosed public park in any capital city in Europe. It was originally formed as a royal hunting Park in the 1660s and opened to the public in 1747. A large herd of fallow deer still remain to this day. The Park is also home to the Zoological Gardens, Áras an Uachtaráin, and Victorian flower gardens.

Guinness Storehouse

The Dublin Liberties Distillery

Lovely little distillery in our (old) neighbourhood in Dublin.

Howth Cliff Walk & Village

Absolutely beautiful. Approx 30min on the DART from Connolly station. There are a couple of different trail loops / cliff walks (easy to moderate). Howth is really nice for some food or drinks as well.

Bray-Greystones Cliff Walk

Bray station is approx 50mins from Pearse or Connolly station. Really lovely 7km walk from Bray to Greystones. You can get the DART back from Greystones.

Wicklow Mountains National Park

Lots of hikes, very pretty! ~1hr drive from Dublin. Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.