Ireland

We make a short stop on the way at Ballinafad Castle an suitably impressive ruined castle

We start the day with Carrowmore, the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland an impressive site to visit

We sleep tonight in one of the largest privately-owned castles in Ireland Markree Castle which stands on a secluded 500-acre estate

Mellifont Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland and while only ruins remain now they are worth visiting.

An important stop for us is at Brú na Bóinne dominated by three large passage tombs from which we were able to visit Dowth only

We have limited time so we can explore only one trail out of the many from Glendalough from Wicklow Mountains National Park

After renting the car our first stop is at Bray Cliff Walk to find the first geocache in Europe and enjoy the famous Irish landscape

We spend the afternoon of our second day in Phoenix Park which is one of the largest enclosed public parks in Europe and famous for the large herd of fallow deer

In the morning of our second day the major goal is Dublin Castle which until 1922 was the seat of the British government’s administration in Ireland

In the afternoon of our first day we explore the southern bank of Liffey with pedestrian streets, the Parliament, the National Museum and ending the day at busy St Stephen’s Green Park