Ireland
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Ballymaloe House, East Cork, Ireland
Ballymaloe House is like getting a cozy hug from Ireland. This family-run countryside escape in East Cork has just 32 rooms, all within a historic castle turned family home turned hotel, on 300 acres of farmland, gardens, and a magical wooded river trail dotted with fairy houses.
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A Five-Day Road Trip Through Southern Ireland
Five days, five counties, and a mother–daughter adventure: from bottle-feeding lambs at a farm in Galway to sunset at the Cliffs of Moher, thatched cottages in Adare and an epic dinner at Sheen Falls in Kenmare.
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The Connemara List
Maria Murphy and Lorna Kissane share their favorite routes and tips for exploring the Great Wild Way: seaweed baths and secret coastal hikes, pubs serving seafood chowder and Guinness, artisan shops with knitwear and baskets, and even an island you can only reach at low tide, where horses race along the beach.
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A Week of Oysters
Oysters have been part of Ireland’s diet for millennia, their shells still found in ancient coastal middens. For autumn, when they’re at their plump and creamy best, we asked photographer, writer and former chef Cliodhna Prendergast to share recipes that honor the tradition.
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Dispatch from Galway
Aoibheann McNamara of Galway’s Ard Bia tells all about Galway, a laid-back town on the Western Coast of Ireland with kinetic energy and a cool creative scene.
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Glin Castle, County Limerick
Arriving at Glin Castle feels like stepping into one of Ireland’s “thin places,” where the veil between past and present is light—walled gardens with ancient trees, a view of the Shannon where dolphins frolic, dukes and chatelaines and villagers and one of the best pubs in Ireland.
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Kate McCabe & Max Sussman
Their eco-travel company Bog & Thunder specializes in immersive food tours of Ireland, both private trips and small groups.
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Just Back From…Dublin
A long weekend of art, nature, and plenty of Guinness in the cozy “snugs” that line many of the city’s oldest pubs
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Tyler Dillon
A magician of the imaginative, deeply researched, high-low itinerary through Southeast Asia and the Silk Road countries (plus Ireland).