There are loads of walks in Ireland.
Initially I thought that gathering together 9 walks in the Dublin area would be difficult. Now I know that 9 is the very minimum to even begin to provide a visitor to the area even a glimpse of what there is to offer.
Today we took Lynne to Howth and showed her one of the country's "Looped Walks."
There are four looped walks in Howth, but the most stunning and possibly easiest is the Cliff Path.
But you need to be careful.
"This loop is one of four which starts at the DART (train) Station in the heart of the village. You are taken along the harbour before climbing away from the village around the Nose of Howth and onto the clifftops. Take in the stunning views of Lambay Island and Ireland’s Eye, and be overwhelmed by the heady scent of coconut from the bright yellow gorse on the heath. The Baily Lighthouse – the last of Ireland’s lighthouses to become automated - comes into view before you ascend towards the car park at ‘The Summit’ and return to Howth Village along a path running parallel to your outward route"
We didn't do the whole walk today (I'd love to come back) but I highly recommend it.
We drove up to the clifftop summit that overlooked the Dublin Bay to the West and the Sea to the South and East.
The Gorse is in full bloom everywhere and it was all over the cliffs. But a "well known country saying" is "When gorse is out of blossom, kissing's out of fashion."
Lynne loved the Baily Lighthouse and we could see Dalkey and Dalkey Island in the distance. It was quite misty so you couldn't see Sugarloaf or even the Aviva sparkling across the bay, but the view was incredible none-the-less.
We headed to Howth (Binn Éadair, meaning "Éadar's peak") Harbour, watched the seals in the harbour and the terns flying around the bird sanctuary on Ireland's Eye (see immediately below),
and then had lunch at Beshoff's in Howth.
I'd been wanting to do that without kids for a while because it's really a fish-tapas bar and my kids hate fish. We tried a few small fish dishes ranging from salmon to little crab claws to mussels Ironically, none of the fish we enjoyed today were caught in the Irish Sea.
It was a lovely day. The cloudy threat of rain was pushed away with the wind and we ended up with a sunny afternoon.
Initially I thought that gathering together 9 walks in the Dublin area would be difficult. Now I know that 9 is the very minimum to even begin to provide a visitor to the area even a glimpse of what there is to offer.
Today we took Lynne to Howth and showed her one of the country's "Looped Walks."
There are four looped walks in Howth, but the most stunning and possibly easiest is the Cliff Path.
But you need to be careful.
"This loop is one of four which starts at the DART (train) Station in the heart of the village. You are taken along the harbour before climbing away from the village around the Nose of Howth and onto the clifftops. Take in the stunning views of Lambay Island and Ireland’s Eye, and be overwhelmed by the heady scent of coconut from the bright yellow gorse on the heath. The Baily Lighthouse – the last of Ireland’s lighthouses to become automated - comes into view before you ascend towards the car park at ‘The Summit’ and return to Howth Village along a path running parallel to your outward route"
We didn't do the whole walk today (I'd love to come back) but I highly recommend it.
We drove up to the clifftop summit that overlooked the Dublin Bay to the West and the Sea to the South and East.
The Gorse is in full bloom everywhere and it was all over the cliffs. But a "well known country saying" is "When gorse is out of blossom, kissing's out of fashion."
Lynne loved the Baily Lighthouse and we could see Dalkey and Dalkey Island in the distance. It was quite misty so you couldn't see Sugarloaf or even the Aviva sparkling across the bay, but the view was incredible none-the-less.
We headed to Howth (Binn Éadair, meaning "Éadar's peak") Harbour, watched the seals in the harbour and the terns flying around the bird sanctuary on Ireland's Eye (see immediately below),
and then had lunch at Beshoff's in Howth.
I'd been wanting to do that without kids for a while because it's really a fish-tapas bar and my kids hate fish. We tried a few small fish dishes ranging from salmon to little crab claws to mussels Ironically, none of the fish we enjoyed today were caught in the Irish Sea.
It was a lovely day. The cloudy threat of rain was pushed away with the wind and we ended up with a sunny afternoon.
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