Many areas in Ireland are developing web sites… the results are often engaging and intriguing. The smallest village and the largest city are on an even par when it comes to site design and content, where a genuine enthusiasm can produce far better results than a big budget….
Around Ireland
What might you find on these sites? Local history, maps, photos, tourist information, news, upcoming events, contact information for local groups and businesses, bulletin boards… it all depends on the webmaster! There are some keywords at sites with special relevance to particular topics…
COUNTY ANTRIM |
| Borough of Antrim Ballycastle (Old Lammas Fair, Giant’s Causeway, Carrickarede rope bridge, yellowman, Glens of Antrim, Rathlin Island…) Belfast City Belfast Net (information, news, tourism…) Broughshane Carnlough Larne |
COUNTY ARMAGH |
| Armagh City Portadown |
COUNTY CARLOW |
| Carlow Rural Tourism (Eigse Festival, River Barrow) |
COUNTY CAVAN |
| Ballyhugh Art & Culture Centre Cavan Tourism Cornafean Killeshandra |
COUNTY CLARE |
| Aillwee Cave The Burren (Cliffs of Moher, Lahinch, wildflowers, Aran Islands, Mullaghmore, Ballyvaughan, Aillwee Cave, Poulnabrone) Clare Links (business, education, accommodation, news…) Doonbeg Area Doonbeg Ennis Shannon Tourism (North Kerry, Limerick City and County, South Offaly, Clare, Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty, the Burren, racing, arts, crafts, attractions, lodging, nature, golf, fishing, walking, cycling, boating…) Scariff (East Clare…) Shannon Heritage (Lough Gur, Craggaunowen, Killaloe Heritage Centre, King John’s Castle, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Knappogue Castle, Cliffs of Moher, Dunguaire Castle, Shallee Silver Mine) |
COUNTY CORK |
| The Beara Peninsula Beara Peninsula Info Carraig na bhFear Carrigaline (history) Churchtown Clonakilty Cobh (Great Island News)Cork Guide (Mizen head lighthouse, Fota, Cobh, Charles Fort, Macroom, Youghal, Schull, Bantry, Allihies, Baltimore, Carrigaline, Fermoy, Mitchelstown, Blarney, Bandon… Cork-Kerry Tourism Cork Cityt Glenville Imokilly (east Cork, west Waterford…)Kinsale Macroom (Lee Valley) Skibbereen (West Cork, the Famine… ) |
COUNTY DERRY |
| Coleraine Borough (Dunluce, Giant’s Causeway…) Derry Tourism (Inishowen Peninsula, Derry’s walls, Lough Foyle, Ulster murals…) |
| COUNTY DONEGAL |
| Arranmore Island Clonmany County Donegal on the Net Donegal.ie Donegal Town Gleann Cholm Cille (Irish language…) Inishowen (Buncrana, Moville, Malin Head…)Letterkenny Guide Lough Derg (St. Patrick’s Purgatory) Ramelton Strabane & Donegal Town Tourism |
COUNTY DOWN |
| Bangor Carlingford & Strangford Loughs Portaferry |
COUNTY DUBLIN |
| Clontarf (Brian Boru, Battle of Clontarf, Bram Stoker, history…) Donnybrook Public Directory Dublin’s Boards (a forum on Dublin city) Visit Dublin (the official online tourist office for Dublin) Glasnevin Cemetery (burial place of many of Ireland’s finest…) Hidden Dublin (an alternative guide to Dublin, written by a native) Lucan Monkstown Raheny St. Patrick’s CathedralTemple Bar (Liffey, Dublin city, culture, Temple Bar Properties) Time Out: Dublin (Time Out guides, sightseeing, essential facts, tourist info, events, eating and drinking…) |
COUNTY FERMANAGH |
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Enniskillen (County Fermagah, Ballinamallard, Belcoo, Bellanaleck, Belleek, Blaney, Brookeborough, Derrygonnelly, Derrylin, Enniskillen, Florencecourt, Garrison, Irvinestown, Kesh, Lisbellaw, Lisnarick, Lisnaskea, Maguiresbridge, Newtownbutler, Rosslea, Tempo)
Fermanagh and Leitrim Online |
COUNTY GALWAY |
| Visit the Aran Islands (Inishmaan, Inisheer and Inishmore) Athenry Connemara (Clifden, Connemara ponies…) Connemara Tourism (Ballyconneely, Carna, Ballynahinch, Recess, Cashel, Cleggan, Claddaghduff, Clifden, Inishbofin, Kylemore, Letterfrack, Leenaun, Renvyle, Roundstone) Kylemore Abbey (gardens) |
COUNTY KERRY |
| Abbeydorney (Tralee, Kilflynn…) Cork-Kerry Tourism Dingle (walking, Camp, Annascaul, Ventry, Ballyferriter, Castlegregory, Brandon, Blasket Islands, Fungi the dolphin, birdwatching, Irish language, archaeology, Gallarus Oratory, beehive huts…) Kerry Tourism (Killarney, Dingle, Beara, Tralee, Ring of Kerry…) Moyvane West Kerry Development Co-operative (Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, Dingle Peninsula, archaeology, Ballyferriter, short-term Irish language courses for adults) |
COUNTY KILKENNY |
| Kilkenny City (arts, crafts, festivals, Kilkenny Castle…) |
COUNTY KILDARE |
| County Kildare (walking, crafts, canal, Athy, Ballitore, Ballymore Eustace, Castledermot, Clane, Kilcock Kilcullen, Kill, Kilmead, Leixlip, Maynooth, Monasterevin, Moone, Naas, Newbridge, Prosperous, Rathangan, Robertstown, Straffan…) |
COUNTY LEITRIM |
| Carrick on Shannon Leitrim Tourism Mohill |
COUNTY LIMERICK |
| Limerick’s Life (history and folklore of Limerick city) |
COUNTY LOUTH |
| Louth Online (Cuchulainn, Brown Bull of Cooley, The Tain, Ardee, Carlingford, Drogheda, Dundalk…) |
COUNTY MAYO |
| Achill Island (deserted village at Slievemore, famine, natural environment…) Achill 247 (arts and culture from Achill Island…) Castlebar Clare Island Crossmolina (Lough Conn, Errew Abbey, Deel Castle, Nephin Mountain…) Knock Shrine Tír Sáile (the North Mayo Sculpture Trail) Tourmakeady (Lough Mask, Partry Mountains…) |
COUNTY MEATH |
| E-Navan (Navan, history…) Meath Tourism (Boyne Valley, Newgrange, Slane, Hill of Tara, Loughcrew, Kells, archaeology…) |
COUNTY MONAGHAN |
| Monaghan Tourism (Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Clones, Monaghan town…) |
COUNTY ROSCOMMON |
| Ballaghaderreen Ballybride Boyle Chamber of Commerce (Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle Abbey…) Strokestown Park (famine museum) |
COUNTY TIPPERARY |
| Ardfinnan Drangan & Clooneen Parish Fethard (Killusty) Thurles Tipp.ie (Ballina, Cahir, Carrick on Suir, Cashel, Clonmel, Nenagh, Roscrea, Templemore, Thurles, Tipperary…) |
COUNTY TYRONE |
| Strabane District Coucil Strabane & Donegal Town Tourism |
COUNTY WATERFORD |
| Rathgormack (Clonea, Comeragh Mountains…) Waterford Tourism |
COUNTY WESTMEATH |
| Athlone Westmeath Tourism |
| COUNTY WEXFORD |
| Bunclody (Anthony Kearns, Kilmyshall…) Wexford Tourism (opera festival) Wexford Web |
COUNTY WICKLOW |
| Arklow Ballyknockan (stone cutting and carving, stone cutters, granite, quarry) County Wicklow (gardens, walking, the Wicklow Way…) |
