A blustery breeze buffets the terrace of what is undoubtedly the westernmost cafe in Ireland, in all of Europe, really, presuming you don't count Iceland. Which I don't. Atlantic Ocean waves are ...

While only tiny villages lie west of Dingle Town, the peninsula is home to 500,000 sheep. The weather on this distant tip of Ireland is often misty, foggy, and rainy.

Be forewarned, Ireland is seductive. Traditions are strong and stress is a foreign word. I fell in love with the friendliest land this side of Sicily. It all happened in a Gaeltacht. Gaeltachts ...

DINGLE PENINSULA, Ireland — Along the Atlantic in the southwest of Ireland, views of a craggy coast, sheep-filled fields, and mysterious stone outcroppings make for a compelli ...

The Dingle Peninsula is one of several scenic peninsulas along Ireland’s southwest coast. The Iveragh Peninsula, with its well-known Ring of Kerry scenic drive, is directly south and more popular.

Joseph starts his Ireland adventure in the town of Shannon and then heads southwest to the Dingle Peninsula. While on the Peninsula he uncovers a few important Irish secrets like how to draw a ...

The Dingle Peninsula gives the traveler Ireland in the extreme. It feels so traditionally Irish because it’s part of a Gaeltacht, a region where the government subsidizes the survival of the ...

I once met an elfish, black-clad old man in the little town of Ventry, on Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula. When I asked if he was born here, he paused, breathed deeply, and said, “No, ’twas about ...

The Green and Gold Wren cross paths with the Goat Street Wren (wearing red and white) on Goat Street in Dingle, Ireland, during Wren's Day celebrations on Dec. 26, 2024.

IRELAND: Oakland resident Linda Sol and her husband, Ken Hall, visited Ireland on a recent Rick Steves tour that included a stop in Dingle (pictured), where they signed up for “a wonderful boat ...