I'm back! My 2026 vacation in Ireland has come to an end, but I took lots of photos that I'm excited to share with you!

On August 27th, I flew to Ireland with my aunts, my cousin, and a couple of friends to see parts of the country that we didn't get to see on our last trip. This time around, we traveled to Northern Ireland, which is actually part of the U.K.!

For those of you wondering, we used the same touring company for this trip that we did for our first trip back in 2022. It's called Vagabond Small Group Tours of Ireland, and we did the '7 Day Magnetic North Adventure Tour.' Our tour started in Dublin on August 30th, and then ended in Dublin on September 4th. Over the course of those seven days, we went all over the place! I did my best to keep track of everything we did in a little notebook so I wouldn't forget.

Without further ado, here are a TON of photos from our 2026 trip to IRELAND!

Location List

Day 1

• Hotel/Lunch: Grand Canal Hotel & The Waterbank Gastro Bar, Dublin
• The Storyteller Pub, Dublin
• Kennedy's Pub & Restaurant, Dublin
• Molly Malone Statue at St. Andrew's Church, Dublin
• Dinner: Zizzi, Dublin

Day 2

• Hotel: Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin
• Trinity College - Book of Kells & Old Library Experience, Dublin
• East Coast Jiu Jitsu Academy, Dún Laoghaire (Dublin)
• Lunch: Sushida, Dún Laoghaire (Dublin)
• EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin
• Harbourmaster Bar & Restaurant, Dublin
• Dinner: O'Connor's of Mount Street, Dublin

Day 3 (our first day on the bus!)

• Corlea Iron Age Roadway and Visitor Centre - Kenagh, Co. Longford
• Lunch: The Barrelstore - Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim
• The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney -  Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
• Hotel/Dinner: Kilronan Castle Estate & Spa - Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon

Day 4

• Atlantic Sheepdogs - Grange, Co. Sligo
• Creevykeel Court Tomb - Creevykeel, Co. Sligo
• Donegal Castle - Donegal, Co. Donegal
• Lunch: Simple Simon's - Donegal, Co. Donegal
• Slieve League Cliffs - Co. Donegal
• Eddie Doherty's Handwoven Tweeds - Ardara, Co. Donegal
• Hotel/Dinner: Nesbitt Arms Boutique Hotel & McCafferty's Bar - Ardara, Co. Donegal
• The Corner House - Ardara, Co. Donegal

Day 5

• Glenveagh National Park & Glenveagh Castle - Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
• Grianán of Aileach - Inishowen, Co. Donegal
• Derry-Londonderry Walking Tour - Derry-Londonderry, Co. Londonderry
• Hotel/Dinner: The Ebrington Hotel - Derry-Londonderry, Co. Londonderry

Day 6

• Giant's Causeway - Bushmills, Co. Antrim
• Lunch: Market Square - Bushmills, Co. Antrim
• Dunluce Castle - Bushmills, Co. Antrim
• Hotel/Dinner: Ballygally Castle Hotel - Ballygally, Co. Antrim

Day 7

• Titanic Belfast - Belfast, Co. Antrim
• SS Nomadic Tour - Belfast, Co. Antrim
• Lunch: Paper Cup - Belfast, Co. Antrim
• Hillsborough Castle and Gardens - Hillsborough, Co. Down
• Hotel/Dinner: The Cuan Restaurant & Hotel - Strangford Lough, Co. Down

Day 8

• Down Cathedral/Saint Patrick's Grave - Downpatrick, Co. Down
• Dundrum Castle - Dundrum, Co. Down
• Newcastle, Co. Down
• Carlingford, Co. Louth
• Dessert: Sweet Sundaes - Carlingford, Co. Louth
• Monasterboice Monastic Site - Monasterboice, Co. Louth
• Hotel: Harding Hotel, Dublin
• Dinner: The Exchange Bar & Restaurant, Dublin

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