Last Updated on: 24th September 2021, 04:07 pm
Looking for the best things to do in Ireland? Use this Ireland Bucket List to plan the ultimate trip to Ireland!
Whether you’re looking for Ireland family vacation ideas or romantic things to do in Ireland, this list has you covered.
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My Favorite Travel Booking Sites for 2023
These are my favorite companies that I use on my own travels.
Protect Your Trip via Safety Wing
Find the best city tours, day tours, bus tours, & skip-the-line tickets on GetYourGuide and Viator.
Find the best deals on hotels & vacation rentals on Booking.com.
For English-speaking private airport transfers, book through Welcome Pickups.
For road trips and independent travel, rent a car through Discover Cars.
Find information and cruise reviews on Cruise Critic.
For packing and travel essentials order via Amazon.
Book an affordable family or romantic photography session on your trip through Flytographer (Use the code HISTORYFANGIRL for 10% off your first photoshoot).
For travel guidebooks to have with you during your trip, I always pick one or two from Rick Steves and Lonely Planet.
The Top 10 Things to Do in Ireland
I go into detail later on in the list, but if you want a quick list of the top things to do in Ireland, here are the most popular Ireland tourist attractions and activities:
Blarney Castle & Blarney Stone
Cliffs of Moher
Guinness Storehouse
Killarney National Park
Kylemore Abbey
Ring of Kerry
Rock of Cashel
Slea Head Drive
Trinity College
Wild Atlantic Way
The Best Things to Do in Ireland: Bucket List & Beyond!
You will never run out of things to do in Ireland. From the most popular things to do to the most unique things to do in Ireland, there’s just so much here.
It would take a lifetime or longer to do every fun activity in Ireland. But this list is a good place to start!
Get ready to jot these down for your own Ireland bucket list, or better yet, bookmark this list of must-sees in Ireland so you can keep track of them yourself!
To make using this list easier, I’m organizing these Ireland activities by county.
I’ve found in my own Irish travels that I can experience one or two regions on a trip, but I always find myself wanting to come back for another visit to another region of Ireland.
The Best Things to Do in County Carlow (Leinster)
Brownshill Dolmen
Carlow Castle
The Best Things to Do in County Cavan
Cabra Castle
Clough Oughter Castle
Tullydermot Falls
The Best Things to Do in County Clare
Bunratty Castle
The Burren
Cliffs of Moher
Doolin
Doonagore Castle
Loop Head Lighthouse
Poulandrone Portal Tomb
The Best Things to Do in County Cork
Bells of Shandon
Blarney Castle & Blarney Stone
a classic thing to do in Ireland that’s more popular with tourists than locals.
Bull Rock
Cobh
Dursey Island
The English Market
Gougane Barra Forest Park
Kinsale
Longueville House
Mizen Head
Spike Island
Whale Watching
The Best Things to Do in County Donegal
Grianan of Aileach
Malin Head
Slieve League Cliffs
The Best Things to Do in County Dublin
Dublin Castle
Dublin Literary Pub Crawl
Epic Emigration Museum
Grafton Street
Guinness Storehouse
Ha’penny Bridge
Kilmainham Gaol
Little Dublin Museum
Marsh’s Library
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Stevens Green
Trinity College & the Book of Kells
The Best Things to Do in County Galway
Aran Islands
Connemara National Park
Kylemore Abbey
Wild Atlantic Way
The Best Things to Do in County Kerry
Blasket Island
Carrauntoohil
Dingle
Killarney National Park & Muckross House
Kenmare Bay
Kerry Cliffs
Ring of Beara
Ring of Kerry
Skellig Michel
Slea Head Drive
Valentia Island
The Best Things to Do in County Kildare
Barberstown Castle
Castletown House
Kildare Maze
The Best Things to Do in County Kilkenny
Dunmore Cave
Kilkenny Castle
The Best Things to Do in County Laois
Aghaboe Abbey
Castle Durrow
Ballaghmore Castle
Fisherman’s Thatched Inn
The Rock of Dunamase
The Best Things to Do in County Leitrim
Anderson’s Thatch Pub
Carrick-on-Shannon
Glencar Waterfall
St. George’s Heritage Centre
The Best Things to Do in County Limerick
Galtymore Mountain
King John’s Castle
Glin Castle
Lough Gur
Milk Market
The Mustard Seed
The Best Things to Do in County Longford
Corlea Trackway
Viewmont House
The Best Things to Do in County Louth
Castle Roche
Ghan House
Millmount Fort
Proleek Dolmen
The Best Things to Do in County Mayo
Achill Island
Céide Fields
Clare Island Lighthouse
Croagh Patrick
The Best Things to Do in County Meath
Hill of Tara
Newgrange
Tankardstown House
Trim Castle
The Best Things to Do in County Monaghan
Castle Leslie
St. Peter’s Tin Church Laragh
The Best Things to Do in County Offaly
Birr Castle
Leap Castle
The Best Things to Do in County Roscommon
Boyle Abbey
Lough Key Forest Park
Rathcroghan
Roscommon Castle
The Best Things to Do in County Sligo
Carrowmore
Caves of Keash
Coney Island
The Best Things to Do in County Tipperary
Mitchelstown Caves
Rock of Cashel
The Best Things to Do in County Waterford
House of Waterford Crystal
Waterford Greenway
Waterford Suir Valley Railway
The Best Things to Do in County Westmeath
Hill of Uisneach
Shannon Princess
Tullynally Castle
The Best Things to Do in County Wexford
Hook Lighthouse
Marlfield House
Saltee Island
The Best Things to Do in County Wicklow
Wicklow Mountains National Park & Glendalough Valley
Lough Ouler Heart-Shaped Lake