Hidden Ireland: County by County

Join Ciara Whelan as she chats about poet Patrick Kavanagh, cycles the Sliabh Beagh mountains, paddleboards on Lough Muckno, visits a sculpture park, and has tea at Castle Leslie.

Join Ciara Whelan at Cobh Titanic Museum, hears emigration tales, ferries to Spike Island, tastes whiskey at Jameson Distillery, and kisses the Blarney Stone in Cork.

Join Ciara Whelan on a River Shannon boat, visits Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre, views a Cathedral, cooks on a farm, and relaxes in a sub-tropical paradise in Longford.

Join Ciara Whelan at Navan Centre and Fort, visits two Cathedrals, tastes local cider, and is serenaded by a uilleann pipes musician in Armagh, known for its apple blossoms.

Join Ciara Whelan exploring an old mine, visits the National Famine Museum, hears tales of Queen Maeve, and gets a tin whistle lesson in Roscommon, known for its lakes and forests.

Join Ciara Whelan at Clonmacnoise Monastic site, meets a relative of Barack Obama, explores a nature reserve, and dares to enter Ireland’s most haunted castle in Offaly.

Join Ciara Whelan as she bakes bread and learns the bodhrán at Causey Farm, takes a currach trip, visits Newgrange, and rides Europe’s largest wooden rollercoaster in Meath.

Join Ciara Whelan at Athlone Castle, visits the Hill of Uisneach, hears tales of the Wicked Earl at Belvedere House, and enjoys a Viking boat cruise on the Shannon in Westmeath.

Join Ciara Whelan at the Cliffs of Moher, chats with a surfing legend at Lahinch, learns about smoked salmon, and enjoys a falcon walk at Dromoland Castle in Clare.

Join Ciara Whelan in Adare village, steps onto a WW2 Flying Boat replica, learns Viking and Norman history at King John’s Castle, and paddleboards on Lough Gur in Limerick.