National Geographic Traveller UK April 2020

A traditional Irish music session at Belfast’s The John Hewitt pub. ABOVE: Lydia Slagel and Laura Rogers, of singing and songwri ...

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After a lost century, Dublin’s Golden Triangle glows again, with new distilleries riding high on Ireland’s craft spirits boom Th ...

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T H E N E W A R T S SCENE For years, Derry’s art scene was defined by the Bogside murals, famous for their depictions of The Tro ...

DESIGN FOCUS IRISH DESIGN SHOP, DUBLIN Established by jewellers Clare Grennan and Laura Caffrey, this shop features handpicked I ...

The Dublin-based street art sensation speaks about the momentum and breadth of Ireland’s art scene, and recommends the city’s be ...

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THE GREAT OUTDOORS Ireland has woken up to its world-class waves and in Strandhill, County Sligo, locals and blow-ins have both ...

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Northern Island’s dramatic Causeway Coast provided the backdrop to Game of Thrones. Walk in Arya Stark’s footsteps and sample ‘m ...

IRISH-SPEAKING REGIONS Irish is taught in schools, appears on signs and is sprinkled into conversation throughout Ireland (sláin ...

mayo.ie/visit WILDMAYO Mayo is a playground for those with an adventurous spirit at the heart of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. On ...

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IT’S POSSIBLE TO GO YEARS — OR A WHOLE LIFETIME — WITHOUT CONSIDERING OUR INFINITESIMAL PLACE IN THE But in the desert of New Me ...

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IMAGES: AMELIA DUGGAN over aeons of time,” he says pensively, echoing my own thoughts. “Man can hardly fathom it.” The Benedicti ...

IMAGES: JEN JUDGE and handcrated turquoise jewellery. Down at the market in the Railyard district, I pick up punnets of plump ra ...