Who knows if you're even supposed to review these kind of things on Yelp, but I'll give it a shot…read moreuntil someone takes it down. If you've visited Ceide Fields nearby, your tour guide might have pointed out Downpatrick Head, a sea stack off the coast. If your tour guide was like mine, they mention it in passing, making you think that it's some place you "can't get to from here" or is on a private estate where people aren't welcome. Wrong. Drive to Ballycastle, turn north-ish on Dominick Street, and dead reckon (or follow Google Maps) to the end of the road, which leaves you in a gravel parking lot. An easy hike up a trail and through the hassock filled fields will bring to the sea cliffs which are absolutely, positively stunning. The towering sea stack is even taller than the point where the land runs out, and the visible rock layers are really something. The cliffs are being undermined by the sea, to the point where chunks of the land are collapsing in to form enormous blowholes, which, unlike the sheer sea cliffs, are completely fenced off for safety. As I think a website I found later points out, if it's windy, stay back. And probably lock the kids in the car, or you'll be going home one fewer. There's nothing to stop you from falling in to the ocean, probably a bad thing since the closer you get to the edge, the better your view of the next finger of land jutting out in to the sea is. Just a little further and you'd have a better view of the layered cliffs or the wave smashing in to the sea caves that underpin the very cliff you're standing on... There were even people fishing off the high cliffs the day we were there - absolutely bonkers, since even a tug on your line might set you off balance, and these guys were insanely close to the edge. You simply cannot miss this spot. It's undersold, at least by my guide, at Ceide Fields, and since it's super easy to get to, and absolutely awe inspiring, I can't imagine having missed this. We just stood at the cliffs edge and marveled at the sight. Good thing I left my DSLR in Chicago...I'm the guy taking vacation photos with a cell phone that I'm usually making fun of.

We spotted the sea stack at Downpatrick Head from Céide Fields and we just had to go see it…read more Following the sign posts, we arrived at a wind swept seafront. The waves were crazy in the bay. Mesmerising when you watched them come in for a few minutes. Further on and a little bit of a trek through some farmland is the head and sea stack. It's so worth the journey. Especially when the sea and weather was as wild as it was on this occasion. The noise was deafening. The wind a tad frighting. The foam was flying. The sea stack was awesome. Rain wind or shine, go there. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The pilgrimage!!!! When I did this some time ago it was a…read more misty morning and tens of thousands of people of all ages flocked to the broken stone path of MT. If you do this 3 times in the course of your life, hike bottom to top barefoot and do the stations of the cross on the way up good things will come to you. It seemed like a scene out of a titanic movie, People everywhere, tight fog so you could only see 15 feet, people of all ages walking up a mountain barefoot and praying. When you get to the top there is a small church and the bed where St.Patrick is resting. I can't say enough about this. If you are in Ireland for any time you need to do the pilgrimage.

Croagh Patrick, nicknamed the Reek, is a 2,507 ft tall mountain and an important site of pilgrimage…read morein County Mayo; it is 5 miles from Westport. A really enjoyable hike with stunning panoramic views! It is a relatively tough hike so I would recommend proper hiking footwear and a stick, especially for the descent as the loose stones are very difficult to walk on! The view at the top is amazing; The Chapel at the summit, St. Patrick's leaba, and, of course, Clew Bay; according to tradition, there is an island in the bay for every day of the year. Trust me, you will feel like ditching the stick on the way up; but you will regret it on the way down.

Called in the morning and enquired about tours - there was 10:30 or 14:30; perfection! We (my…read morepartner and I) joined the 14:30 three hour tour, which was absolutely wonderful. Caroline was a perfect (fun, friendly, and helpful) guide. We cruised across the water for a good hour, enjoyed some really good (French press!!!) coffee, and cruised back - sun in our faces. Absolutely stunning afternoon. Highly recommended!

Ireland is a place of spectacular beauty and Sligo is certainly in the top 3 or 4 counties for…read morehaving stunning scenery, wildlife and an endless amount of outdoor activities right on its doorstep. Lakes, rivers, the atlantic ocean, beaches, forests, breathtaking mountains all within 30 minutes drive or each other. Sligo Kayak tours embodies all that is great and pure about the outdoors in Sligo. Barry's ethos is to share the county with people and have them share it with him. We took a kayak trip on Lough Gill on a sunny Sunday morning. Paddling out of Half Moon Bay in the famed Hazelwood with the Ballygawley hills as a backdrop. We rounded the headland and headed west towards the Garavogue River. Herons, cormorants and some long distance swimmers were our companions on the lake that morn. Pulling in at a sheltered island edge, Barry told us the story of Beezy, a hardy old woman that lived alone on Beezie's island in an Ireland of the past. Wind and rain whipped up the surface of the lake but it doesn't matter, Sligo Kayak tours are so well kitted out that you stay completely dry. The rain stopped, sun was back out and we headed on through a jungle of bull rushes towards a small shore patch at the forests edge. Coffee break!! Barry is so well organised, he had tea, proper ground plunger coffee and cookies for 10 of us! After the break we headed back out of the river and into the lake towards Hazelwood. It was a fantastic trip and my first real kayak trip. I felt safe and relaxed at all times. He is a certified life guard and surf instructor. The team are well equipped safety wise with life jackets as standard. He carries whistles, first aid kits and a water-sealed mobile phone around his neck and there were experienced kayak instructors accompanying us also that morning. Sligo Kayak tours also do trips to the seal colony and sand bars as well as other coastal trip to other great spots. Beginner or enthusiast, these tours are special and I highly recommend them.

It was a fine summer day and we'd driven from Bangor Erris through the most stunning scenery…read moreimaginable on some of the worst narrow roads imaginable. We crossed the Michael Davitt bridge onto Achill island and drove past a mobile Ulster bank van. We had Keel as our destination as we negotiated the narrow roads and meandering sheep who were everywhere and who see tourists as an inconvenience. The entire experience was a tad spooky as despite being a fine day in early summer the entire island was shrouded in mist the whole time we were there and we were there about three hours. We chose Keel as my wife used to holiday here as a child. Her family arrived with a tent to a caravan park and pitched up 15 yards from the wild Atlantic. Travelling west from here the next land is the USA. We got to Keel and the caravan park and we walked along the beach with the mighty blue/green Atlantic Ocean roaring at us as my wife relived fond memories of a stark, haunting very beautiful wilderness. Hard to believe that this stark, rugged island has been continuously inhabited from 4,000 years BC. Wow now that's impressive.