Activities in Kerry, Cork + the Southwest

An ideal pub with traditional music and the feel of Old Ireland.

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If Ireland can be said to have rocked the game out of its cradle and raised it on creamy stout, the brawniest of its brood is Ballybunion,

Daylong classes on the 100-acre organic farm includge mushroom foraging, wine tasting, and raising chickens. Indulge in a class taught by Rachel Allen

The collection includes medieval-looking churns and old butter-block wrappers with sublime graphics, but the pièce de résistance was an ancient corpor

Cork's best artisans and purveyors gather here to sell products like soda bread, organic greens and seafood. The 1780's brick structure's interior was

The weaver sells her wool and linen throws and wall hangings, along with leather goods.

The hike to the top takes a solid half-hour, but the vistas on the way up are worth it if the visibility is good.

Writers from the West Cork Literary Festival soak up local atmosphere at this classic pub.

A stand stocked with West Cork cheeses: Ardrahan, Garrigaline, Coolea, Durrus, Gubbeen.

A collection of works by West Cork ceramicists Sara Flynn and Mary Neeson, whose porcelain lanterns are like miniature Mariko Mori sculptures.

Rory Conner, an artisan cutler, has a studio crammed with rusty blade forms, drill presses, and grinders' wheels, carpeted with metal dust, and looks

A new-age bar in the Jury Cork hotel with plate glass and sleek iron fireplaces.