Even though we can't go on holiday at the moment, we can still enjoy beautiful images to dream away. On Instagram, Ireland Tourism lets you enjoy the diverse and beautiful Irish landscapes. From rugged rocks on the coast to green rolling landscapes inland. And from babbling brooks to imposing lakes.
Here are some of Ireland's most beautiful landscapes that have been featured on Instagram in recent weeks:
1. Ballybunion is a coastal town and seaside resort located in the South West of Ireland in County Kerry on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland
2. Glencar Lough, Lough means lake in Irish, is a freshwater lake in the north west of Ireland. The lake covers an area of 1.15 square kilometers and is mainly located in County Leitrim with a smaller part in County Sligo.
Glencar Lake, Leitrim
3. Kilcar, known locally as Cill Chárthaigh, is a Gaeltacht village (village where Irish is the main language) in southwestern County Donegal in Ireland.
Kilcar
4. Lough Eske or Lough Eask is a small lake in County Donegal in western Ulster in Ireland. The lake is located northeast of the city of Donegal and is connected to the River Eske.
5. Newgrange is Ireland's most famous prehistoric site and older than the pyramids in Egypt. It is one of the tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, about 50 kilometers north of Dublin city, and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993.
6. Lough Erne is the name of two linked lochs in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. It is the second largest lake system in Northern Ireland. The lakes are widened sections of the River Erne, which flows north and then curves west into the Atlantic Ocean. The smaller southern lake is called the Upper Lough because it is higher up the river. The larger northern lake is called the Lower Lough or Broad Lough. The town of Enniskillen is on the short river between the lakes. The lake has more than 150 islands and many bays and inlets.
7. Monea Castle is a castle in the village of Monea in County Fermanagh located in Northern Ireland.
8. The Fairy Glen is a bizarre and delightful miniature landscape of grassy, conical hills in County Down in Northern Ireland.
9. The Morne Mountains of Mournes are a granite mountain range in the south east of Northern Ireland, in the district of Newry, Morne and Down. The Morne Mountains comprise the highest mountains in Northern Ireland. The highest is the Slieve Donard with a height of 850 meters.
10. Rock of Dunamase is a rock in the town of Stradbally in County Laois. The rock, 46 meters above a plain, has the ruins of Dunamase Castle, an early Hiberno-Norman period defensive stronghold overlooking the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
11. The Sugarloaf is a 552m peak to the west of Wicklow, which lies on the northern edge of the Glen of Imaal.
12. The Tranarossan Bay is a picturesque bay on the Rosguill Peninsula sheltered by two headlands. The Atlantic Drive offers a particularly beautiful view of the bay, which is located in the north of Ireland in County Donegal on the Wild Atlantic Way.
