Eire a place to revisit again and again. Horse racing is a favourite sport in Ireland giving the visitor the opportunity to watch great horses and riders in action. Trail riding is another activity and tend to be located in the most picturesque areas and there are many centres offering horse riding holidays. Or why not take a relaxing holiday by horse draw caravan with a little instruction this can be an ideal way of seeing the countryside
Sea fishing is also popular and Eire has successfully hosted most of Europe's top angling competitions, also available is shore angling, in shore angling and deep sea angling .
The quality of golf in Ireland has been praised by some of the worlds leading players in the game and courses can be found spread through the country .Walking holidays are also very well catered for why not see this beautiful country from a different view.
Archaeological sites remain under state care and most can be visited all that is needed is a good map, stout boots and a torch for some of the more remote will be useful. There are vast numbers of ancient monuments including Dolmens Tombs, dating from about 2000 BC and consisting of two or more huge unhewn stones supporting a cap stone .Crannogs, lake dwellings built on small islands. Clochans, beehive shaped huts built of stone and used as monks cells. Cairns or standing stones dating to the Neolithic period. Passage Graves, mounds of earth or stone with a passage leading to the centre many are up to 4,500 years old showing sophisticated design and a knowledge of astronomy there meaning has not been fully deciphered but thought to be connected to religion. Stone circles thought to be of stone age origins. Round towers once used as places of refuge and as belfries and High crosses from small inscribed crosses to massive fee-standing sculptures, beautifully carved. Its worth visiting at least some of these sites as they reveal a fascinating insight of Ireland over the last 5000 years.