Ireland
About 4.85M people live in Ireland, on 70,280 km² in 4 regions; the capital is Dublin. The highest summit is Carrauntoohil (1,039 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jun–Aug.
Ireland at a glance
The atlas follows 11,825 places here month by month, with 227 mountains and 456 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are June, July and August.
Ireland's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+82%2.91M in 1950 → 5.31M in 2025 → 5.97M in 2050Ireland · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Ireland
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Ireland
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
40OctoberDublin
39OctoberCork
38OctoberGalway
38OctoberLimerick
38OctoberKilkenny
36OctoberSligo
38OctoberTallaght
40OctoberBray
4 regions
Ireland from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Ireland
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Ireland
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Ireland
456 monuments and 125 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Ireland
The ground and the sky in Ireland
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Ireland
4 large airports, 163 railway stations, 45 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
Tipping
In restaurants 10–15% is usual if no service charge is added; tipping in pubs is not expected.