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Co. Tyrone · About 2 hours from DublinOmagh and the SperrinsEmpty mountains, Bronze Age stone circles, a brilliant emigration museum and some of the darkest skies in Ireland. Tyrone is the place to switch off and look up.
Co. Derry · About 3 hours from DublinDerry cityThe only complete city walls in Ireland, murals that tell a powerful story, a riverside full of new life and the best Halloween in Europe. Derry is a weekend you won't forget.
Co. Armagh · About 1 hour 30 minutes from DublinArmagh cityA small city with two St Patrick's cathedrals, an 18th-century library and a planetarium, plus apple blossom, cider and an ancient royal site. Armagh is a hidden gem.
Co. Roscommon · About 2 hours from DublinBoyle and Lough KeyA forest park on a lake of islands, a royal site where Samhain began, a coal mine you can go down and one of Ireland's great abbeys. Roscommon is full of surprises.
Co. Offaly · About 1 hour 45 minutes from DublinBirr and ClonmacnoiseA giant Victorian telescope, a monastic city on the Shannon, whiskey in Tullamore and a sculpture park on a bog. Offaly is the heart of Ireland, literally.
Co. Kildare · About 45 minutes from DublinKildare town and the CurraghRacehorses, a Japanese garden, St Brigid's town, a Palladian palace and Shackleton's story, all 45 minutes from Dublin.
Co. Dublin · About 15 minutes from DublinDublin city and coastFree world-class museums, Georgian squares, a park full of wild deer and cliff walks a short train ride away. Dublin is worth a weekend of its own.
Co. Limerick · About 2 hours 15 minutes from DublinLimerick city and AdareA castle on the Shannon, a Saturday market, a Georgian quarter and the prettiest village in the country down the road. Limerick is the city break that surprises everyone.
Co. Fermanagh · About 2 hours from DublinEnniskillen and Lough ErneMonastic islands, two-faced stone idols, an underground river and a boardwalk up a mountain bog. Fermanagh is Ireland's lakeland, and it's gloriously quiet.
Co. Cork · About 2 hours 45 minutes from DublinCobh and East CorkPainted houses climbing a hill, the Titanic's last port of call, a fortress island, a wildlife park and whiskey. Cobh is the easiest car-free weekend on the south coast.
Co. Tipperary · About 1 hour 45 minutes from DublinCashelA rock crowned with medieval ruins, a castle on an island and the Galtee Mountains on the horizon.