Ireland
Ireland and Italy are my two homes: I divide my year between these two wonderful countries and this means I have so much to say about them, I needed extra space! On this page, you find a selection of my travel guides to Ireland but you can find even more on my dedicated site MamaLovesIreland.com
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Family guide to Wicklow, Ireland: best things to do + where to stay
Guide to visiting Wicklow with kids: things to do for families, best family hotels in Wicklow, tips for visiting.
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Where to stay in Dublin with kids: our 7 best family hotels in Dublin
Where to stay in Dublin with family: best family hotels in Dublin and child friendly accommodation in Dublin Ireland
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Visiting Dublin with kids: all you need to know for a perfect trip
All you need to know to plan a perfect family trip to Dublin with kids! The best things to do in Dublin with children, tips on where to stay, eat and play. Dublin is a lovely city to visit with kids. Perched on the country’s Eastern coast, between the atmospheric Irish Sea and the green Dublin mountains, Dublin is a dynamic city with a walkable city center, tons of playgrounds and gardens and great restaurants for families with kids of all ages. On top of this, Dublin has a scenic coastal area with seals and beach areas and offers easy access to great hikes and panoramic views. As you can…
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Must have list of the best rainy day activities in Dublin for kids [2025 Update]
What are the best rainy day activities in Dublin to keep kids active and happy? In this post, we list our favourite ways to spend a rainy day in Dublin with children. There is no getting away from it: in Dublin, it rains often and, if you have children, this means that finding indoor fun activities is crucial to keep their sanity (and yours!) during wet, dark days. I often look out of the window in despair, when stormy weather hits and while I appreciate that sometimes the best things to do is just to wear a rain jacket, welly boots and go ignore the rain, sometimes I need something…
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Visiting Glendalough with kids: practical tips to experience mystical Ireland with littles
Can you visit Glendalough with kids? Practical tips and information for a day out in this beautiful and atmospheric medieval site. Ireland is famous for her emerald hills, medieval past and grey skies and one of the places that best embodies this beauty is the historical site of Glendalough, possibly my favourite place in the whole island. Glendalough (pronounced: Glen-da-lock, with a hard ‘c’ sound at the end) is a monastic site dating back to the 7th century a.D. It is located just about an hour south of Dublin, in beautiful County Wicklow, and it is one of the most popular destinations for a day trip from the city. However, despite…
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Ireland itinerary ideas: 7, 10 days or 2 week Ireland road trip ideas for first time visitors
Ireland itinerary ideas to help you plan a trip to Ireland. Ireland road trip ideas for 7, 10 days and 2 weeks in Ireland by a local
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Traditional Irish food for kids + kid-friendly Irish recipes you can make at home right now
Traditional Irish food for kids: kid-friendly Irish recipes you can make at home right now. Filling, warming meals enjoyed in a family-friendly pub and indulgent Irish breakfasts are one of the many things that make a family vacation in Ireland special. Breaking bread around the kitchen table is an important part of Irish family life, Irish mammies being very much like Italian ones- if you are your guest, they will want to feed you! So today, I decided to share some kid-friendly Irish recipes and write an overview of traditional Irish foods for kids you may enjoy in Ireland or recreate at home. You can make these recipes from Ireland…
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Beautiful walks in Glendalough you can take with the kids
Our guide to the best walks in Glendalough for families with kids. The area of Glendalough is wonderful for walking and one of our favourite places in Wicklow to go hiking with the kids. The valley is beautiful and while nothing can beat the views from some of the higher paths up the Wicklow mountains, there are many easy trail at lower altitudes that are beautiful can be enjoyed at pretty much any age. We live in Dublin and have family in Wicklow and over the course of the years have come to this area countless times, with children as young as a few weeks! These are our favourite family…
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Hellfire Club Hill Walk: why we love this family friendly walk in Dublin
All you need to know about walking up to the HellFire Club walk, one of the most popular family friendly hikes in Dublin. The walk up to the Hellfire Club is one of the easiest and nicest family walks in Dublin. The hike is short, the path easy also for small kids (no buggies) and the views you get from the top are beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that you will hardly believe you are just above the city: the top of this hill feels very remote! The walk forms a loop and reaches and abandoned hunting lodge overlooking the city. You can go up and back in an hour…
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Ticknock Walk: beautiful family walk in Dublin with stunning views
All you need to know about the Ticknock Walk, a lovely walk on the Dublin mountain perfect for the whole family. The Ticknock forest walk is one of our favourite family hikes in Dublin. Easy to access from the back of Marley Park, the walk follows a loop trail and brings you thought the forest and then up onto a open trail across beautiful heather, with sweeping views over Dublin City and the Wicklow Mountains. The walk is easy and doesn’t require special hiking ability however, it it about 1.5h long and it is not entirely buggy friendly, so you want to only tackle it with slightly older kids, who…
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Fabulous walks in Wicklow you can take with the kids
Easy walks in Wicklow you can take with the kids: favourite family walks in Wicklow and child-friendly hikes in and near the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland. County Wicklow is one of our favourite places in Ireland for a hike with the kids. We love how varied the landscape is here, the wonderful Irish landmark of Glendalough monastic site, how easy it is to get both views of the mountains and the sea and we cannot get over how remote part of this county feels, despite the very close proximity of this area to Dublin city. The county is famous for strenuous and long hikes such as the Wicklow Way, however it…
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Howth Cliff Walks: what you need to know about these scenic walks in Dublin
What to expect on the Howth Cliff Walks, scenic coastal walks in Dublin, Ireland. Tips, photos and overview on tackling this walk with kids. If you are looking for an easy walk near Dublin City with beautiful coastal views, I recommend you try the Howth cliff walk. The walk is easy to access from the main Howth waterfront and follows the outline of Howth Head, the peninsula that stretches from Dublin into the Irish sea. It is an easy and mostly flat hike with some sheere drops and a couple of harder stretches and while it doesn’t require hiking experience, it is unsuitable for very young kids, strollers or if…
