15 Places to Visit in Ireland with Kids For All Family Fun

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It’s incredibly easy to think of Ireland as a place for “seasoned” tourists to take bus tours or for young singles on self-directed “pub tours”. But it’s time we change this perception, because Ireland has so much to offer.

The Ireland I know is welcoming for the entire family, filled with a centuries old magic and history just waiting to be discovered.

For nearly a decade I have been traveling with my children, and my eldest daughter’s first flight was to Ireland. We’ve spent many years traveling across the country and we’ve discovered many amazing places to visit in Ireland with kids.

If you’re planning on taking a trip to the Emerald Isle full of folk tales, gorgeous nature and mystery, then you’ll want to add these family-friendly destinations in Ireland to your Ireland itinerary.

Getting Around Ireland

Ireland is a huge country and most of it is very rural. You can get from city to city quite easily by train travel, which is certainly faster and easier than getting a bus.

Here’s a travel tip for Ireland – get the bus! One of the things we love about Ireland is some bus services are free (yes, free!). These are limited to the Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, DART and Luas Services. Some ferry services are also free.

However, the buses don’t often go to rural areas. If you’re planning on visiting small towns and villages, you’ll need to do a lot of planning as bus services don’t operate that regularly. They don’t always connect to each other, too, which means changing over at another town or city.

This can take quite a long time,…