Despite a short time frame, Colleen and I have seen a good amount of Ireland. We’ve been south to Cork, Bray in County Wicklow, and Kilmacud in South Dublin. We’ve been North to Malahide and Croke Park. We’ve been west to Phoenix Park in Dublin and all around County Offaly. And what’s more, we’ve encountered Meath, Louth, Galway, and Westmeath in their county teams.

So what does that look like on a map? Well, to answer that question, we’ve gone ahead and actually mapped out where we’ve been and what we’ve seen. As you’ll notice, we’ve been a bit Leinster heavy. Ireland, as you may know, is divided into four provinces, which are each made up of a collection of the 32 counties. Leinster, the eastern most region, is represented by the harp and is associated with the seat of Irish administration in Tara (in old times) and Dublin (in modern times).The other four provinces are Ulster (to the North), Connacht (to the West), and Munster (to the South)

We actually managed to get into each province except Ulster. Crossing into Galway and Roscommon during our stay in Offaly, we saw the parts of Connacht bordering the River Shannon. When we traveled south to Cork we crossed into Munster, which is symbolized by the three crowns. Ulster, which is largely comprised of Northern Ireland, proved a bridge too far for our project. We had hoped to get up there on Monday by that would have brought our trip right into the Twelfth of July activities, where Protestant Orangemen celebrate their victory in the Battle of the Boyne. This usually proves a volatile political situation, and this year was no exception with explosive rioting and a few bombings.

But that can’t take away from everything we did see. So take a look at where we went. And, if you want to mark some sites we should consider, add them into this public map! The map will also be permanently available on the map button in our top navigation bar.