{"id":875954,"date":"2024-05-06T12:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ttcbrendanblog.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=875954"},"modified":"2024-11-26T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:32:46","slug":"best-ireland-vacation-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Ireland Vacations: Best secrets, Irish culture and local food\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Add more to your trip with details only the locals know.<\/p>

In a nation of storytellers, it might be hard to ever truly keep a secret. But, we\u2019ve always got a few surprises up our sleeves – and some great insider sourcing to help!<\/p>

Our very own Sarah Hamilton gave us the scoop (or in one case \u2013 the cone) on a few \u201cIreland Only\u201d hidden gems to visit, try, taste and experience \u2013 but shhhhh! Don\u2019t \u201cGab\u201d it all around.<\/p>

What’s the key to unlocking hidden details of a trip to Ireland? Any local would say: bring an appetite for exploration, curious places and of course \u2013 favorite foods.<\/p>

From Emerald Island magic, to friendly rivalries, to sweet treats and comforting foods, here\u2019s some local advice to add into your next\u00a0excursion to Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Magic Hill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Couple\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Call it mystery, call it gravity, call it a strange magnetism \u2013 whatever it is, the Magic Hill of Dundalk is a geographic oddity you must experience to believe. Out in County Louth things roll uphill, after they\u2019ve already come down.<\/p>

Park a car at the bottom of the hill, put it in neutral and take your foot off the brakes \u2013 then enjoy the ride up to the top, courtesy of the hill\u2019s inexplicable pull.<\/p>

When you\u2019re done with the mystery, take to Ireland\u2019s other hills. They\u2019re all full of magic, no matter where you go, so get ready to roam!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Champagne of breakfast rolls: The Blaa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Irish\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

We will gladly have a case of \u201cThe Blaa\u201d when it\u2019s this delicious.<\/p>

Waterford is famous for more than its world-renowned crystal glassware\u2019s: The region was once a refuge for fleeing French Huguenots, and they\u2019re responsible for introducing the iconic, soft and white Blaa bread roll that changed Irish breakfasts entirely.<\/p>

This fluffy and light carb is so particular to the region that, much like how true champagne is local to Champagne, France, you can only claim to have a real Blaa if you\u2019re in\u00a0Waterford<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Team Barry\u2019s or Team Lyons \u2013 You decide\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Tea\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Want to start the friendliest fight you\u2019ll ever have? Pick a tea team and see what happens. The most popular drink in Ireland (topping even our beloved Guinness) is a hot cup and the debate as to which everyday tea is best is fierce.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Brew it strong, brew it weak, cover in cream or sweetened to taste \u2013 there\u2019s not a wrong (or perfectly right) way to take your tea.<\/p>

Almost every\u00a0hotel<\/a>\u00a0offers an afternoon tea service from high tea to an afternoon pick-me-up, so take a seat, pour a cup and cast your vote.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

We've got \"99 Cone\" and ice cream has won\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Ice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The humble \u201c99 Cone\u201d is an absolute staple of Irish ice cream treats, but you may never find it mentioned in a guide. Its Matterhorn-like white peak is topped with a jaunty Cadbury flake chocolate bar tipped off to the side.<\/p>

The joy of a perfect little soft serve is no secret to anyone in Ireland, but because it\u2019s such a common part of the sweets life, it might get overlooked in a guide. But don\u2019t let its commonly found stature fool you \u2013 it\u2019s something special.<\/p>

Treat yourself to a sweet at the end of any roaming adventure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Cashel Palace: Legend Has It<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Painting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

While the water for Guinness comes from the Wicklow Mountains, there\u2019s an elegant legend circling the grounds of the\u00a0Cashel Palace Hotel<\/a>, care to know?<\/p>

The rumor is that the humble, original spring for Ireland\u2019s most famous brew (other than the tea we spilled earlier) was somewhere on this majestic property. Like we said, Ireland\u2019s a\u00a0nation of storytellers\u00a0and some secrets are too good to be kept \u2013 but you can\u2019t find out until 2021 when the Cashel Palace reopens its gates.<\/p>

Only Brendan Vacations can book your stay there and help you find out if there\u2019s merit to this last of the local secrets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Return to The Gab Homepage ><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Picture\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrittany Hanson\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Brittany Hanson has been professionally writing for news, academia public relations and institutional outreach since 2007. Now, she's dedicated to bringing readers interesting, fun and helpful information to help them on their journeys. Loves: running, reading, California's central coast, London's mass transit systems and any moderate to very-good animal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Related Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\"A<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTaking you beyond the green: Celebrating Ireland beyond St. Patrick\u2019s Day\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t03\/03\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\"\"<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve Joined TravelStride, Let\u2019s Make Your Celtic Adventure Even Better\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t09\/02\/2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\"Historic<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tHow One Traveler Fell in Love with Scotland\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t04\/09\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\"\"<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTravel Styles Guide: How to Explore Ireland and Scotland Your Way\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t25\/06\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\"Ballynahinch<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Hidden Gems of Ireland: Unique Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t16\/05\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\"\"<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFrom Dublin to the Highlands: Multi-City Adventures with Brendan Vacations\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t09\/05\/2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ireland Vacations: Best secrets, Irish culture and local food Add more to your trip with details only the locals know. In a nation of storytellers,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":875955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":null,"ast-site-content-layout":null,"site-content-style":null,"site-sidebar-style":null,"ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":null,"ast-hfb-below-header-display":null,"ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":null,"ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":null,"stick-header-meta":null,"header-above-stick-meta":null,"header-main-stick-meta":null,"header-below-stick-meta":null,"astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[22940],"tags":[210,319,610,655],"class_list":["post-875954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whattodo","tag-food","tag-ireland","tag-sightseeing","tag-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Best Ireland Vacation Secrets - Brendan Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get to know the best kept local tips and secrets on the Irish food, Irish destinations and Irish landmarks.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get to know the best kept local tips and secrets on the Irish food, Irish destinations and Irish landmarks.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Brendan Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-06T11:08:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-11-26T20:32:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brittany Hanson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brittany Hanson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brittany Hanson\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11856811a75a9222c964503235d8f618\"},\"headline\":\"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-06T11:08:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-26T20:32:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\"},\"wordCount\":689,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png\",\"keywords\":[\"food\",\"Ireland\",\"Sightseeing\",\"Tips\"],\"articleSection\":[\"What To Do\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\",\"name\":\"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets - Brendan Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-06T11:08:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-11-26T20:32:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"Get to know the best kept local tips and secrets on the Irish food, Irish destinations and Irish landmarks.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Irish landscape with rainbow\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Brendan Blog\",\"description\":\"Travel articles, insights and stories from Brendan Vacations\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Brendan Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-BVLogo_TheGab_Green.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-BVLogo_TheGab_Green.png\",\"width\":499,\"height\":167,\"caption\":\"Brendan Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11856811a75a9222c964503235d8f618\",\"name\":\"Brittany Hanson\",\"description\":\"Britt Hanson is a contributing writer to The Gab. For 15+ years she's been writing news and features about people, places, science and the details that make it all stand out. She's been published on national news stories and academic magazines and culture blogs She loves running, reading, forests, hotel breakfasts, metro transit and will definitely ask if she can pet your dog.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/author\/brittany\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets - Brendan Blog","description":"Get to know the best kept local tips and secrets on the Irish food, Irish destinations and Irish landmarks.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets","og_description":"Get to know the best kept local tips and secrets on the Irish food, Irish destinations and Irish landmarks.","og_url":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/","og_site_name":"Brendan Blog","article_published_time":"2024-05-06T11:08:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-11-26T20:32:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Brittany Hanson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brittany Hanson","Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/"},"author":{"name":"Brittany Hanson","@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11856811a75a9222c964503235d8f618"},"headline":"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets","datePublished":"2024-05-06T11:08:53+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-26T20:32:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/"},"wordCount":689,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png","keywords":["food","Ireland","Sightseeing","Tips"],"articleSection":["What To Do"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/","url":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/","name":"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets - Brendan Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png","datePublished":"2024-05-06T11:08:53+00:00","dateModified":"2024-11-26T20:32:46+00:00","description":"Get to know the best kept local tips and secrets on the Irish food, Irish destinations and Irish landmarks.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png","width":800,"height":400,"caption":"Irish landscape with rainbow"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wwwbrendanvacationscomblog.kinsta.cloud\/blog\/articles\/best-ireland-vacation-secrets\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Best Ireland Vacation Secrets"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/","name":"Brendan Blog","description":"Travel articles, insights and stories from Brendan Vacations","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Brendan Blog","url":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-BVLogo_TheGab_Green.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-BVLogo_TheGab_Green.png","width":499,"height":167,"caption":"Brendan Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11856811a75a9222c964503235d8f618","name":"Brittany Hanson","description":"Britt Hanson is a contributing writer to The Gab. For 15+ years she's been writing news and features about people, places, science and the details that make it all stand out. She's been published on national news stories and academic magazines and culture blogs She loves running, reading, forests, hotel breakfasts, metro transit and will definitely ask if she can pet your dog.","url":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/author\/brittany\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",800,400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland-300x150.png",300,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland-330x165.png",330,165,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",800,400,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",800,400,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",800,400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",800,400,false],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",300,150,false],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",400,200,false],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/best-kept-local-secrets-in-ireland.png",600,300,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Brittany Hanson","author_link":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/articles\/author\/brittany\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Ireland Vacations: Best secrets, Irish culture and local food Add more to your trip with details only the locals know. In a nation of storytellers,","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=875954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/875954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/875955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=875954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=875954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brendanvacations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=875954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}