The Most Beautiful Villages of Ireland

by Christopher Fitz-Simon, Hugh Palmer (Photographer)

A visual trip through the Emerald an unparalleled portrayal of the rural beauty and charm of Ireland. Clusters of white cottages huddled between hills of an unbelievably rich green, villages of a single street, dazzling in their array of color washes and picturesque shop-fronts―such are the villages of Ireland, which to this day are living working communities.

The most beautiful of these villages are captured here in Christopher Fitz-Simon’s sensitive commentaries and Hugh Palmer’s evocative photographs. This is a journey full of rural gems, some famous, others less so. Here are the colored coastal villages of Cork, their vibrant houses sloping down to a sea that so many Irish people crossed to found other communities in America. Here too are the stunning medieval churches of Roscommon and Galway; and the villages of Antrim, standing ruggedly in defiance of the northern seas. 285 full-color photographs

Genres: Ireland, Travel, Nonfiction, Irish Literature, Photography

208 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2000

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful images of Ireland and it's villages with lots of history and other info about the areas where the villages are.

[Laura Schrillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amazing photographs.

[Brigid · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful book full of photos that make me want to move to Ireland even more than I already do now.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Ireland version was set up a little differently than the others. It divided the country up into fourths, and then introduced a different topic at the end of each section: such as old celts. Enjoyable.

[Paula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Siobhan you are SO SO lucky to live in such a gorgeous, historical place! This book is truly amazing and have a lot of information, let a lone gorgeous photos - Andrew and I hope to travel to Ireland one of these years!

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great photographs. Uninspired text.

[Michael Heath-Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book on architecture and the rural village landscape of Ireland

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful photographs.