Above: The Cape The coast of Ireland on the north and on the west is bold and rocky. Like the west coast of Scotland, it is much indented, because it is exposed to the full force of the Atlantic waves. The east coast of Ireland is mostly low and sandy, with here and there a head-land. Read More

East Cape Howth Head commands the entrance to Dublin Bay. It rises to a height of 560 feet, and presents splendid sea cliffs nearly the whole way round. Wicklow Head is a rocky cape 268 feet high. Read More

Above: View in South Cape Carnsore Point is the south-eastern corner of the island, and nearest to Wales. Cape Clear is the most southerly point, but it is not on the mainland. It is a cape on Cape Clear Island, off the coast of Cork. Mizen Head, in County Cork (Self Catering, Cork, Ireland), is there-fore the most southerly point of Ireland. Read More