Top South West Ireland Art & Culture Classes

Take a creative break in County Cork with a craft lesson at Europe’s only toy soldier factory. After your instructors guide you through the process of making a miniature model of your choice, enjoy a walk through the factory’s miniature model exhibitions, including historical dioramas and Lord of the Rings characters.

Learn Irish dance from an actual Irish musician at this group dance party in Dublin. This is an opportunity to learn the steps while listening to a live Irish fiddle. In addition practicing the moves, hear stories about Irish culture and tradition from your guide. You may even make a few new friends in the process, too.

Killarney National Park is home to many sweeping vistas—covering lakes, forests, and mountain peaks. Save yourself the guesswork of finding the best angles and viewpoints by joining a private guide on a walk that covers plenty of scenic photo ops. While using your own camera or smartphone, get professional photography tips and shoot snaps to last a lifetime.

During this workshop on the Dingle Peninsula, we investigate and explore our camera settings at a series of wonderful scenic locations on the western edge of the Dingle Peninsula, that are specially chosen to demonstrate various aspects of photography. As you become confident and more creative using aperture and shutter speed settings, we’ll discuss using different types of lenses and mastering automatic and manual focusing. Towards the end of the session, we’ll discuss and experiment with filters, low light and long exposure photography towards the evening.