Trá Mór, Dunfanaghy, Co Donegal
This is arguably the most secluded beach on the list, requiring a trek through grassy dunes to reach it but “the secluded gem in the shadow of the Horn Head peninsula is arguably the prettiest” of all beaches with this name across the island,
Lonely Planet says.
Keem Bay, Achill, Co Mayo
This is a beach whose profile has skyrocketed in recent years due to picturesque social media posts of the cove.
Keem Bay is largely surrounded by picturesque hills and has pure white sand, with
Lonely Planet branding it “one of Europe’s most beautiful spots”. This February, it also listed the Achill strand on a list of the best beaches in Europe.
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Peregrine ‘Stoker’ Cavendish recently had his windows done. He had 400 frames gilded with gold at a cost of €33m at Chatsworth House in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England.
Peregrine, The Duke of Devonshire, argues that gilting your window is thrifty because paint lasts five years, whilst gold endures for decades. The outlook of the Cavendish dynasty has always been golden.
Since surging up the aristo rankings thanks to its support for William of Orange, the clan has navigated successfully through centuries of political upheaval, maintaining constant favour with royalty and dodging the rake seeds that partied and gambled other great dynasties away.