Health Farms in Ireland

Health Farms in Ireland

There are many health farms in Ireland. People may want to visit them to get healthier and improve their fitness in the Irish atmosphere Some may want to visit Ireland to see the culture, history and sports of the nation or they may live in Ireland and want to visit a local health farm. Some may want to stay at a rural or urban health farms.

day spa is a business establishment which people visit for professionally administered personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. In contrast, a destination spa offers the same services in a hotel setting where people reside for one or more days.

Typical services

facials — facial cleansing with a variety of products
massage
waxing — the removal of body hair with hot wax
body treatments such as body wraps, aromatherapy, salt scrubs, etc.
skin exfoliation — including chemical peels and microdermabrasion

Medical spa

A medical spa or med spa is a day spa that operates under the supervision of a licensed health care professional, such as a medical doctor. Medical spas may offer additional treatments that can only be administered by licensed medical practitioners. Additional treatments offered depend upon the scope of practice of the licensed practitioner and may include:

Laser and intense pulsed light procedures
Medical microdermabrasions
Photo-facials
Botox and Restylane injections
Medical peels

A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company. Such a self-contained resort attempts to provide for most of a vacationer's wants while remaining on the premises, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping. The term "resort" sometimes is misused to identify a hotel that does not provide the other amenities required of a full resort. However, a hotel is frequently a central feature of a resort, such as the Grand Hotel at Mackinac Island, Michigan. A resort is not merely a commercial establishment operated by a single company, although in the late twentieth century this sort of facility became more common.

Towns that contain resorts—or where tourism or vacationing is a major part of the local activity, are often called resort towns. Towns such as Sochi in Russia, Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, Newport, Rhode Island or St. Moritz, Switzerland, or larger regions, like the Adirondack Mountains or the Italian Riviera are well known resorts. The Walt Disney World Resort is a prominent example of a modern, self-contained commercial resort. Resorts exist throughout the world, increasingly attracting visitors from around the globe. Thailand, for instance, has become a popular destination. Resorts are especially prevalent in Central America and the Caribbean. Closely related to resorts are convention and large meeting sites. Generally these occur in cities where special meeting halls, together with ample accommodations as well as varied dining and entertainment are provided.

the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain. Politically, the state Ireland (described as the Republic of Ireland) covers five sixths of the island, with Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, covering the remainder in the north-east.

The first settlements in Ireland were established in 8000 BC and the introduction of farming in 4000 BC saw the population expand. By 700 BC Ireland was a region with Celtic and Gaelic influences. Saint Patrick arrived in 432 AD and the spread of Christianity led to greater development of the civilisation. The Middle Ages were characterised by invasion and settlement by both the Vikings and Normans. Ireland came under complete English sovereignty in 1603. Due to English and Scottish Protestant settlement, many wars and rebellions occurred in Ireland from the late 15th to early 18th century and British rule caused Protestant Ascendancy, marginalising the Catholic majority.

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 was quashed by British forces and in response the Act of Union was passed, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Great Famine in the mid-1800s caused mass starvation and emigration, causing much anti-British sentiment and fuelling Irish Nationalism. In the 19th century Charles Stewart Parnell campaigned for Irish Home rule but Unionists in Ulster opposed the move. Following the Irish War of Independence, the Anglo-Irish Treaty resulted in the separation of Ireland into two states: the Irish Free State and the UK governed Northern Ireland. In 1937 the Free State ratified a new constitution which created a new state, renaming the state, "Éire" or "Ireland" in English. The following years saw much economic development in the two states (both joined the European Economic Community in 1973) but republican-loyalist conflict led to much unrest from the late 1960s until the 1990s. The conflict subsided following the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.