March 2023
Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, New Ross. County Wexford
Award-winning tourist experience The Dunbrody Famine Ship is an award-winning tourist attraction centered on an authentic reproduction of an 1840s emigrant vessel. It provides a world-class interpretation of the experience of Irish people [...]
Kinnitty Pyramid, Kinnitty. County Offaly 1834
Toot and come in! The Kinnitty Pyramid was built by Lt. Col Richard Wellesley Bernard in 1834 as a family tomb. It took 4 years to complete and is the only one of [...]
May 2022
Cahirvagliar Ringfort, Coppeen. County Cork 1000 AD
A former royal residence West Cork holds a wealth of historical sites of unique archaeological value like this fort. It is estimated that up to 50,000 ring forts were built in Ireland to [...]
Kinneigh Round Tower, Kinneigh. County Cork c.1050 AD
The only example of a round tower with a hexagonal base Kinneigh was originally the site of a monastery founded by St. Mocholmóg in 619 AD. It later became a prominent ecclesiastical center [...]
Markree Castle, Collooney. County Sligo 1800
An exceptional hotel & asteroid discoveries The impressive Markree Castle Hotel stands on land that was originally controlled by the McDonagh clan. After the Cromwellian invasion of Ireland, the lands were granted to [...]
Timahoe Round Tower & Heritage Centre, Timahoe, County Laois c.6th-19th centuries
One of the most elegant Romanesque doorways in Ireland The Timahoe Round Tower is set within peaceful parklands beside a bridge over the Bauteogue River with space for walks and picnics. It stands [...]