Durty Nelly's is located on the bridge beside Bunratty Castle. This was originally a small sheebeen and 'according to legend' run by a charming lady called Durty Nelly. A famous story is that Nelly [...]
The Crown Bar was formerly known as The Liquor Saloon and is one of Ireland's great historical pubs. Its interior is a myriad of colors made up of mosaics of tiles, ornate mirrors, wood [...]
Northern Ireland's UNESCO World Heritage Site The Giant’s Causeway is a unique geological wonder that was formed 60 million years ago and covers 200 acres. It is made up of 40,000 hexagonal-shaped basalt [...]
The earliest Mesolithic site in Ireland Mountsandel Fort is located on the eastern bank of the River Bann near a natural weir on the river. It is believed that this was the site [...]
The Shannon's most strategic castle Athlone Castle is located on the banks of the River Shannon at the border of Leinster and Connaught. It was originally built for the Norman King John of [...]
A friary caught in the cross-fire of Irish history This friary is located in a lovely coastal location near Donegal Town. It was founded under the patronage of Finula and Red Hugh O’Donnell [...]
Ireland's most northerly waterfall Glenevin Waterfall is located at the end of a 1 km trail starting at Glen House near the village of Clonmany. The beautiful waterfall cascades down 40 feet into [...]
Awesome surf location & site of a Royal tragedy Classiebawn Castle is located on one of the most dramatic peninsulas in Ireland that is world famous for its big surf. This area was [...]
Donegal's heavenly getaway Lough Derg is the location of one of Ireland's most ancient places of pilgrimage. Pilgrims have been traveling here for centuries for the stunning scenery and soothing surroundings allowing visitors [...]
Unique stone-sculptured figures The Boa Island figures are mysterious stone carvings that date between the late Iron Age and the early Christian period. The taller one has been described as a Janus figure [...]
Don't dare to dance here on a Sunday The Athgreany Stone Circle, also known as 'The Piper's Stones' is a Bronze Age stone circle consisting of 16 stones. An ordinance survey map of [...]
Burial Site of Arthur Guinness The tiny cemetery of Oughterard is located near the Lyons Estate on a small hill surrounded by verdant countryside. In the 1700s, this was once on the main [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
An accessible wedge tomb on The Beara The Beara Peninsula has some of the most rugged, wildest, and most beautiful landscapes in the country. It also has a wealth of prehistoric sites including stone [...]
One of the finest examples of a souterrain in Ireland Binder’s Cove Souterrain is an impressive example and was constructed around the 9th century AD during the Viking era. The word 'souterrain' comes from [...]
The north's most photogenic dolmen The Legananny Dolmen is located on the southwest side of Slieve Croob in Co. Down and has commanding panoramic views over the Mourne Mountains. This is one of [...]
The earliest depiction of a Curragh Boat The Kilnaruane Pillar Stone can be found in a field just to the east of Bantry House. This beautiful vantage point was once the location of [...]
Once the stronghold of the O'Donovan Clan Castle Donovan was built by Donal O'Donovan in 1560 and became their principal seat. It stands 60 feet high and sits on a large rock close [...]
Mayo's finest boutique hotel Belleek Castle was built in 1831 on the site of an earlier 14th-century tower house. It was commissioned by Sir Arthur Francis Knox-Gore who lived here with his wife [...]
Once one of Ireland's great ancient capitals Rathcroghan is one of the four ancient Royal sites of Ireland and has been a place of burial and ritual gatherings for over 6000 years. There [...]
A remarkable example of castellated Romanticism The original castle on this site was built around 1200 for the O'Flynn family to guard the strategic crossing over the River Sullane. It was later owned [...]
Kiss the stone for the gift of the Gab Blarney Castle was built by Cormac MacCarthy, the King of Munster around 1450. It is currently a partial ruin but there is access to [...]
Home to the de Burgo family for 250 years The Claregalway Friary & Castle are situated on the banks of the River Clare. The Friary was commissioned in 1252 by John de Cogan, [...]
The last windmill to be in use in Ireland The Tacumshane Windmill was built in 1846 and features a rare revolving straw thatch cap to catch the wind for its sails. The Normans [...]
Ballina's Bronze-Age beauty The Ballina Dolmen is located just outside the town of Ballina on Primrose Hill overlooking the Moy River. These are not the remains of a portal tomb but rather a [...]
A beautifully remote stone circle Ardgroom is a small village on the Beara Penisula overlooking the Kenmare River estuary. Its name means "two drumlins" in Irish which refers to two gravelly hills deposited [...]
The tallest ogham stone in the World The Ballycrovane Ogham Stone stands 17 feet tall and is the tallest Ogham Stone in the World. These stones have short marks were made in groups of [...]
The most productive copper mine in Ireland The stunning village of Allihies is located at the end of the Beara Peninsula. There is evidence of mining in this area that dates back to the [...]
A stunning location for a stately home Bantry House is owned and lived in by the direct descendants of the 1st Earl of Bantry - Richard White. White was given this title after [...]
Ireland's only cable car Dursey Island is a small island located at the end of the Beara Penisula in County Cork. It is separated from the mainland by a small stretch of turbulent water [...]
Cork City's most significant landmark The Church of St Anne is the oldest church in continuous use and one of the most recognized landmarks in Cork City. This district is known as Shandon which [...]
One of the last remaining stone-roofed buildings in Ireland Saint Mochta's House is a rare stoned roofed building located in a private field overlooking Louth Village. It probably dates to the mid-12th century but [...]
The largest & one of the most mysterious ancient monuments in Ireland The Giant's Ring can be found just a few miles south of Belfast City center close to Shaw's Bridge and dates [...]
Ireland's most elegant round tower The Ardmore Round tower is located on the south coast of Ireland in the pretty fishing village of Ardmore. The tower dates from between the 10th and 12th [...]
A plantation castle with a Bronze Age past Newtownstewart Castle was built by Sir Robert Newcomen in 1615. This was the period soon after The Flight of the Earls when the Gaelic nobility [...]
An ancient church & One of the oldest gardens in Ireland The church in Maghera is named after St Lurach who was reputedly one of the original saints to be evangelized by St [...]
The finest round tower in the north of Ireland A monastery was reputedly founded here by St Aedh in 495 AD and had a strong association with the monastery at Bangor. According to [...]
Don't let the name stop you visiting Murder Hole Beach can be located on the Melmore Head Peninsula in County Donegal. It is surrounded by huge cliffs, hills, dunes, and small hidden caves. There [...]
One of the most beautiful lighthouses in the world Fanad Head Lighthouse is located at the mouth of Lough Swilly on one of the wildest and most dramatic headlands in Ireland. The landscape [...]
Designed by Ireland's 'grandfather of modern church architecture' St. Michael’s Church in Creeslough was designed in 1971 by the renowned Irish architect Liam McCormick. McCormick is one of only a handful of Irish [...]
Location, Location, Location The Parknasilla Hotel is on the famous Ring of Kerry road and has some of the best seascapes in the country. This location, according to mythology was where the ancient Milesian [...]
Ireland's 1st UNESCO Global Geopark The Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark and Visitor Centre is located between Tramore and Dungarvan in County Waterford. The area was declared a European Geopark in 2001 and in [...]
World-class gardens & agricultural research Johnstown Castle was originally the site of a Norman castle built by the Esmonde family of Lincolnshire. In 1649, The Esmondes were expelled by Oliver Cromwell for being [...]