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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A beacon of love The Maiden Tower was built in the late 16th century as a beacon to aid sailors navigating their way up from the mouth of the River Boyne into Drogheda. [...]
One of Munster's most important burial grounds The Kilcrea Friary is a medieval abbey located near Ovens in County Cork. It takes its name from a 6th-century saint named Cyra who is said to [...]
Ireland's first Eco-Village The Cloughjordan Ecovillage is an internationally recognized destination for learning about sustainable living. The pioneering idea behind this project started in 1999 with the aspiration of low-carbon living. After many [...]
A newly excavated portal tomb The Tirnony Dolmen is located about 1 mile north of Maghera. Recently its capstone collapsed and archeologists were given the chance to dig a portal tomb for the [...]
A famine memorial to 400 souls The 25km Doolagh Pass is one of the most dramatic landscapes in Ireland and the scene of one of its great tragedies. In 1849 during the Great [...]
A strange gabled wall in a picture-perfect graveyard St Mary's Church is located in the coastal town of Dungarvan. Its graveyard is worth a visit for the beautiful views alone which were much admired [...]
Ireland's best-preserved medieval banqueting hall This hall was built by Thomas ‘the Ape’ FitzGerald in the 13th century. By the 15th century, it was used as a major venue for frequent and lavish [...]
The largest and most accessible stone circle in Munster The Kenmare stone circle is located near the center of Kenmare Town and is locally known as the 'The Shrubberies'. It is one of [...]
Ireland's first famine museum Strokestown House was built in 1730 and is regarded as one of Ireland's finest and most intact Palladian mansions. Its center block was completed in 1696 but was extended [...]
Once the residence of the richest family in Carlow Duckett's Grove was built between 1818 and 1850 and was once home to the Duckett family. The Ducketts were Carlow's largest landowners for 300 years [...]
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The first, largest & most important Augustinian House in Ireland Clare Abbey was founded in 1195 and is situated on an elevated site beside the Fergus River. This was the earliest and most important [...]
The Norman castle of the Nugents The DeNugent family were from Nogent in France and supported William the Conqueror in 1066 when he invaded England. They were seen thereafter as 'loyal King's men'. Their [...]
Deathly cries in the night This foreboding-looking building is Athcarne Castle. It was built for William Bathe in 1590. The Bathe family produced a number of well-known legal and political personalities around the [...]
The House of Tua Taghadoe derives its name from 'Teach Tua', meaning 'House of Tua'. St Tua was an abbot of Clane Monastery and established a monastery here. The tower dates to the [...]
One of the longest-inhabited buildings in Ireland Leixlip is located on the confluence of the River Liffey and the River Rye. This was the ancient border between the Kingdoms of Leinster and Brega [...]
37 owners (so far) including Eric Clapton Barberstown Castle was built around c.1500 on the site of an earlier 13th-century Norman castle built by Nicholas Barby. Over the next 800 years, records show [...]
Ruhe in Frieden During World War 2, although Ireland was neutral, members of the German Luftwaffe were killed over our air space due to foul weather, damage in action or simply running out [...]
Waterford's number one tourist attraction The stunning Medieval Museum of Waterford was built in 2013 and is Ireland’s only purpose-built medieval museum. It is also the only building on the island to incorporate two [...]
Ireland's earliest Gothic arch & Game of Thrones location Inch Abbey was established as a Cistercian house by John de Courcy and his wife Affreca in 1180 as an act of repentance for [...]
Living on the edge Athy lies on the border of the medieval pale and has been a strategic location for thousands of years. It takes its name from a 2nd-century chieftain called 'Ae', [...]
The former 'Floozy in the Jacuzzi' The Anna Livia Sculpture was designed by the sculptor Éamonn O' Doherty and commissioned by businessman Michael Smurfit, in memory of his father for the 1988 Dublin's [...]
Ireland's 1st obelisk Stillorgan Obelisk was erected in 1727 and is believed to be the 1st obelisk to be built in Ireland. This location was originally on the grounds of Stillorgan Park House [...]
One of Ireland's great pre-Christian Royal Temples Navan Fort was named ‘Emain Macha’ which translates to mean 'Macha's twins' after the children of the goddess Macha who reputedly founded this fort. This was [...]
Once one of the grandest houses in Ulster Armagh was the ancient territory of the Ulaid - The tribe that gave Ulster its name. The north of Ireland was ruled from the nearby [...]
Beware of The Pooka Pucks Castle is one of a number of fortified castles built around the mid-1400s to defend the perimeter of Dublin. Other castles along the pale in this area include [...]
One of Ireland's finest examples of a fortified tower-house Narrow Water Castle is located just outside the town of Warrenpoint on the banks of Carlingford Lough. It is regarded as one of the [...]
One of the few 17th-century mansions to survive in Ireland The beautiful Beaulieu House is located 3 miles from the town of Drogheda on the north side of the River Boyne. This is [...]
Once one of Dublin's finest residences Monkstown Castle has been owned and occupied by some of the most prominent people and establishments in Irish History. This was once the the centre of a [...]
A castle once converted into tenements Slade Castle was built by the Laffin family in the late 1400s in a charming little fishing port. The Laffins were among the first wave of Anglo-Norman [...]
Ireland's only triple-walled wedge tomb The Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb dates to c.2000 BC and would have originally been much larger and covered by a cairn of stones. The tomb had a main chamber [...]