Ardgroom Stone Circle. Ardgroom. County Cork 1000-1500BC
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 [...]
Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, Faunkill-And-The-Woods, Co. Cork c.4th century AD
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 [...]
Allihies Copper Mines, Allihies. County Cork 1812
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 [...]
Bantry House, Bantry. County Cork 1710
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 [...]
Dursey Island Cable Car, Beara Penisula. County Cork 1969
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 [...]
The Church of St Anne, Shandon. Cork City 1726
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 [...]
St Mochtas House, Louth Village. County Louth c.12th century
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 Giants Ring, Ballynahatty, County Down 2700BC
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 [...]
The Ardmore Round Tower, Ardmore. County Waterford 10th-12th centuries
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 [...]
Stewart Castle, Newtownstewart, County Tyrone 1615 & Bronze Age
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 [...]