Legananny Dolmen, Legananny. County Down c.2500BC
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 most photographed and rarely […]
Kilnaruane Carved Pillar Stone, Bantry. County Cork
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 an early Christian monastic site. […]
Castle Donovan, Drimoleague. County Cork 1560
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 to the bank of the […]
Beleek Castle, Ballina. County Mayo 1831
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 Sarah and his 9 children […]
Rathcroghan, Tulsk. County Roscommon 2500BC-1000AD
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 are over 240 identified archaeological […]
Macroom Castle Gatehouse, Macroom. County Cork 1200-1900
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 by the Carews, then the […]
Blarney Castle, Blarney. County Cork 1450
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 some rooms and its rooftop […]
Claregalway Friary & Castle, Claregalway. County Galway 1252 & 1450
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 Norman knight who took […]
Tacumshane Windmill, Tacumshane. County Wexford 1852
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 introduced these types of vertical […]
Dolmen of the Four Maols, Ballina. County Mayo 2000BC
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 cist grave from the center […]
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 by a glacier, Dromárd, and […]
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 between one and five notches, […]
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 Bronze Age, but modern mining, […]
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 he helped repel a French […]
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 known as the Dursey Sound. […]
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 translates to mean “old fort”. […]
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 legend says that it was […]
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 to 2700BC. The enclosure is […]
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 centuries and has the unique […]
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 fled to Europe never to […]