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 [...]
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 [...]
The first meeting place of the Catholic Association Glencullen House was originally a 17th-century farmhouse that was remodeled with its large Greek Revival portico in 1817 by one of the most famous Irish [...]
A tomb with a view Fairy Castle is located at an altitude of 1,740 feet at the highest point of 2 Rock Mountain in County Dublin. This mountain takes its name from the [...]
Watch out for the body snatchers The Cruagh Churchyard Watchtower is located in an ancient graveyard beside the ruins of a 12th-century church. During the 18th century, there was a booming interest in [...]
Ireland's scariest house (allegedly!) This house was built in 1725 by William 'Speaker' Conolly as a hunting lodge for his Rathfarnham estate. It was originally known as 'Mount Pelier House' and has some [...]
Once thought to be a Druid's chair This little ancient monument is known as The Brehons Chair. These stones are all that remain of a passage tomb that may date to 2000-2500 BC. [...]
Exceptional authentic bar with the best views of Dublin Bay The Blue Light Pub was established around 1870 and is located 700 feet above sea level. Its name originates from a story of [...]
Ireland's 2nd heaviest capstone The Kilternan Dolmen is believed to have the 2nd heaviest capstone in Ireland (next to The Brownshill Dolmen in Carlow). It has been estimated to weigh approximately 80 tonnes [...]
Ireland's only quartz standing stone The Glencullen Standing Stone can be found on the golf course facing Johnny Fox's Pub in Glencullen. Standing stones are notoriously difficult to date but a type of [...]
'Arguably' Ireland's highest pub Johnnie Fox's Pub is located in the village of Glencullen on the border of south Dublin and Wicklow. It was established in 1798 and is one of the most [...]
One of Ireland's finest wedge tombs The Ballyedmunduff Wedge Tomb is located on the eastern side of the Dublin Mountains and is considered to be one of the finest examples in Ireland. It [...]