May 2021
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]