Author: podium

  • June 28, 2017
    People go to Lough Arrow to sail and fish for the local trout, and also simply to enjoy the glorious…
  • June 25, 2017
    This monastic settlement is in a remote location on the borders of Counties Clare and Galway, roughly 5km southwest of…
  • June 23, 2017
    The 13th century Anglo-Norman Roscrea Castle consists of a gate tower, curtain walls and two corner towers. In the courtyard…
  • June 20, 2017
    Bantry Bay encompasses the resorts of Bantry and Glengarriff. It is also a springboard for trips to Mizen Head and…
  • June 14, 2017
    Ireland’s largest island, 22km long and 19km wide, is reached by a road bridge that can be raised for boats…
  • June 11, 2017
    This town, on the mouth of the River Sheen, was founded in 1670 by William Petty, Cromwell’s surveyor general. However,…
  • June 8, 2017
    Lying just south of Rathdrum, Avondale House was the birthplace of the 19th century politician and patriot, Charles Stewart Parnell.…
  • June 5, 2017
    In amongst the produce stalls and family-run stores in the warren of streets to the west of O’Connell Street stands…
  • May 16, 2017
    Rosguill Peninsula juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between Sheephaven and Mulroy bays. The simplest way to see it is…
  • May 14, 2017
    Situated on the Glandore road west of Clontakilty, Drombeg is the finest of the many stone circles in County Cork.…