- April 1, 2014Once a freebooters’ stronghold, on a tongue of land that projects into Sheep Haven, Doe Castle dates from the early…
- March 31, 2014Standing like a giant mushroom on three uprights is a 5000 year old tomb with a huge capstone, known as…
- March 26, 2014Now a thriving market town this was once the formidable power base of the Earls of Desmond. Their Kerry headquarters,…
- March 24, 2014Little is left of this once great Abbey, founded in 553 by St Columba, or Colmcille. The Venerable Bede called…
- March 20, 2014To the North of this little farmland village stand the imposing Gothic ruins of Lislaughtin Friary, built in 1478 by…
- March 19, 2014At the top of a winding inlet is the lively market town, laid out 1614 by the 1st Earl of…
- March 18, 2014A dramatic 150ft rock outcrop crowned by the ruined walls of Masg Castle (or Dun Masg) soars above the low…
- March 17, 2014The Glenmalur Valley is considered by many to be the most spectacular of County Wicklow’s glens, by others to be…
- March 13, 2014Even though it lies in ruins, this Franciscan friary is unusually complete and gives an interesting insight into monastic life.…
- March 12, 2014The River Bann divides this village in two, with part of the population living in County Londonderry and the rest…