- September 11, 2013Just North of the town the remains of an Augustinian monastery , built in 1100. On one side is a…
- September 9, 2013Ireland’s largest inhabited island is located just off the coast from Ballycastle and only 13 miles from the Mull of…
- September 4, 2013This national treasure is kept on public display in the Long Room at Trinity College. It is a beautifully illuminated…
- September 3, 2013Separating the inlets of Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly , this landmass encompasses some of the country’s finest scenery. From…
- September 2, 2013Sited on both sides of the Garavouge River, the settlement was given in 1235 to Maurice Fitzgerald , who built…
- August 28, 2013Ireland’s last hung woman , ‘Lady Betty’ , worked at the jail which still stands in the town centre. She…
- August 28, 2013This beautiful remote glen lies between the Galty mountains and Slievenamuck. Historically this was an important pass between the Golden…
- August 26, 2013This picturesque market town in the Blackwater Valley was a major ecclesiastical centre from the 7th to the 14th century.…
- August 22, 2013The River Shannon here divides the counties of Westmeath and Roscommon and the provinces of Leinster and Connacht. As it…
- August 22, 2013Trinity College was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I to consolidate the Reformation through education. The restriction on Catholic students…