A fantastic Prehistoric stone fort. Dramatrcally sited above a two-hundred-foot cliff on Inishmore (Aran Island), Dun Aengus has multiple walls, the innermost one defended by stone snakes known as chevaux-de-frise. The date of construction is uncertain, but recent excavation showed human activity in interior from about 800...
On Ireland tours you might come across this county. County Carlow is Irelands second smallest county. It is located inland in the southeast within the province of Leinster. The county covers an area of 346 square miles and has a popu;ation of over 45,000. Surrounded by mountains and...
Newgrange is a passage-grave in the Boyne Valley , in County Meath. Newgrange is Irelands most famous prehistoric monument , built about 500 years before the PYRAMIDS...
Albert Clock Until a recent renovation corrected its list, the Albert Memorial Clock was Belfast’s answer to Pisa’s leaning tower. Erected in 1865 in Gothic style to commemorate Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert, it was tall enough at 113ft, to offer an excellent vantage point for...
A real opportunity to stay at a very different location on Ireland tours. Escape to the shores of Lough Erne and discover the true art of relaxation. Set within the exclusive Lough Erne Golf Resort, on a private 600 acre peninsula, this brand new bespoke holiday...
The Dublin diocesan cathedral of the Church of Ireland. This church was founded in 1038 by King Sitric Silkenbeard in the center of Viking Dublin. A part of the choir dates from the late twelfth century, and the nave was completed in the thirteenth. Damaged...
Inland county in the province of Munster. The county, 1,064 square miles, has a population of approx 180,000. Very fertile areas of the county, especially in the east and center, are part of the "Golden Vale," where dairy farming thrives. The Shannon forms the northern border of County...
An extensive megalithic cemetery. Possibly started in the fifth millennium B.C. Sadly it has been much depleted by stone-quarrying. Though it was formerly the largest known collection of megalithic tombs in Ireland or Britain. Two miles west of Sligo town, the tombs include passage graves and dolmens with stone...
County Roscommon is an inland county in the province of Connacht. The economy of the county is agriculture, primarily cattle. Its many market towns include Boyle, Strokestown, Castlerea, Elphin, and the largest, the county capital, Roscommon town. Roscommon is the Anglicized form of Ros Comain, "the wood...
Inland county in the province of Leinster. Stretching over 800 square miles, Kilkenny is a medium sized county, with a population of over 80,000 people. Geographically, the county is varied: the elevated Castlecomer plateau to the north, the Slieveardagh hills in the west and the hills in...