County Mayo is a maritime county in the province of Connacht in the West of Ireland with picturesque scenery and a must see on your tours of Ireland. The third largest county in Ireland , Mayo has a population of 117, 428. It is bordered...
On the site of a little church dedicated to St. Patrick , the Norman conquerors of Dublin built a new and massive church in 1191. Raised to the status of cathedral in 1213 , it has been extended and extensively repaired on several occasions. St....
On your tours of Ireland why not make a stop at St. Brigid's Cathedral , where , towards the end of the 5th century , a holy woman from a subject tribe came to a pagan sanctuary in the middle of Leinster and converted it...
On either side of the road from Dublin to Belfast , just North of Newry , lie the little lake know as Loughbrickland and the pictureque village of the same name. Both are a must see attraction of your Ireland tours. In the original Irish...
Four mountain valleys sweep down to the beautiful Manorhamilton which sits on a little plain , or ‘little field’ as its Irish name translates , and is a great place to visit on your tours of Ireland. The surrounding peaks climb to 1500ft or so...
On your tours of Ireland Ireland, Our Lady's Island is a must see. The Island is surrounded by a slat water lake and cut off from the sea by a sand bar , has been a place of pilgrimage since pre-Christian times. It was St...
If you are thinking of coming to Ireland in 2013 please plan ahead. We have had a lot of interest in our tours of Ireland over the last few months and many of our clients are booking early to secure their first choice hotels and driver/guides. Our...
The Hill of Tara was the most important sacred centre of ancient Ireland , and was the seat of power of the high - kings of the country for several centuries. It is well worth a visit on any tours of Ireland. The hill abounds in...
Piaras Feiritear was a nobleman and poet whose castle overlooked the sea on Sybil Head , at the extreme West of the Dingle Peninsula and is a must see attraction on your tours of Ireland. He fought against the Cromwellian forces from the beginning of hostilities...
A chieftain of the MacCarthys , called Cormac Laidir ('strong Cormac') , was a great builder , and the most striking of his works was Blarney Castle , which dates from the year 1446 and is worth a visit on your Ireland tours. With a massive...