County Monaghan is an inland county, one of the three counties of the province of Ulster in the Republic of Ireland. Its name is derivedfrom the Irish Muineachan, "the place of the shrubs." The county is bordered on the east by Louth and Armagh, on...
Records of marriages recorded in Coleraine Borough (Northern Ireland) from 1st April 1845 to 1922. Index search only for a period not exceeding 6 hours £12 which includes 4 verifications. www.groni.gov.uk/index/family-history.htm Coleraine is a port in Northern Ireland where a vast number of people set sail from for...
The Rock of Cashel, once the palace of the kings of Munster, dominates the surrounding plain and has a fine collection of early Irish buildings. The 13th-century cathedral, although a ruin, is a most impressive edifice. Nearby there is a round tower and the delightful...
Fantastic deals on holidays in Ireland this Autumn. If you fancy an extended tour taking in Dublin , Cork , Galway , and Belfast email us for great deals. Or if you would like a nice Belfast tour or one taking in the Giants causeway and North...
This year we have had several requests at Ireland Luxury Tours to combine Ireland tours with tours of Scotland. The itinerary below is a sample of the tours we can arrange of Ireland and Scotland. SUN 26TH : Arrive in Dublin and transfer to TRINTY CAPITAL HOTEL...
At Ireland Luxury Tours we are lucky enough to be a member of the Irish Golf Tour Operators Association. We are involved in the Annual Conference and Gala Irish Golf Awards which are being held at the magnificent Slieve Donard hotel in Newcastle , County Down. It...
Ireland, an island in north-west Europe, has an area of 32,595 square miles. At its greatest it is 302 miles long and 171 miles wide and consists of a central lowland surrounded by a broken range of hills and small mountains. The climate is mild on...
Crannogs are man-made , usually circular , lake islands. They consist of piles of stones as a foundation, covered by brushwood and earth, and with palisades enclosing one or more houses. Modern examples at Craggaunowen (County Clare) and the National heritage Park at Ferrycarrig (County Wexford) show...
A short, humorous, and often nonsensical verse of five lines that have a particular pattern of rhyme (aabba) and rhyme. Lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three feet and rhyme, and line 3 and 4 are of two feet and rhyme. The rhythm is...
Ireland's second largest county, in the province of Connacht. Extending from the Atlantic to the River Shannon (area of 2,374 square miles), the county has a population of over 208,000. Galway City, the county capital, straddles the divide between the barren Irish-speaking Connemara to the west...