- July 23, 2017The ruins of Fore Abbey lie in glorious rolling countryside about 8km east of Tullynally Castle. St Fechin established a…
- July 19, 2017Clare Island, set in Clew Bay, is dominated by two hills, and a square 15th century castle commands the headland…
- July 5, 2017A popular holiday destination for Victorian middle-class families, the resort still emits a sedate, old-fashioned air. Its long, crescent-shaped seafront…
- July 1, 2017Baltimore’s most bizarre claim to fame dates to 1631 when more than 100 citizens were carried off as slaves by…
- June 28, 2017People go to Lough Arrow to sail and fish for the local trout, and also simply to enjoy the glorious…
- June 25, 2017This monastic settlement is in a remote location on the borders of Counties Clare and Galway, roughly 5km southwest of…
- June 23, 2017The 13th century Anglo-Norman Roscrea Castle consists of a gate tower, curtain walls and two corner towers. In the courtyard…
- June 8, 2017Lying just south of Rathdrum, Avondale House was the birthplace of the 19th century politician and patriot, Charles Stewart Parnell.…
- June 5, 2017In amongst the produce stalls and family-run stores in the warren of streets to the west of O’Connell Street stands…
- May 16, 2017Rosguill Peninsula juts out into the Atlantic Ocean between Sheephaven and Mulroy bays. The simplest way to see it is…