Category: Must See Attractions

  • December 28, 2016
    The earliest known human settlement of Ireland occurred in the Mesolithic 8000BC, when tribes from Europe crossed to Ireland by…
  • December 21, 2016
    The picturesque village of Edzell, with its broad main street and grandiose monumental arch, dates from the early 19th century…
  • December 19, 2016
    Bective Abbey, on the left bank of the Boyne close to Bective Bridge is one of the more picturesque of…
  • December 18, 2016
    A massive collection of stone, with a heavy cubist beauty, Hermitage Castle sits isolated beside a rushing stream surrounded by…
  • December 12, 2016
    Situated at the eastern end of North Street is the ruined western end of St Andrews Cathedral, once the largest…
  • December 11, 2016
    Thurles is an ancient episcopal market town, where in 1174 Strongbow met his match at the hands of Donal O’Brien…
  • December 7, 2016
    The country’s historical roots are deeply embedded in the sandy soils of Central Scotland. Significant ruins and castles that chronicle…
  • December 4, 2016
    The 5th and 6th Dukes of Devonshire re-planned the town in early 19th century, and a grid layout surrounds the…
  • November 30, 2016
    Inverness, the primary city and shopping centre of the Highlands, has a great location astride the River Ness at the…
  • July 24, 2016
    It’s difficult to believe that Scotland’s last executed witch perished in a vat of boiling tar in Dornoch in 1722,…