- September 2, 2013Sited on both sides of the Garavouge River, the settlement was given in 1235 to Maurice Fitzgerald , who built…
- August 28, 2013Ireland’s last hung woman , ‘Lady Betty’ , worked at the jail which still stands in the town centre. She…
- August 28, 2013This beautiful remote glen lies between the Galty mountains and Slievenamuck. Historically this was an important pass between the Golden…
- August 26, 2013This picturesque market town in the Blackwater Valley was a major ecclesiastical centre from the 7th to the 14th century.…
- August 22, 2013The River Shannon here divides the counties of Westmeath and Roscommon and the provinces of Leinster and Connacht. As it…
- August 22, 2013Trinity College was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I to consolidate the Reformation through education. The restriction on Catholic students…
- August 20, 2013What is left of Dromana House is dramatically sited on a rocky escarpment overlooking the Blackwater estuary. It was built…
- August 16, 2013Home to the Strawberry Fair every July. The County Museum is housed in the Norman castle overlooking the River Slaney.…
- August 15, 2013This is one of Ireland’s most important monastic and historical sites. Founded in AD 548 by St. Ciaran , it…
- August 14, 2013Ireland's 4th largest city began as a 10th century Viking settlement on an island in the River Shannon , from…