- December 28, 2016The earliest known human settlement of Ireland occurred in the Mesolithic 8000BC, when tribes from Europe crossed to Ireland by…
- October 15, 2014Rearing up from a steep hill like a jagged, broken tooth and visible for miles around is the shattered tower…
- February 12, 2014The Victorian architect Edward Godwin borrowed from fantasy land when he built Dromore Castle for the 3rd Earl of Limerick.…
- February 3, 2014No building could look less like an Abbey , for when it was built in the 1830s for the Barrington…
- January 30, 2014Once the chief town of the Earls of Desmond , Kilmallock still retains much of its medieval past. It is…
- January 15, 2014A narrow lane opens suddenly onto the Shannon estuary , revealing a short jetty , a line of ruined ,…
- November 11, 2013The area around the lake is one of Ireland’s most important archaeological sites. There is a centre housed in replica…
- August 14, 2013Ireland's 4th largest city began as a 10th century Viking settlement on an island in the River Shannon , from…
- August 6, 2013Situated on the River Maigue , Adare is regarded as one of Ireland’s prettiest villages. The picturesque thatched cottages ,…
- July 2, 2013Just West of Limerick City , this Shannon side village adjoins the demesne of Glin Castle , seat of the…