- June 18, 2014With splendid views of the rugged Comeragh Mountains only a few miles to the south, Clonmel, whose Irish name means…
- June 3, 2014On top of a hill, in a labyrinth of lanes, stand some 300 stones. All about 3ft high and seemingly…
- May 26, 2014Known as “Arann’s well” in Irish, Tipperary is full of many interesting features including monuments to some of its less…
- December 17, 2013Sited on a rock Island in the River Suir , this predominantly 15th century defensive castle is the largest of…
- November 21, 2013A road passes between the remains of an Augustinian monastery , built in 1100. On one side is a round…
- October 8, 2013The church of this 12th century monastery on the banks of the Suir has been meticulously restored and is now…
- September 11, 2013Just North of the town the remains of an Augustinian monastery , built in 1100. On one side is a…
- August 28, 2013This beautiful remote glen lies between the Galty mountains and Slievenamuck. Historically this was an important pass between the Golden…
- July 27, 2013The earliest of the building which crown St. Patrick’s Rock is the perfectly preserved Round Tower. Cormac’s Chapel , which…
- February 6, 2013Joseph Damer was a banker and entrepreneur who moved to Ireland from England 1662. He lived in Dublin. He soon…