While this town is known mainly for its crystal, there are a number of other sites to visit. It is worth a stop on any tours of Ireland, even if you do not want crystal! The first settlers were the Danes, under the leadership of Sitric. They founded...
Cork is the chief city of Munster and is said to have been founded in the sixth or seventh century by Saint Finbarr. He established a monastic settlement on the south side of the River Lee containing over 700 priests, monks, and students. Danes and Anglo-Normans in...
Narrow Water Castle is at the bottle neck of the Newry canal which runs into Carlingford Lough. It was built after the restoration of King Charles the second to protect the commercial town of Newry and its strategic hinterland of Down, Armagh, and Louth. Carlingford is a...