This abbey sits near Killarney, on the east of Muckross Lake. It stands in the middle of Bourne-Vincent Memorial Park. Muckross Abbey is well worth a visit on any tours of Ireland. The abbey was built some 570 years ago, and is well preserved. Muckross was founded in 1448...
This is a beautiful town on the North Coast of Ireland. If you find yourself on the coast during tours of Ireland, be sure to make a stop. It’s a great stop for “refreshments” but there is also plenty to see. The views are spectacular right over to...
This town is a real hidden gem for any tours of Ireland. A monastery was founded in the 9th century and two granite crosses from around that time have survived. Another survivor is a 12th century Romanesque doorway (though the modern church behind it is not great...
This little village is a true “hidden gem”. At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we love the reaction of our guests when we take them to “Quin”. Quin is famous for its well-preserved Franciscan Friary. This was established in 1443 on the remains of an Anglo-Norman castle. It has...
This is a very pretty village on the North Coast. If you travel the coast road, with Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours, you will drive through Glenarm. It was originally a Medieval village and the layout has not changed that much. Street names like “Toberwine” and “The Vennel” take you...
This complex of churches is linked to the cult of St Brendan the Navigator, who was born nearby in 484 and founded a monastery here. The ruined cathedral dates back to the 12th century and retains a delicate Romanesque doorway and blind arcading. Inside, an...
The 13th century Anglo-Norman Roscrea Castle consists of a gate tower, curtain walls and two corner towers. In the courtyard stands Damer House, a Queen Anne-style residence with a magnificent staircase and Georgian garden. Just over the river lies St Cronan’s Monastery which has a...
This large ruin of a friary shares much with its neighbour, Rosserk. Both compete for the title of largest and most impressive ecclesiastical ruins in Mayo. Moyne was founded as a Franciscan friary by the Burke family, built in late Irish Gothic style and consecrated...
With splendid views of the rugged Comeragh Mountains only a few miles to the south, Clonmel, whose Irish name means ‘honey meadow’, is one of Ireland’s most charming towns. It is Tipperary’s county town, with an intimate atmosphere within the remains of its old walls....
The name Wicklow is the modern version of Wykinglo – Viking Meadow – the name of the 9th century Viking settlement here. After the Vikings came the early Christians , whose traces remain in the fragments of a 13th century Franciscan friary at the West...