09 Mar Belfast tours in March 2011
If you are on any tours of Ireland in March 2011 , and find yourself in Belfast , there is plenty to see and do...
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08 Mar The Abbey Theatre
If you are in Dublin on Ireland tours then you may want an evening out. Ireland's national theatre is worth thinking about. Considered one of the most prestigious theatre companies in the world , the Abbey is one of the important institutions to emerge from the Irish...
01 Mar County Westmeath
You may come across County Westmeath on your Ireland tours. It is an inland county in the province of Leinster. The county has an area of 710 square miles and a population of approx 75,000. The old royal kingdom of Mide became part of the "de Lacy" earldom...
25 Feb National Gallery of Ireland
Once again , if you find yourself on tours of Ireland and visiting Dublin , this is a bit of a hidden gem. Perfect to visit on a rainy day. The National Gallery was inaugurated in 1864. It houses the national gallery of Irish art from the...
24 Feb National Botanic Gardens
If on Ireland tours you will find yourself in Dublin. These gardens are a hidden gem in the city. The gardens were founded by the Royal Dublin Society in 1795 to serve the scientific and agricultural communities of Ireland. Doctor Walter Wade who laid out the grounds...
22 Feb Dolmens…….in Ireland
Try and see these on tours of Ireland if only for the sheer age of the things. Dolmens are Stone Age megalithic tombs. They consist of between three and seven uprights carrying a capstone weighing up to one hundred tons. A good example is at Browneshill , County...
21 Feb Early Churches in Ireland
If you come on any Ireland tours , relegion , and chuches are a huge part of Irish history. In early Irish Christianity , churches were built of wood or occasionally of earth - presumably small boxlike structures with corner beams. But the double church for...
18 Feb County Wexford
A maritime county in the province of Leinster. Worth seeing on any tours of Ireland. Often refereed to as "the sunny southeast" of Ireland , Wexford (900 square miles) has a population of approx 120,000. Its terrain falls gradually southeastward from the Blackstairs Mountains (2,409 feet) to...
16 Feb Coole Park , Galway , Ireland
A real hidden gem for any tours of Ireland. Coole Park is an estate near Gort , County Galway. It is associated with the "Irish Literary Revival". It was the home of Lady (Augusta) Gregory , the dramatist , folklorist , and translator. She married Sir William Gregory of...
15 Feb County Laois
This is a midland county in the province of Leinster that you may pass through on tours of Ireland. It covers 664 square miles and has a population of around 60,000. It is dominated by an expanse of agricultural land , and the county is bound to...