- May 11, 2017Originally one of three ancient commons in the old city, St Stephen’s Green was enclosed in 1664. The 22 acre…
- April 25, 2017About 4 miles off Sligo’s untamed northern coast lies an uninhabited, windswept island that contains one of the best-preserved early…
- April 20, 2017This large ruin of a friary shares much with its neighbour, Rosserk. Both compete for the title of largest and…
- April 15, 2017Five irregularly spaced drum towers linked by massive walls are all that remain of the castle that King John built…
- April 8, 2017For 1500 years’ pilgrims have been beating a path to this remote stretch of water set in a barren landscape.…
- April 4, 2017The most impressive Stone Age tomb in Europe stands on a hill above the Boyne’s fertile valley, part of a…
- March 26, 2017A few minutes’ walk west of the village, is an irregular battlemented structure dating from 1564, but much restored by…
- March 21, 2017Florence Court is one of the most important neo-classical 18th century houses in the country. It was named after Florence…
- March 16, 2017Cahir Castle is on an island commanding the Suir bridge, the largest of its period in Ireland, was built in…
- March 10, 2017Castle Coole is an imposing mansion built in 1790-98 for the Earl of Belmore by James Wyatt. The portraits of…