- March 4, 2017The cathedral was built in 1790-1827, but it retains some portions of the older building, notably part of the east…
- February 27, 2017Southwest of Roscommon to Galway via the demesne of Mount Bellew (landscaped by Hely Dutton; mansion demolished), shortly passing the…
- February 21, 2017North of the narrow streets of the old town stands the Court House, a Classical building of 1850-52 with original…
- February 15, 2017Beautifully situated on the River Lee, Cork City is after Dublin and Belfast, the 3rd city of Ireland with long…
- February 12, 2017Newtownards, now a busy manufacturing centre in an old town, despite its name. It dates from 1244, when a Dominican…
- February 3, 2017The cliffs form a sheer precipice, 8km long; one of the most impressive stretches of coast in the west of…
- January 30, 2017The castle was probably built in 1176 by Maurice Fitzgerald, a companion of Strongbow. It remained a Fitzgerald stronghold until…
- January 24, 2017An ancient coach road, leading due west from the cathedral hill, crosses the Callan by a charming old bridge, beyond…
- January 8, 2017Glencolumbkille (the glen of St. Columba), is said to have been a favourite retreat of the saint and his disciples.…
- January 2, 2017Roscommon is an old wool-town, deriving its name (Coman’s wood) from a monastery founded here by St. Coman in 746.…