- August 26, 2013This picturesque market town in the Blackwater Valley was a major ecclesiastical centre from the 7th to the 14th century.…
- August 22, 2013Trinity College was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I to consolidate the Reformation through education. The restriction on Catholic students…
- August 20, 2013What is left of Dromana House is dramatically sited on a rocky escarpment overlooking the Blackwater estuary. It was built…
- August 16, 2013Home to the Strawberry Fair every July. The County Museum is housed in the Norman castle overlooking the River Slaney.…
- August 15, 2013This is one of Ireland’s most important monastic and historical sites. Founded in AD 548 by St. Ciaran , it…
- August 14, 2013Ireland's 4th largest city began as a 10th century Viking settlement on an island in the River Shannon , from…
- August 13, 2013Scenic Killaloe is at The Southern tip of Lough Derg , the largest of the Shannon lakes. It's most fascinating…
- August 12, 2013Dunguaire , on the shores of Galway Bay , bridges thirteen centuries of Irish history from the early Christian period…
- August 6, 2013Situated on the River Maigue , Adare is regarded as one of Ireland’s prettiest villages. The picturesque thatched cottages ,…
- August 5, 2013From the Middle Ages to the 17th century the town was the seat of the O’Donnells , Princes of Tir…