Irish churches Tag

12 Jun Testimonial from Rick Palmer , Conneticut

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My family and I planned our tour of Ireland through Ireland Luxury Tours this year. I didnt want to drive and we wanted somebody to take us to the "real Ireland" rather than the tourist hot spots. Maurice and his team created the most wonderful trip taking...

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21 Feb Early Churches in Ireland

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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...

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09 Jan Christ Church Cathedral , Dublin

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Christ Chuch Cathedral is impressive and a must see attraction on any Ireland tours !!!!! The first Christianized Danish king, Sitric, built a wooden church at this site in 1038. In 1171 the original simple foundation was extended into a cruciform and rebuilt in stone by...

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09 Jan Dunbrody Abbey , County Wexford

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On Ireland tours be sure to visit  Dunbrody Abbey !! It was founded in 1170 BC and is one of the finest examples of a Cistercian Monastery in Ireland. Attractions include the Abbey, the Maze with Pitch & Putt , Craft Shop and Tea Room. Dunbrody Abbey was...

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09 Jan The Rock of Cashel , County Tipperary

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A definite must see attraction on any Ireland tours !! Legend associates the Rock of Cashel with St. Patrick, but the name comes from Caiseal , meaning "stone fort"  , and the hill was originally the residence of the kings of Munster. Excavations have revealed some evidence...

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08 Jan Portbradden

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Portbradden is a picturesque fishing village under the cliff at the end of White Park Bay on the North Coast...

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04 Jan Armagh Cathedral and the famous Saint Patrick

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Armagh is a city in Northern Ireland that you may pass through on Ireland tours. The Metropolitan Cathedral of St Patrick , Armagh , is set on a hill from which the name of the city derives - Ard Macha - the Height of Macha. Macha, a...

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28 Dec Nendrum Abbey

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Nendrum Abbey is generally regarded as the best example of a pre-Norman monastic site in Northern Ireland that still has ruins from the original buildings. Thought to have been set-up by St Machaoi in the 5th century, it has also been linked to St Patrick in...

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