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28 Mar Castles In Ireland

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Irelands castles were built mostly by the English. Many survive as the country’s most imposing architectural monuments. There are some that must be seen on any tours of Ireland. The first castles were built at the time of the first attacks by the Anglo-Normans. They rapidly erected fortified strongholds...

01 Nov Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim

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The traditional prophecy, attributed to St. Columbia, that “a stranger mounted on a white horse and bearing a shield of painted birds shall conquer Ulster” appeared to be fulfilled when John de Courcy headed the Norman invasion of Ulster in 1177. Gradually the Anglo-Norman overlords...

26 Feb Fortresses In Ireland

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Fortresses In Ireland At almost every turn in the Irish countryside there are remnants of ancient forts, some now reduced to mounds overgrown with grass, others the crumbling fragments of once-massive strongholds. The story they tell is of a harsh and often dangerous existence endured over...

09 Jun Grey Abbey, County Down

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Thanks to being retained for parish worship for much of the 17th and 18th centuries, more remains of Grey Abbey church than of many other Irish monasteries. Built on Strangford Lough, it is set in mature parkland and has an atmosphere of monastic calm. The...

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28 Mar Castles In Ireland

01 Nov Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim

26 Feb Fortresses In Ireland

09 Jun Grey Abbey, County Down