This is a major city in the south of Ireland. It is an interesting stop on any tours of Ireland. Danish Vikings founded Limerick 1,000 years ago. The city walls are still partially preserved. King Johns Castle, which stands directly above the Shannon River is very interesting. It is also...
This is not a place we visit on many tours of Ireland. Many clients want to avoid cities and concentrate on rural Ireland. But it does have a lot to offer. It has many fine Georgian houses, interesting old quays, and bridges over the River Shannon. King Johns Castle...
The city is the sum of three parts. It began on an island in the Shannon and expanded onto each bank forming three distinct districts. The oldest is Englishtown that stands on the island. This was followed by Irishtown, which began life as a second walled town. The third is...
The 5th and 6th Dukes of Devonshire re-planned the town in early 19th century, and a grid layout surrounds the spacious Grattan Square. It lies at the head of fine harbour, and is the capital of the district of The Decies. It was saved from...
Five irregularly spaced drum towers linked by massive walls are all that remain of the castle that King John built early 13th century to keep the peace in Thomond (as the area was then called) between the Norman settlers and the O’Brien clan, Kings and...
North of Dundalk, a few minutes' drive takes you into the lovely scenery of the hilly, granite Cooley peninsula, attractive in its own right, but also overlooking tempting views of the Mountains of Mourne across the lough which divides the Republic from Northern Ireland. Cooley is...