- June 22, 2015One a strongly fortified harbour town, Youghal (pronounced ‘yawl’) is now a popular seaside resort with wide sandy beaches. Its…
- June 8, 2015County Clare is a peninsula on the grand scale, cut off on three of its four sides by Lough Derg,…
- June 2, 2015The granite ridge that forms the lovely Wicklow and Blackstairs Mountains across the south-east corner of Ireland has given this…
- May 18, 2015Kells/Ceanannus, County Meath One of the great centres of Celtic Christianity. where the Book of Kells may have been written…
- March 29, 2015Northern Ireland has some of the most enchanting landscapes on the whole island - untouched by the strife that…
- February 26, 2015Fortresses In Ireland At almost every turn in the Irish countryside there are remnants of ancient forts, some now reduced…
- January 15, 2015The Lower Shannon As the mighty River Shannon tumbles down from Lough Derg, the last and largest of its lakes,…
- January 13, 2015Drogehda, County Louth This close packed town, with its old buildings clustered in 13th century streets, retains a medieval feel.…
- January 11, 2015The seaside village of Ardmore stands on a promontory known mainly for its association with St Declan, the 5th century…
- October 13, 2014Sir Lawrence Parsons, whose family was later ennobled as the Earls of Rosse, built this massive castle in the 1620s…