Tag: Tours of Ireland

  • March 31, 2014
    Standing like a giant mushroom on three uprights is a 5000 year old tomb with a huge capstone, known as…
  • March 26, 2014
    Now a thriving market town this was once the formidable power base of the Earls of Desmond. Their Kerry headquarters,…
  • March 19, 2014
    At the top of a winding inlet is the lively market town, laid out 1614 by the 1st Earl of…
  • March 17, 2014
    The Glenmalur Valley is considered by many to be the most spectacular of County Wicklow’s glens, by others to be…
  • March 13, 2014
    Even though it lies in ruins, this Franciscan friary is unusually complete and gives an interesting insight into monastic life.…
  • March 12, 2014
    The River Bann divides this village in two, with part of the population living in County Londonderry and the rest…
  • March 10, 2014
    South-West of this seaside town is the stately, greystone Malahide Castle, home of the Talbot family from 1185 to 1973,…
  • March 5, 2014
    A few low stone walls and ruined buildings cupped in a hollow of protective hills , are all that is…
  • March 3, 2014
    The name Wicklow is the modern version of Wykinglo – Viking Meadow – the name of the 9th century Viking…
  • February 26, 2014
    This large ruin of a friary shares much with its neighbour , Rosserk. Both compete for the title of largest…