- June 2, 2015The granite ridge that forms the lovely Wicklow and Blackstairs Mountains across the south-east corner of Ireland has given this…
- March 23, 2015Island Of Saints And Scholars The coming of Christianity to Ireland in early 5th century was unlike its arrival any…
- February 26, 2015Fortresses In Ireland At almost every turn in the Irish countryside there are remnants of ancient forts, some now reduced…
- January 11, 2015Jura lies off the coast of Argyll, long, dark and low like a vast Viking longship, its billowing sail the…
- October 29, 2014Shetland’s most impressive archaeological attraction. This large settlement, with buildings from Prehistory through Norse times to the 16th century, was…
- July 21, 2014Opposite the small, scattered village of Sandwick is the Isle of Mousa, an RSPB reserve. The impressive double-walled Mousa Broch…
- April 17, 2014In the middle of Lough Derg is a solitary, uninhabited, 49 acre island whose atmosphere takes visitors back to the…
- March 3, 2014The name Wicklow is the modern version of Wykinglo – Viking Meadow – the name of the 9th century Viking…
- February 5, 2014Narrow streets only 12ft wide in places – a legacy of Viking times – are crammed along Wexford’s waterfront ,…
- January 5, 2010If your tours of Ireland bring you to Dublin then try this !!............ Viking Splash Tours is a great way…