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This small but richly decorated stone survives from the end of the B.C. period. It is egg shaped, with a swirling design engraved into its granite surface. The style of the design is known as Celtic La Tene, and…

During the 6th century, a monastery flourished at this site. Ardcarn was designated as a diocese in the province of Connaught in 1111. It was later combined with Roscommon, Elphin and Drumcliff to make up the diocese of Elphin…

Many centuries ago, a monastic settlement was located at Emlagh, although there is no written mention of it and no visible ruins remain. That is, except for the pieces of two different high crosses standing at this site.
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A grouping of ancient earthworks that covers nearly two square miles, this ancient site includes ring forts and a large mound that may actually be a passage tomb similar to the Mound of the Hostages at Tara in County…

The landscape formations of Silver River Gorge at Cadamstown were formed by the sea and rivers millions of years ago. The name of the river in Gaelic was Abha Airgid, which translates as “the Money River”. It was named…

Saint Fintan began a monastery here and then went on to Slieve Margy, leaving the community in the care of a nun called Cera. She died in 670, and records indicate that the monastery also burned during that year.…

There are two churches on this site, portions of which date back to the 15th century.
The first, a roofed church – was originally built during the 12th century, although few of the oldest parts remain visible. It…

Gallen Church sits on the original site of a monastery that was established in 492. A group of Welsh monks restored the community after its buildings were burned in 820. They operated a school at this location for many…

Tullamore is the administrative seat of County Offaly. The origins of this bustling town in the center of the Irish Midlands can be traced back to the 1500s, when it served as part of the English plantation system in…

This hill outside Glaslough in County Monaghan was the site of a Viking Fort in the 10th century. Here the invaders staged attacks on Old Donagh Church. A significant strategic area for battle, Drumbanagher Hill is most widely remembered…