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The history of Kilkenny Castle dates back to 1172 when Strongbow — the popular name of Richard de Clare, Anglo-Norman conqueror of Ireland — built a wooden tower overlooking the River Nore. In 1260, his son-in-law William the Earl…

Athy Heritage Town, in south county Kildare, is situated where the River Barrow meets Dublin’s Grand Canal, about an hour’s drive west of the capital. Traditionally a market town, it is one of Ireland’s most ancient.
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Blarney Castle is most famous for its stone, ‘the Stone of Eloquence’ which is said to bestow the gift of eloquent speech on all those who kiss it.
Situated just 8 km from Cork City, Blarney Castle is…

Portstewart in Co. Derry, Northern Ireland, is a popular seaside destination famous for its sunsets. Indeed, the song Red Sails in the Sunset, covered by the Beatles, was written about Portstewart, which was once associated with the Victorian middle-class…

Killykeen Forest Park is a beautiful mixed woodlands park, comprising 600 acres, woven around the lake and islands of Lough Oughter. Killykeen lies four miles west of Cavan town on the Killeshandra Road (R199). Lough Oughter forms part…

The original “Black Castle” at Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow, is one Ireland’s earliest Norman fortresses. It was constructed in 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, a Norman baron who governed Ireland on behalf of Henry II, to defend the river…

Navan Fort, or Emain Macha as it was known in the old Irish language, is a large circular earthwork structure surrounding a drumlin, with an internal diameter of around 240 metres. It is located two miles west of Armagh…

Malahide Castle is set on 250 acres of park land in the picturesque seaside town of Malahide. For nearly 800 years it served as both a fortress and a private home. It is said to be the oldest Irish…