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Tory Island, also known as Toraigh Island, has been populated for nearly four thousand years, since the time of the Neolithic farmers. This tiny, barren land mass is situated nine miles off the shore of Ireland’s northern peninsulas. It…

Built on what was formerly the site of the monastery founded by St. Columba, the cathedral was under construction from 1628-1633. It was the first Protestant Cathedral built in Britain or Ireland following the reformation. Most of the…

St Anne’s Cathedral, sometimes called Belfast Cathedral, was erected at the turn of the century upon the site of the original of St Anne’s Parish Church. The cathedral is a descendant of Belfast’s first Church of Ireland…

The founder of Cork City chose the site of this 1880 church to build his original church and school around the year 650. The current building replaced a structure from 1735, and only its original bells remain.
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This popular Cork City landmark, visible across the area, was built in 1722. Also called Shandon Church, its steeple holds eight distinctive bells of the same name, for which the poem by Francis Mahony was written.
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Located in a restored ancient church building, complete with medieval vaulted ceilings and in the centre of the once vibrant medieval section, this conservations society presents a scale model of the city that tells its complete historical and geographical…

This Roman Catholic house of worship was designed and built during the late 18th century, a particularly difficult and turbulent period for the religion in Irish history. It is widely known as the oldest Roman Catholic Cathedral in Ireland…

This 18th century cathedral in Waterford City is considered one of Ireland’s finest neoclassical Georgian structures. The current building replaced the original Neo Gothic cathedral built by Bishop Cheneix.
Some of its most appealing features include Corinthian columns…

Daniel O’Connell founded this cemetery in 1832, when Roman Catholics were allowed to conduct funerals. Originally called Prospect Cemetery, it is Ireland’s largest and considered its National Cemetery, because so many who were instrumental in the history of the…

Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin serves as the central house of worship for the Church of Ireland (Anglican) diocese of Dublin and Glendalough – in fact, it was the main state church until 1871. For over a…