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St. Canice’s Cathedral

Second in size only to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, this structure from the 13th century has endured vandalism and the ravages of time to remain standing as one…

Yeats Memorial Building

William Butler Yeats, the national poet of Ireland, lived from 1865 to 1939. A red brick building in Sligo Town memorializes him and celebrates his life and work. Located…

Northwest Ireland’s largest town is situated in the middle of Yeats Country, where it has miraculously retained all the rural charm of the original small village, even as it has grown in leaps and bounds both physically and economically.

Hunt Museum

At the center of Limerick City, inside the Old Customs House (1765), visitors can peruse the collection of John and Gertrude Hunt. Many European and Irish paintings, including some by…

Over the centuries, these barren limestone islands, located about 30 miles offshore in Galway Bay, have been transformed into beautiful but isolated farmland communities. There are three islands – Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer. The presence of Iron Age Forts…

The largest church in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Cathedral is located in the southwest area of the city. It is English in style, and measures 300 feet in length. Inside its square medieval tower hangs the largest set of ringing…

The oldest college in Ireland is situated on a peaceful, picturesque campus in the middle of Dublin City. Its famous alumni include Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker and Samuel Beckett.
The college was built on…

The city of Dublin displays countless reminders of a tumultuous history rich in conflict, violence and rebellion, as well as modern economic progress and remarkable artistic and literary achievement.
Dublin had its origins in the first…

St. Mogue established the original abbey on this site in the 6th century. Today, the ruins of later structures are visible.
Most notable are the Round Tower and the church, from medieval times. They contain some interesting carvings…

St. Moling, who in his time served as Bishop of Ferns and Glendalough and led a life of many documented miracles, established this monastic community in 696.
In the graveyard near the abbey, the Kings of South Leinster, the…