Roscrea is a picturesque town located at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. It is an old market town, with so many well preserved and restored medieval buildings that it has also earned distinction as a Heritage Town.…
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Glendalough
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Glendalough is a popular retreat for many Dublin-dwellers and, as soon as you get there, it’s easy to see why. In the heart of county Wicklow, and only about 45km from the stressful capital city, lies this beautiful green…
Rock of Cashel
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The word Cashel is derived from an Irish (Gaelic) word meaning “fortress” — and it’s not hard to see why.The Rock of Cashel lays claim, with much justification, to the title “most spectacular archeological site in Ireland”.
Situated…
Inchcleraun Island
Just off the shore of Lough Ree, the peaceful island of Inchcleraun (from the Gaelic Inis Clothrann) is named after Clothra, an ancient mythical figure. Clothra was the sister of Queen Maeve who, old legend has it, was killed…
Downpatrick
Near the east coast of Northern Ireland, on the southwest of Strangford Lough, Downpatrick is the traditional, ecclesiastical capital of County Down. The town, which today has a population of over 10,000, derives its name from an association…
The Burren
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The Burren, an area of about 100 square miles of karstic limestone rock and sparse soil on a dramatically undulating landscape, lies in the north-west corner of county Clare. Bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, with