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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…

The Irish Forestry Awards System had its origins back in 1769. It was created to award medals to farmers who planted certain trees, namely ash, oak, elm, or Weymouth or Scots Pine, on their property. Summerhill House features an…

This courthouse, built in 1746, is one of the oldest and most interesting in all of Ireland. Visitors can attend re-enactments of some of the trials held here, among the most notable, the Napper Tandy Trial and the…

Donegal Castle was built during the 15th century by the heads of the ruling O’Donnell Clan, whose reign lasted in the area until the Flight of the Earls in 1607.
Hugh Roe O’Donnell was the last clan…

Free Derry Corner is an icon representing the Republican Resistance, and marking the eastern border of the Bogside area. The words “You are Now Entering Free Derry” were painted on the side of a dwelling, destroyed by British…

This Early Georgian Style manor house is located in a picturesque area outside the city of Derry. The estate is made up of 3, 641 acres adjacent to protected woodlands and features glorious views of the city, the…

In an effort to stem the tide of growing poverty, the Derry Workhouse was established in 1832, but as history unfolded, the building came to be used for quite different purposes. As potential emigrants came to Derry,…

The walls surrounding the City of Derry are 26 feet high and as much as 30 feet wide in certain areas. Construction was completed in 1618, funded by the London trade guilds in charge of the plantation of…

Located just outside the walled city near the River Foyle, the original Guildhall building was completed in 1890. Made from stone and sandstone, and embellished with Victorian ornamentation in the neo gothic style, its most notable feature is a…

Built as a memorial to the 13 boys who began the siege of Derry in 1688 by closing the gates of the city in the face of King James II, it has served, over the years, as a memorial…