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This cluster of ancient tombs survives from 3000 B.C. The cairns are called passage tombs, a type commonly erected in the Neolithic Era. They cover three adjacent hilltops, sometimes called the “Hills of the Witch”.
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The diocese of Trim was comparatively small, and the Bishop of Trim often also served as the Abbott of St. Mary’s. The abbey itself was built in 1368 and operated by the Augustinians. During medieval times, pilgrims traveled here…

The ruins of this once splendid cathedral stand along the banks of the River Boyne. It is one of many sites in and around Trim that housed ancient ecclesiastical structures. The cathedral was built by Simon de Rochfort, Meath’s…

The word Abbeylara means abbey of the ‘little rath’. Its monastic buildings were completed in 1214 with the support of the Tuite family. Sir Richard Tuite was buried at the site.
Many stone circles were erected in the…

At Aughacliffe stand the remains of a portal tomb, where ancient stones are stacked upon each other in a precarious balancing act. It is located in a hollow, as are most of the dolmens found in Ireland.
The…

The ruins of the Cistercian Abbey at Abbeyshrule were once part of a much larger community of buildings, not visible today except for the outline stones of quite a few foundations. This was the first Cistercian site in Longford…

This primitive structure at Granard consists of a huge mound of earth with a flat top and a hollow interior. It is believed to have been used as a storage facility, possibly for grain or perhaps even gold treasure.…

The Clonofin Monument, located at Clonofin, Ballinalee, in County Longford, is dedicated to the North Longford Flying Column, a group of soldiers who fought during the Irish War for Independence in the early 1920’s. They were led by General Sean…

Part of the original Edgeworthstown Estate, the original manor house was built in 1672 by Richard Edgeworth. It was a modest building with tiny windows.
In the 1770’s Richard Lovell Edgeworth enlarged and remodeled the house. He made…

The tiny village of Fenagh is also the site of one of the oldest monastic communities in Ireland. St. Caillan founded the monastery here in the fifth century. According to the Book of Fenagh, he came from Dunmore in…