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This Early Georgian mansion was built in 1730 by the Cole family, who became the Earls of Enniskillen, and named after the wife of John Cole. Set amid the Cuilcagh Mountains, its white stone facade stands in striking contrast…

The first state forest to be granted Forest Park status in Northern Ireland, Tollymore Forest Park celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005.
This attractive park features the whimsical designs of Thomas Wright (1711-1786). It contains caves, bridges, and…

The manor house at Castlewellan is a granite structure built by the Annesley family in 1856. Its style is Scottish Baronial and its appearance castle like. The house currently serves as a conference centre for private groups. The nearby…

These dense, unspoiled woodlands are a special place of natural beauty in the wild part of northwest Ireland. The River Finn passes quietly through this untouched area, which remains filled with a wide variety of plants, trees, and…

Nature lovers will be amazed at the unique wilderness area that surrounds his former raised bog, from which turf has been cut for more than three centuries. These days, nearly all of the familiar reddish, acidic turf is gone,…

One of Ireland’s most beautiful treasures lies near the village of Portarlington. This national gem is known as Emo Court and Gardens, and is a fine example of the traditional large country house in the neoclassical style.
Construction…

Lough Key is one of Ireland’s most beautiful lakes, which can be reached by boaters on the River Shannon via the Boyle River. The Forest Park surrounding it comprises approximately 800 acres of varied woodland.
The lake’s name…

Beautiful, suprising, haunting and lonely, Ireland’s Slieve Bloom Mountains are rarely visited by the Irish, let alone visitors. The mountain range forms a broad elongated dome, extending for almost 25km in a north-easterly/south-westerly direction on the Laois/Offaly border, near…