The River Walk, Trim, County Meath
If you plan your walk in the evening you'll be rewarded with breathtaking sunsets over the Boyne and medieval buildingsThe town of Trim in County Meath is the site of the largest Norman Castle in...
View ArticleSeahan Megalithic Tomb, County Dublin
The exposed chamber of one of the tombs, with the larger cairn topped by an Ordnance Survey point in the backgroundOn Saturday (15th March 2014) we visited Seahan, another of the megalithic tombs of...
View ArticleDowth Passage Tomb, County Meath
The Boyne Valley is one of the most important archaeological landscapes in the world and this region sheltered in a bend of the River Boyne, known as Brú na Bóinne (meaning Palace of the Boyne) is home...
View ArticleSt. Doulagh's Church, County Dublin
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View ArticleOrmond Castle, County Tipperary
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View ArticleDerrynaflan, County Tipperary
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View ArticleKilleshin, County Laois
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View ArticleGaulstown Dolmen, County Waterford.
If you’d like to receive daily updates about great heritage sites then please consider following us on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.There are over 170 dolmens (also known as portal tombs) recorded in...
View ArticleDunmore Cave, County Kilkenny
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View ArticleKilree Monastic Site, County Kilkenny
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View ArticleClonmacnoise, County Offaly
If you’d like to receive daily updates about great heritage sites please consider following us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ andInstagram.Located on the banks of the River Shannon in County Offaly,...
View ArticleDarby's Bed, County Limerick
Darby’s Bed (also known as Duntryleague Passage Tomb), is the remains of a passage tomb, situated near the summit of a steep hill just outside the village of Galbally in County Limerick. We visited the...
View ArticleThe Old Kenmare Road, County Kerry
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View ArticleSt. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny
We were given a tour by the original Kilkenny Cat!Kilkenny takes its name Cill Cainnigh, from the ‘Church of Cainnech’. St Canice (Cainnech) was a 6th century monk, originally from Co Derry. The sites...
View ArticleCreevykeel Court Tomb, County Sligo
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View ArticleRosserk Friary, County Mayo
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View ArticleKilmallock Medieval Town, County Limerick
The Dominican Priory of Kilmallock, one of the finest medieval ecclesiastical sites in IrelandSettlement in Kilmallock began in around 600 AD, when St Mocheallóg founded a monastery on a hill one mile...
View ArticleDownhill Demense, County Derry
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View ArticleDunluce Castle, County Antrim
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View ArticleKnocknarea, County Sligo
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View ArticleProleek Dolmen, County Louth
Within the golf course of Ballymacscanlan House Hotel are two iconic reminders of Co Louth’s ancient past. The large portal tomb (also known as a dolmen), is one of Ireland’s best examples of this type...
View ArticleCaves of Keash, Keshcorran, Sligo
If you’d like to keep up with daily images and information about Ireland’s fantastic heritage sites please consider following Abarta Audioguides on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramLast Sunday I visited...
View ArticleDrombeg Stone Circle, County Cork
Drombeg is one of the finest of Ireland’s stone circles and certainly the most popular, attracting large numbers of tourists due to it’s picturesque setting. Like most of Ireland’s stone circles, the...
View ArticleShantemon Stone Row, County Cavan
We visited the ancient stone row of Shantemon on the 2nd October 2015, the land was shrouded in thick mist and countless spiders had woven a tapestry of webs across every branch and tree. It was the...
View ArticleSt Manchan's Shrine, Boher, County Offaly
St.Manchan's Shrine‘The shrine of Manchan, of Maethail, was covered by Ruaidhri Ua Conchobhair, and an embroidering of gold was carried over it by him, in as good a style as a relic was ever...
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