Ireland’s Unique, Off-Beat, & Often-Missed Sites
The nearby dolmen holds our attention, as does the local music session.
We can’t resist haunted pubs, beloved movie locations, and shops run by colorful locals.
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Secret Valley in the Wicklow Mountains: Aughrim, Co Wicklow
Aughavannagh Valley is a secluded valley deep in the Wicklow Mountains at the foot of Lugnaquilla the highest mountain in Wicklow. Steeped in history, the valley is also on the route of The Wicklow...
Brownshill Dolmen: Ballynakillbeg, Co Carlow
This megalithic portal dolmen is thought to have been built between 4000 & 3000 BC by some of the earliest farmers to inhabit Ireland. The capstone of the Dolmen is reported to weigh an...
The Antiquities of Kilmalkedar: Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry
Among the most significant churches on the Dingle Peninsula, this 12th Century Romanesque church reflects the builders' efforts to modernize to more closely resemble churches in mainland Europe....
The Royal Celtic Capital of Connacht: Tulsk, Co Roscommon
Covering over four square miles, at least 200 sites and monuments, and tracing through history from the earliest settlement (8,000 years ago) right through Stone Age, Iron Age, and Gaelic Kingship...
Ireland’s Manliest Statue: Sixmilebridge, Co Clare
In what is probably the manliest sculpture in Ireland, artist Shane Gilmore gives us a shirtless, limestone lad marching unimpeded through the waters of the O'Garney River carrying the heavy tools...
Killeigh Holy Well and Rag Tree: Killeigh, Co Offaly
Among the "seven blessed wells of Killeigh, this dry stone wall channels water from a natural spring. Water from this well is said to heal eye ailments. An nearby abbey was founded St Senchell the...
The Tomb of the Cormack Brothers: Loughmore, Co Tipperary
In 1858, two Tipperary brothers, Daniel and William Cormack, were convicted of murder. They insisted on their innocence, but the evidence, which was later found to be fabricated, was damning. They...
Carrigafoyle Castle on the Banks of the Shannon: Ballylongford, County Kerry
We were wandering around the area, slowly making our way down from the ferry at Tarbert to Dingle, our stop for the evening. On the way, we explored some castles and abbeys. One that we came upon by...
Great for Families: The Donkey Sanctuary in County Cork
Donkeys enjoying their new and better life after being rescued by The Donkey Sanctuary, Ireland. The Donkey Sanctuary just outside the village of Liscarroll in the north western part of County Cork...
Visit Some of Ireland’s Oldest Monuments and Tombs at Lough Gur: Bruff, Co Limerick
Long before Ireland became the ‘Land of Saints and Scholars’, it was the land of Druids and Celts. Stone age, and later Bronze age, peoples who arrived on the verdant shores and found a place that...
