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Tamlaght
Churches And Settlements
The ancient ruins of Tamlaght Finlagan Church and Graveyard are reputed to be the remains of an abbey founded by Columba in 575 AD. The remains of a Round Tower adjacent are said to have acted as a...More
Drumdonnell Cross
Monuments
Formerly embedded in school wall but removed to Castlewellan Forest Park and...More
Dunmisk Enclosure
Monuments
This site was probably originally a prehistoric earthwork, which subsequently was modified and used by an Early Christian monastic community. It sits on the prow of a gravel ridge with a commanding...More
Ballynoe Stone Circle
Monuments
Ballynoe Stone Circle is a megalithic monument near Downpatrick where a 100ft stone circle encloses an ellipse of stones and a prehistoric burial mount. Dated to around 2000BC, it is thought the stone...More
Priest's Stone
Monuments
Known as the Priest's Stone this Ogham stone in County Kerry was the first identified Ogham stone in Ireland. Ogham writing was a system of written communication employed on Irish and Pictish stone...More
Atlantic Airventure
Children and Family Attractions
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly a jet airliner? Experience this skill on a full-scale Boeing 737-80 Flight Simulator at the Atlantic AirVenture Aviation Centre. The only one of its...More
Haroldstown Dolmen
Children and Family Attractions
Haroldstown Dolmen is regarded as one of the most attractive and well-preserved examples of a portal dolmen in Ireland. There are two overlapping capstones, the larger being almost four metres long,...More
Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre (Newgrange and Knowth)
Children and Family Attractions
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre, in Donore, County Meath, interprets the Neolithic monuments of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. The extensive exhibition includes a full scale replica of the chamber at the...More
St. Patrick's Well Cross
Monuments
Here can be found a tough weather beaten small celtic cross, a tiny ruined Chapel and Holy Well. The Well has long been a popular place of Pilgrimage. The waters from the Well pour into a large...More
Navan Fort
Monuments
To the west of Armagh City lies Navan Fort, the ancient “Emain Macha” of Irish history and legend and one of the earliest provincial capital of Ulster. It is a large earthwork on top of a drumlin and...More
Millin Bay Cairn
Monuments
Situated 3.6km south east of Portaferry, close to the east coast of the Peninsula and overlooking Millin Bay. Excavated in 1953 a tomb of at least 15 people was found dating back over 4,000 years. A...More
The Market Cross
Monuments
At the east of High Street in Newtownards the Market Cross was built in 1636 but was destroyed by Commonwealth troops in 1653. The original building was less than 11 feet tall and octagonal in shape...More
Giants Grave
Monuments
There is a pillar stone almost three meters in height standing near Clonmel in County Tipperary. It is known as the Giants Grave and has crosses on two of its faces. It is signposted just off the...More
St Colmcille’s Bed, Chair & Holy Well
Monuments
There are few parishes in Ireland in which there is not at least one holy well and that in many parishes there are more than one. The parish of Termonmaguirk certainly matched this claim at one time,...More
Isaac Butt
Monuments
Isaac Butt (1813–1879) was a politician and nationalist leader. Born in Glenfin the only son of a Protestant rector. He was educated at the Royal School, Raphoe and at Trinity College Dublin. He was a...More
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