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13 Jul

Posted at 07:53h in secondary
Seven Wonders of Fore 1The "information boards" in the VR tour feature some photographs not made by the author. Links are provided here for the...

13 Jul

Posted at 07:50h in secondary
Magh Adhair 1‘Donovan, John, and Eugene O’Curry. Letters Containing Information Relative to the Antiquities of the County of Clare, Collected during the Progress of the...

13 Jul

Posted at 07:44h in secondary
Gallarus Oratory 1Harbison, Peter. Pilgrimage in Ireland: the Monuments and the People. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Univ., 1992. 77, 182. The journal Archaeology Ireland suggests a...

07 Aug

Posted at 12:28h in Completed, Early Christian, featured
Inishmurray, Co. Sligo Today a visitor on a day trip from Mullaghmore might be tempted to idealize life on this small island. But the story of Inishmurray is a tale of two communities, each now deserted, each in its own era confronting great challenges.

31 Jul

Posted at 08:11h in Completed, Earthworks
Tara has for generations served as the geographic focus for an aspirational sense of national glory, “the most consecrated spot in Ireland,” where blood was shed and where royal (and later political) fortunes were won and lost.

21 Apr

Posted at 02:07h in Completed, featured, Stone Forts
Sneem, Co. Kerry The local peasantry called the building Staig an air, which was translated as "Windy House, or "The Staired Place of Slaughter." It was said to be either a temple or an observatory, and has been attributed to other ancient cultures—Druids, Phoenicians, and Danes.

21 Apr

Posted at 01:27h in Completed, featured, Stone Circles
Bruff, Co. Limerick There is no other spot in Ireland so rich in the evidence of prehistoric habitation and ceremony, and also in the mythic traditions of men and gods. The largest stone circle in Ireland lies close to a scenic lake reputed to harbor a magical realm beneath it.

21 Apr

Posted at 01:14h in Completed, featured, Passage Tombs
Slane, Co Meath In 1699 the proprietor of the townland of New Grange needed stones for building. He dug into the scrub-covered mound on his land and soon discovered the mouth of a "cave." What he found was Ireland's most significant archaeological treasure. Newgrange is one of the oldest buildings in the world.