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Dún Briste / Downpatrick Head
Dún Briste Dún Briste or Broken Fort was once joined to the mainland on North Mayo’s coastline. The sea stack stands ...
Kilfinane Motte
Chronology of Published References {Mote, Moat or Motte? ©JSTOR} Kilfinane Motte is an historically significant earthwork located at 56.36N 8.47W, and listed ...
Ballinglen Castle
Castle Ruins The ruins of Ballinglen Castle are situated in a valley on the west side of the Ballinglen river in ...
Kilgarvan Ogham Stone
Ogham is a method of writing used by the ancients to inscribe the Irish and Pictish languages on stone monuments. ...
Mick the Miller
Mick the Miller was the first superstar of greyhound racing. He was born in Killeigh village in Co Offaly in ...
Clara Castle, Co. Kilkenny
Clara Castle is a well-preserved tower house, built in the sixteenth century by the Shorthall family. It has been well ...
Dysart Castle
Dysart is mentioned in the Charter of Geoffrey FitzRobert, 1204-06, which states the area was owned by the Augustine friary ...
Highrath Castle
Highrath Castle was built in the late sixteenth century by a branch of the Shorthall Family. It remained their ...
'Shaw's Farm'
‘Lester’s (Lyster’s) Dam’ is a well-known feature in our 5-km area but we had no idea that the site of ...
Charlestown Cross
Exploring our 5k during the Covid-19 lockdown We live within sight of Sliabh Gullion and the ancient region of Oriel, famed ...
Ballylahan Castle
Ballylahan Castle is now a listed National Monument under the care of the OPW. Built by Jordan De Exeter in ...
Obituary of George Boyden MD Castlebar Bacon Company
Major Robert Charles Harker SV / PROG
Military Officer / Town Founder This Military Officer led an interesting life post service with British Army. Robert Charles Harker was born ...
Claregalway, Co. Galway 4th December 2019
Louisburgh, Co. Mayo, 16th September 2019
Images credit: iCAN
Moycullen, Co. Galway, 31st May 2019
Images credit: Sean Lydon
Moycullen Heritage Category Winner at the Prestigious CAHG Awards, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 10 July 2019
Irish Fjords
Several areas of Europe have fjords: however, many are less pronounced due to the limited exposure of westerly winds. Within ...
St David's Well, Ballinaslaney, Oylegate
St. David’s Well at Oylegate, County Wexford.
WW1 Ballina Heroes
Commemoration One hundred & eighty – two Ballina soldiers who lost their lives during the first world war were commemorated with ...
Nymphsfield Stone Circles
Mayo Stone Circles The Cong area of Co. Mayo has been associated with the arrival of Túatha De Dannan plus the ...
George Clarkson
1901 – https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Limerick/Ardpatrick/Kilmihil/1492731/
Martin ‘Doc’ O ‘Carroll
Musician / Singer Martin O ‘Carroll was born in the village of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo on 19th November 1939. His mother ...
Drumlane Abbey Church and Round Tower
Drumlane is pleasantly situated near the quiet Co. Cavan village of Miltown,, a monastic site overlooking Lough Derrybrick often associated ...
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