tirkane sweat house

A sweathouse was a type of early sauna, used in Ireland in 18th and 19th centuries, but its origins may date back much further. Tirkane sweathouse is in a secluded area and is set into the side of a small leafy valley. Sweathouses were largely abandoned after 1851, although some are said to have been used up to 1936. There are only a few such sweathouses remaining in Northern Ireland.