monuments ireland

Mussenden Temple. Ruin of palace and temple, built as a library, by the Earl-Bishop of Derry....

The Mussenden Temple, whose domed outline is a cliff-top landmark, is one of the most photographed monuments in Ireland....

Clonakilty was the birthplace of Michael Collins and Henry Ford. The Michael Collins centre at Woodfield is a National Monument . Clonakilty Museum contains a Collins Exhibition there is also a life-size staute of him in the centre of the town in Emmet Square....

In the tree-lined triangle before the courthouse, a memorial has been erected to Eamon de Valera, the former president of Ireland who was a T.D. (member of Irish Parliament) for the county from 1917 to 1959 and taoiseach (prime minister) for the greater part of that period. The memorial is in the form of a statue, larger than life size of the great man. It gives a good impression of the dominance exercised during his life by the tall, austere figure. Steele's Rock nearby commemorates "Honest...

Worth the detour of 5km to the north, near Ballaun, is a remarkable artistic relic of older religion, a national monument, the Tutoe Stone. This is a pillar stone decorated with patterns of Celtic La Tene design beautifully done
Believed to date from the first century A.D. and showing similarities with similar pillar-stones in Brittany, the art on this stone is generally recognized as being the finest of its type in Ireland....

This finely decorated but incomplete High Cross is contemporary with the Hiberno-Romanesque arch in St Mary's Cathedral. It was built in the 12th century by Turloch O' Connor to commemorate the completion of St Mary's Cathedral and his victory over the O' Flahertys. It is now located in the grounds of the Church of Ireland Cathedral....

This life sized statue personifies Erin. It commemorates the death of three Irish Nationalists, Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, who were executed in Manchester in 1867 for their part in a Fenian rescue attempt. The column is topped by the figure of a young woman with a harp and wolfhound-the traditional symbols of romantic Ireland....

This column was erected in 1817 commemorating the Duke of Wellington who was educated in Trim, stood for Parliament for this area and later became the Prime Minister of England in 1828....

The O'Connell monument which may be seen at O'Connell square is erected to the memory of Daniel O'Connell Square is erected to the memory of Daniel O'Connell who was M.P. for Clare from 1828 to 1831. It was erected in 1867 by public subscription. It was Daniel O'Connell who showed the people of Ireland that much could be achieved by peaceful means....

The 'Royal County' of Meath boasts a dramatic history and proud heritage that no other country can match. Man has settled here for over 8,000 years and everywhere one turns one can see surviving monuments and relics scattered profusely beside the rolling rivers and on the lush plains. Formerly one of the five historic provinces of Ireland, it was from here that the ancient roads of Ireland radiated, spreading Royal Meath's influence and affluence to all the corners of Ireland....