monuments ireland

This national monument situated 1km south-east of Eoghnacht village is a massive univallate stone ring-fort (restored with terraced rampart and three house sites). North-east of the fort is another national monument, the ancient ecclesiastical site of Kilcholan....

This impressive national monument on the southern side of the island ( 2.5km west of Cill Eanna) stands on the edge of the great cliffs. Its approaches are so well guarded by natural defences and by achevaux-de-frise, that it must have been well-nigh impregnable.

A century ago, Dr John O' Donovan measured the remains of the wall left after many cliff falls since its construction over 2000 years ago, and concluded that it was perhaps the biggest fort on the island at one time, though it...

This national monument is named after Saints Fursa, Conall, Bearchan and Breandan of Birr. It stands near the village of Cowrugh, 1km west of Eochaill, and is a small 15th century building. Outside there is an enclosure called - Leaba an Cheathrair - on which there are four great flagstones, marking the graves of the saints, while to the south of the church is a holy well.

A few fields west are graves marked by plain pillar stones: also in the vicinity is the ruinous Clochan an Phuca,...

Alcock & Brown Memorial; Close to the ruins of the Marconi Radio Station is the spot where Alcock and Brown landed in Derrygimlagh Bog, at the end of the historic first non-stop trains-Atlantic flight in June 1919. A cairn has been erected nearby and on higher ground about 2.5Km away, a 4m limestone monument in the shape of an aeroplane has been erected to mark the historic achievement....

This Monument is a memorial to the men of the North Longford Flying Column who took part in an ambush on Auxiliary forces on the 2nd February, 1921. The Flying Column was led by General Sean McEoin "The Blacksmith of Ballinalee"....

Standing in the centre of Patrick Street, this statue commemorates Fr. Thoebold Matthew, the apostle of Temperance(1790 - 1861), He was known and loved in Cork for his efforts to alleviate distress during the cholera epidemic of 1832 and during the Great Famine from 1845 to1850. He was also responsible for the purchase of the botanic gardens in Ballyphehane and the establishment of St Joseph's cemetery on that site.

The statue of Fr. Matthew was erected 10 October 1864 and it has...

Padraig Pearse's Cottage; In the townland of Tuar Loch, Rosmuc is the cottage of Padraig Pearse, one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising. He came on holidays here and also to learn the Irish language. Here he wrote most of his works, including the O'Donovan Rossa graveside oration (1915). The cottage is now a national monument, open to the public during the summer....

Prehistoric landscape with a court tomb wedge tomb cairnsstone circles and field walls reported to be the remains of a Stone Age settlement. Nearby in Mullaboy Churchyard lies an ancient stone cross. Location : Off Dungiven Road Opening Hours: All year - Restricted to viewing from fenced area...

In the Bawn, off Markyke Street, a bronze plaque marks the birthplace of John Count McCormack, the celebrated tenor. A bust in his memory may be seen at the promenade....

This statue by Albert Power, RHA stands in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park. It commemorates Padraig O' Conaire, a pioneer in the Irish Literary Revival in this century. O' Conaire and Padraig Pearse are regarded as being the two most important short story writers in Irish during the first decades of the 20th century....