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The undulating plains of the northern part of the county, filled with stone-walled fields, boglands and meandering streams are the subject of this tour. We begin by driving out the tuam road to Claregalway, a village, with a Franciscan Friary, now in ruins, but still standing majestically beside the Clare River. To our right, an old Burke castle ruin is another silent witness to a troubled past.

Our journey northwards is through some fine farmland, rich green fields clothed with fam...

Mainistir Laoise is the gaelic for Abbeyleix, which is located on the River Nore. The town is know as this as there is an old 12th century Cistercian abbey located here.  You can learn about the history and development of the town within the heritage centre.

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A resort town, 12 km from Ross, built along a fine beach in Moore Bay, the entrance which is protected from the full force of the Atlantic by a reef known as the Duggerna Rocks.

Kilkee has, of course, like virtually every townland in Ireland, an early history of saints and warriors but its career as a seaside resort took off in early Victorian times. The affluent families of Limerick City built themselves summer villas, "lodges", near the beach which offered safe swimming, ocean bree...

PRONI identifies, preserves and makes available archives from the public and the private sectors for the enjoyment and information of everyone whether you are interested in family or local history, history in general or want to explore an historical event like the Famine or the Second World War. The archives include: church records, school registers, valuation books, emigrant letters, landed estate records, and microfilm copies of the 1901 census for Northern Ireland. Opening times:...

The county Down combines so much of the beauty and variety of Northern Ireland within its borders, including St. Patricks Country, The Bronte Homelands, The Mourne Mountains and the Heart of Down. You can follow in St. Patrick's first footsteps on Irish soil from the spot at Ringbane on the shore of Strangford Lough, where he landed in AD 432, via Saul where he preached his first sermon, to Downpatrick where he built a little church.

Slieve Patrick hill has a huge statue (within bro...