Reading the Stories of the Durrow High Cross: Co. Offaly
You’ll drive through a tunnel of tree branches to reach the exquisite carved cross at Durrow. It’s been moved inside … more
A Folly at the Centre of Ireland: Co Westmeath
Standing in the center of a field in County Westmeath, a single pillar sits upon a hill in a field. … more
Crossing the Bridge and the IRA Monument: Killaloe, Co Clare
Today, the historic arched bridge that crosses the Shannon River to connect the villages of Ballina in Co Tipperary and … more
Oscar Wilde in the Park: Dublin
The jury’s out on whether Mr. Wilde would approve of the slightly bawdy statue commemorating him in Merrion Square. Perched … more
Patrick Kavanagh on the Grand Canal, Dublin
Ireland is known for honoring her writers. When Patrick Kavanagh stated the best way to memorialize him was with a … more
A Visit to Yeats’ Grave: Drumcliff, Co Sligo
The Pulitzer Prize winning poet W. B. Yeats died in France in 1939, but according to his wishes he was … more
Broome Bridge and Sir Hamilton’s Eureka Moment: Cabra, Co Dublin
Eureka! The Irish invention that helped to land a man on the Moon.
This plaque is by the Royal Canal … more
Exploring the Hill of Tara – Sacred Well, Sheela-na-gig, and Sloping Trenches: Tara, Co Meath
Most people who visit Tara spend 20 minutes going to the top and back – and they miss so much. … more
Cole Monument: Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh
Cole’s Monument stands high on Fort hill within Forthill Park & can be seen from anywhere in the town below.… more
Brownshill Dolmen: Ballynakillbeg, Co Carlow
This megalithic portal dolmen is thought to have been built between 4000 & 3000 BC by some of the earliest … more
Ireland’s Manliest Statue: Sixmilebridge, Co Clare
In what is probably the manliest sculpture in Ireland, artist Shane Gilmore gives us a shirtless, limestone lad marching unimpeded … more
A Titanic Memorial to John Flynn: Clonbur, Co Galway
While many Irish were leaving the country for a better life elsewhere, John Flynn had already established himself in Pennsylvania.… more
Remembering the Victims of the Titanic: Cahir, Co Tipperary
With the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic in April 2012, small memorials are popped up all over … more
14th Century Carrigaphooca Castle and Stone Circle: Macroom, County Cork
About half way between Cork and Killarney, in a field just a couple of miles outside the town of Macroom, … more
Drombeg Stone Circle: Rosscarbery, Co. Cork
Known locally as the Druid’s Altar, Drombeg Stone Circle is set on a hillside in rural West Cork about 1-½… more
Clare Abbey: Clarecastle, Co. Clare
Clare Abbey is a scenic ruin of crumbling walls, tracery windows, a tower and ruined battlements. At one time the… more
Red Abbey Bell Tower, An Irish National Monument: Cork City, Co Cork
You probably won’t find yourself wandering around Red Abbey Street in Cork for anything else, other than to take a … more
Mosaic at the Garden of Remembrance: Dublin City
At The Garden of Remembrance in North Dublin, there’s a quiet hope for peace and an echo of ancient Ireland … more
Waiting on Shore Monument: Rosses Point, Co. Sligo
A poignant memorial to seafarers and their loved ones who waited for their safe return, the Waiting on Shore monument at … more
