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Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s Ireland listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.
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Cong Abbey is the ruins of the former Augustinian abbey mostly dating to the 13th century. The remains of Cong Abbey have been praised as featuring some of the finest examples of early Gothic architecture and masonry in Ireland. Read more…
The Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre is at the site of a famous historic battle in 1690 on the banks of the River Boyne. Two rival monarchs, King James II and his son-in-law William III, commanded their armies in person. William had 36,000 troops and James had 25,000, the largest number of soldiers ever deployed on an Irish battlefield. Read more…
Glendalough cathedral has undergone many transformations during the ages and this can be seen within the ruins. Read more…
The Black Castle is ruin situated ina rocky promontory on the eastern side os Wicklow harbour. Access is a short walk from Wicklow Town itelsef by heading out on South Quay. Read more…
Waterford Treasures is actually three museums in the Viking Triangle situated in the heart of Ireland’s oldest city Waterford. The museums are all next to each other and tell the 1100 year old story of Waterford from its formation in 914 by Viking sea pirates. The stone fortress Reginald’s Tower houses Waterford’s Viking Treasures. The Medieval Museum showcases spectacular Treasures from the Middle Read more…
Teach Synge is a restored 300 year old cottage on the beautiful island of Inishmaan (one of the Aran Islands) in County Galway. The restored cottage is now a museum to the life and work of the playwright, John Millington Synge, 1871-1909. Read more…
Inishkeel is a small island around 250 m from the coast of County Donegal in Gweebarra Bay. At low tide a sandy tidal bank connects the island with the mainland. During the 6th century A.D. a small community of monks settled on the island and today remains of the church and the connected buildings as well as some carved stones Read more…
The Millmount Museum and Martello Tower are located on the fort on an ancient hill overlooking the river Boyne. The fort towers over the town of Drogheda, County Louth and is Drogheda’s most dominant feature, clearly visible from most parts of the town. Today the fort complex houses the Millmount Museum that has a wide variety of local and national artefacts. As Read more…
Carrowmore is a megalithic tombs complex that has 30 surviving monuments and is among the oldest used passage tombs, the earliest depositions of approximately 3700 BC. Most of the sites are “satellite tombs” which surround the largest monument, placed on the high point of the plateau, the cairn (now restored) called Listoghil. The site has an exhibition, toilets and car Read more…
The Grianan of Aileach is a hill fort on Greenan Mountain at Inishowen in County Donegal. The main structure is a stone fort, thought to have been built in the 6th or 7th century although there is evidence that the site had been in use before the fort was built. The wall is about 4.5 metres (15 ft) thick and Read more…
The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas opened on 15 August 1965, commonly known as Galway Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway, and one of the largest and most impressive buildings in the city. Read more…
The Treaty of Limerick ended the Williamite War in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange. The treaty reputedly signed on 3 October 1691 on the Treaty Stone, an irregular block of limestone which once served as a mounting block for horses. Read more…
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