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Castletown House, located in Celbridge, County Kildare, was the first Irish Palladian house built to correct Classical p...
06/02/2024

Castletown House, located in Celbridge, County Kildare, was the first Irish Palladian house built to correct Classical proportions. It was designed by architect, Alessandro Galilei and commissioned by William Conolly, a Speaker of the Irish Parliament and one of the wealthiest people in Ireland at that time. The house is famous for its staircase with brass banisters and plaster decoration, done by the Lafranchini brothers. The long gallery is considered one of the most beautiful rooms in Ireland. Its walls were painted in the Pompeian style, and the ceiling was decorated with three vast Venetian chandeliers. With no doubt, one of the most original rooms is the Print Room, created by Lady Louisa Conolly in the 1768. She collected, cut out, and arranged individual prints, frames and decorations. The Print Room also includes the set of furniture of The Louis XVII.
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Moybologue Church is a very interesting medieval ruin located near Bailieborough, in County Cavan. The church is dedicat...
08/04/2023

Moybologue Church is a very interesting medieval ruin located near Bailieborough, in County Cavan. The church is dedicated to St. Patrick, who is believed to be a founder of an early Christian temple here, in the 5th century. The graveyard has many noteworthy headstones and grave markers, as well as early medieval cross slabs and grave slabs.
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Mellifont Abbey is located near Drogheda, in County Louth. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland, establishe...
31/01/2023

Mellifont Abbey is located near Drogheda, in County Louth. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland, established in 1142 by Saint Malachy of Armagh, as a daughter house of Clairvaux in France. The name Mellifont comes from the Latin "Font Mellis", which means "Fountain of honey". Not much left of the buildings from the heyday of the abbey, mostly just foundations. However, it gives the image of how impressive it was in the time of its glory.
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Holy Cross Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located near Thurles, County Tipperary. The name Holy Cross comes from a reli...
24/01/2023

Holy Cross Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located near Thurles, County Tipperary. The name Holy Cross comes from a relic, a fragment of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. The presence of this relic attracted thousands of pilgrims for many centuries. In 1970-75 Holy Cross Abbey underwent a complete reconstruction and was restored to its 15th-century image. The chancel is amongst the finest pieces of 15th-century architecture in Ireland, with its beautiful east window, magnificent ribbed vaulting, and fine sedilia.
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Drumlane Abbey and Round Tower are nicely situated on the shore of Derrybrick Lough (not far from Killashandra), in Coun...
15/01/2023

Drumlane Abbey and Round Tower are nicely situated on the shore of Derrybrick Lough (not far from Killashandra), in County Cavan. The oldest building of Drumlane Abbey is a Round Tower with a round-headed doorway and windows, dating about the 12th century. The church probably dates from the 13th century but much of what survived until today is alterations from the 15th century. Some of the fine stonework from that period has been preserved to this day, including heads of abbots or bishops. The surrounding graveyard contains some noteworthy headstones and grave markers.
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Ahenny High Crosses are situated on the graveyard of the early Christian monastery of Kilclispeen in Ahenny townland, Co...
01/01/2023

Ahenny High Crosses are situated on the graveyard of the early Christian monastery of Kilclispeen in Ahenny townland, County Tipperary. Probably erected between the 8th and 9th centuries they are amongst the earliest examples of Celtic high crosses in Ireland. They are 3 and 4 meters tall, ring-emphasized, and richly decorated. Both have a Bishop's miter on the top.
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Caherconnell is a very well-preserved dry-stone ring fort located in the Burren region in County Clare. It is one of the...
01/01/2023

Caherconnell is a very well-preserved dry-stone ring fort located in the Burren region in County Clare. It is one of the biggest of its kind, with a diameter of 40m. Caherconnell is also home to Archeology Field School, which in partnership with the National University of Ireland in Galway provides outstanding archaeological experiences within the unique Burren region. Another attraction of the fort is a demonstration of herding dogs.
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