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French Church
The elegant ruin of the stone French Church is announced by a statue of Luke Wadding, the Waterford-born Franciscan friar who persuaded the Pope to negotiate with Charles I on behalf of Irish Catholics. Hugh Purcell gave the church to the Franciscans in 1240, asking them in return
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Cuilcagh Mountain Park
The border between the Republic and Northern Ireland runs along the ridge of Cuilcagh Mountain, the distinctive tabletop summit of Cuilcagh Mountain Park, the worlds first cross-border Geopark. Its lower slopes are protected peatland habitats, while the upper slopes have dramatic s
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Collegiate Church of St Nicholas of Myra
Crowned by a pyramidal spire, the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas of Myra is Irelands largest medieval parish church still in use. Dating from 1320, it has been rebuilt and enlarged over the centuries, while retaining much of its original form. Seafaring has long been associated w
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St Marys Abbey
One of the largest medieval churches in Ireland, St Marys was founded by Isabella of Leinster and her husband William in the 13th century. Ask at the tourist office for access.
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Rath of the Synods
Taras Protestant church grounds and graveyard spill onto the remains of this triple-ringed fort where some of St Patricks early synods (meetings) supposedly took place. Excavations suggest the enclosure was used between AD 200 and 400 for burials, rituals and dwellings – originally
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Tayto Park
An Irish icon, Tayto has been producing much-loved potato crisps since 1954. Alongside the factory, its amusement park has a zoo, rock climbing, zipline and fantastic playground. A slew of whizz-bang new additions include a wooden inverted rollercoaster (Europes largest), 5D cinema
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Old Courthouse
The 18th-century Old Courthouse is home to an excellent heritage centre with creepily lifelike recreations that use actors’ faces projected onto waxworks. In this manner, Manus O’Donnell tells the story of Donegal’s Gaelic chieftains and several bona-fide trials are re-enacted in t
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St Carthages Cathedral
One of the neatest and prettiest edifices I have seen, commented William Thackeray in 1842 after visiting Lismores 17th-century cathedral. And that was before the addition of the Edward Burne-Jones stained-glass window , which features all the Pre-Raphaelite hallmarks: an effeminat
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Ladys Island Lake
This lakes brackish waters, separated from the sea by a barrier beach, are an important breeding ground for rare roseate terns. The lake encloses Our Ladys Island (www.ourladysisland.ie), site of an early Augustinian priory and still the focus of an annual pilgrimage in August/Sept
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Barryscourt Castle
Immigrants from Wales in the 12th century, the Barry family quickly began intermarrying with important Irish families of the time. Soon they had huge tracts of land and real wealth. In order to protect their fortune, the clan began building a vast fortification in the 15th century.
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Ballinskelligs Priory & Bay
The sea and salty air are eating away at the atmospheric ruins of this medieval priory , a monastic settlement that was probably built by the Skellig Michael monks after they fled their isolated outpost in the 12th century. To reach it, follow the sign to the pier at the western en
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Doon Well & Rock of Doon
In centuries past, wells were commonly believed to cure afflictions. Judging by the shimmering rosaries, multicoloured rags and trinkets bejewelling nearby bushes, many still believe this to be true of the cupboard-like Doon Well.A sign points to the overgrown Rock of Doon, which h
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Government Buildings
This gleaming Edwardian pile was the last building (almost) completed by the British before they were evicted; it opened as the Royal College of Science in 1911. When the college vacated in 1989, the then-Taoiseach Charles Haughey and his government moved in and spent a fortune ref
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Cloghan Castle
About 3km south of Banagher off the R439 in Lusmagh is Cloghan Castle , in use for nearly 800 years. The castle has seen more than its fair share of bloodshed, beginning life as a McCoghlan stronghold and later becoming home to the mighty O’Carroll clan. Today the castle consists o
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Old Barracks Heritage Centre
Established in response to the Fenian Rising of 1867, the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks at Caherciveen were built in an eccentric Bavarian-schloss style, complete with pointy turret and stepped gables. Burnt down in 1922 by anti-Treaty forces, the imposing building has been res
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Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
Corks public gallery houses a small but excellent permanent collection covering the 17th century through to the modern day. Highlights include works by Sir John Lavery, Jack B Yeats and Nathaniel Hone, and a room devoted to Irish women artists from 1886 to 1978 – dont miss the piec
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St Colmans Cathedral
Dramatically perched on a hillside terrace above Cobh, this massive French Gothic Cathedral is out of all proportion to the town. Its most exceptional feature is the 47-bell carillon , the largest in Ireland, with a range of four octaves. The biggest bell weighs a stonking 3440kg –
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Glebe House & Gallery
The English painter Derrick Hill bought this 1828 mansion in 1953, providing him with a mainland base close to his beloved Tory Island. Sumptuously decorated with an evident love of all things exotic, the real lure here is Hills astonishing art collection. Besides paintings by Hill
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Charleville Castle
Spires, turrets, clinging ivy and creaking trees combine to give this hulking structure a haunted feel (and, yes, it is reputedly haunted). Charleville Castle was the family seat of the Burys, who commissioned the design in 1798 from Francis Johnston, one of Irelands most famous ar
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Shop Street
Southwest of Eyre Sq, the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas of Myra dates from 1320 and has several tombs. Also dating back to the 14th century are parts of Lynch Castle , now a bank. Lynch, so the story goes, was a mayor of Galway in the 15th century who, when his son was condemned
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