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Cahir
Castle, Cahir, Co Tipperary
Cahir Castle is of 13th century construction and was quite
formidable in its day. The original owners, the Butlers,
were staunch supporters of the English crown since the
Anglo-Norman invasion (1171AD) and were granted a Barony
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Carrickkildavnet
Castle, Cloghmore, Achill Island, Co Mayo
This castle is associated with Grace O'Malley but was
actually built before her time, and probably by one
of her ancestors.
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Ceide
Fields, Ballycastle, Co Mayo
Ceidi Fields is Europe's larges Stone Age land enclosure.
It covers over 4 square miles along the north coast of
Mayo. his site was once enclosed but walls to make fields
suitable for crops such as wheat and barley, and for grazing
cattle. |
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Christ
Church Cathedral, Dublin City, Co Dublin
Originally a wooden structure built in 1038 by the Vikings,
Christ Church Cathedral owes its present form to the Norman
invasion. The timber structure was destroyed when Richard
de Clare (Strongbow) conquered Ireland in 1171. |
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Clifden
Castle, Clifden, Connemara, Co Galway
Clifden Castle was built by John d'Arcy in a Gothic Revival
style in the 18th century, about 1750. The house was only
lived in for about 90 years before it was abandoned in
the 1840's. |
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Cliffs
of Moher, Co Clare
Its sheer rock face is lined with the mulit-colors of
shale and sandstone. The weathered surface provides shelter
for the thousands of Puffins, Guillemots and Kittiwakes
that nest there. |
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Coole
Park, Gort, Co Galway
Coole House was more than just a Georgian era country
home to Lady Augusta Gregory. After the death of her beloved
husband, one Augusta mourned for the rest of her life,
the estate became the center for the Irish Literary Revival
in the early 20th century. |
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Craggaunowen
Park, Kilmurry, Co Clare
The Craggaunowen Project is known as "Craggaunowen:
The Living Past". It is designed to bring the Bronze
Age and Celtic Culture to life on a recreated prehistoric
site on the Craggaunowen Castle estate. |
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Croagh
Patrick, Murrisk, Co Mayo
Known as Ireland's Holy Mountain, Croagh Patrick was named
for the national saint, Patrick and is one of Mayo's best
known landmarks. |
