irish history

Red Gate at Coole Park Estate

Red Gate at Coole Estate, County Galway, Ireland

A red gate accessorizes a carefully hewn stone wall at the Coole Park Estate of Lady Gregory, the Irish dramatist and folklorist who opened her home and spectacular parklands in County Galway, Ireland, to...

Killone Lake in County Clare, Ireland

Killone Lake in County Clare, Ireland

Killone Lake shimmers in the Autumn breeze in this view from 12th Century Killone Abbey near Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Established in 1190 by Donal O’Brien, the King of Thomond and Munster, Killone...

Ruins at 12th Century Killone Abbey

Ruins at 12th Century Killone Abbey

The bell no longer tolls over County Clare’s Killone Abbey, once home to aristocratic Augustinian nuns. Now one of Ireland’s National Monuments, the Abbey was established in 1190 and abandoned in the late 1600s.

Medieval Castle in the Irish Countryside

Medieval Castle in the Irish Countryside

The 15th Century Dysert O’Dea Castle rises in the distance from this gently sloping pasture along the Dysert O’Dea Archaeology Trail in County Clare, Ireland. This Medieval castle, built in 1480 for the O’Dea...

700 Years of Irish History at Quin Abbey

700 Years of Irish History at Quin Abbey

This image represents more than 700 years of Irish history! The Celtic cross marks a grave in the cemetery at Quin Abbey, a National Monument of Ireland, which dates back to the 13th Century....

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