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Over the last 14 years we have personally visited and photographed all 529 archæological sites you will find in these pages (117 in the six national sections and 412 in our Tours section), creating the first Web guide to European megaliths and other prehi...

The Island Trust was established in 1987 as a non-profit making registered body with Charitable status....

This web site is based around the lives and achievements of the Parsons family over the last four hundred years, and their contributions to astronomy, photography, engineering and botany....

It takes much more than a one day visit to experience the ethos of Aran, to explore its Celtic past, its ancient monuments, its language, heritage and stunning scenery. Feel a sense of Aran in the Heritage Centre and then begin your Island holiday of disc...

This is the Web Site of the Burren Action Group (B.A.G.). BAG evolved as a local response to oppose plans by the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service to develop a large scale interpretative centre at Mullaghmore in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland....

Burrenbeo (‘the living Burren‘) is a multidimensional resource for the Burren region. Its function is to promote and support the sustainable management and use of the unique landscape and heritage of the Burren, in an accessible, inclusive and effective m...

Athenry Town, situated close to Galway City boasts some of the best preserved medieval buildings, walls and artifacts in Europe. Over 80% of the original Medieval Walls, together with original towers and gate surround: ...

The Megalithic Passage Tombs of Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Fourknocks, Loughcrew and Tara are located in the present day County of Meath on the east coast of Ireland. The Boyne Valley Mounds at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth were built around 3200BC making...