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Lissacresig Ringfort

Lissacresig is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#571) located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Lissacresig is located 6.7 km west-northwest of Macroom, in the hills between the River Sullane and River Foherish. History and description Lissacresig is a circular lios, 70 m (230 ft) in diameter with entrances in the southwest and northeast corners. The name means "ringfort of the glutton." Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Another fort lies 900 m to the northwest; this may have served as a livestock enclosure. There are three monoliths (gallauns) and an axial stone circle in the area as well. The stone circle is formed of five large boulders; unusually, the axial stone is the longest. References
CLG Na Piarsaigh

CLG Na Piarsaigh is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. The club takes its name from the Irish revolutionary Pádraic Pearse. Pearse had a cottage in the area which over looks the club grounds. The club's crest includes the cottage and a swallow. The swallow is taken for the short story he wrote set in Ros Muc called Eoghainín na nÉan. History The club was formed in 1959, in the old school house of Camus, County Galway. The club colors of maroon and green were chosen to represent county and country, maroon for Galway and green for Ireland. The club's catchment area includes Ros Muc, Camus and Recess. References
St Joseph's Secondary School, Castlebar

St. Joseph's Secondary School is an all girls voluntary Catholic secondary school, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1918. It is situated in Castlebar and is built on the historical grounds of the Lord Lucan estate. St. Joseph's is under the trusteeship of CEIST Catholic Education an Irish Schools Trust It has over 600 students. The school aims to provide a holistic Christian Education in co-operation with teachers, students, parents, management and the community. See also Education in the Republic of Ireland References
Michael Collins Birthplace

The Michael Collins Birthplace is a cottage and National Monument located in Kilkerranmore, County Cork, Ireland. It was the birthplace of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins (1890–1922). Location The Michael Collins Birthplace is located 8 km (5 mi) east of Rosscarbery, immediately northwest of the hamlet of Sam's Cross. History Collins was born in Woodfield, Coolcraheen, near Clonakilty, in 1890 without medical assistance to Mary Anne Collins (née O'Brien; c. 1852–1907). In 1900, three years after the death of Michael John Collins (1815-1897), Mary Anne's much older husband, the family moved to a new house on the farmstead, and the old house became housing for livestock. Almost the entire property, then occupied by Collins's widower brother, Seán (previously known as John), and his eight children, was burned down at the direction of Essex Regiment soldiers on 7 April 1921. The land was sold two years later, in 1923. It was rebuilt many years later, but the original house his mother built was left as is after it was burnt, with only the buildings imprint and one chimney stack standing. It opened to the public in October 1990 by President Patrick Hillery and is maintained by the Office of Public Works. Description The house is rectangular and single-storey, built of local stone. Michael John Collins, father of Michael, was an adept carpenter and made the furniture, doors and windowframes himself. See also De Valera's Cottage References
Lough Conway

Lough Conway (Irish: Loch Conbhuí, meaning 'Conway’s Lake') is a very small freshwater lake in northwest Ireland. Etymology The origin of the lake name is unknown, but (Irish: Loch Conbhuí) has the meaning "Conway’s Lake". Geography Lough Conway is located in Kiltubbrid parish in the county Leitrim. It connects with Drumaleague Lough by a 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) navigable stretch of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. This elliptical shaped very lake is small, covering a surface-area of about 0.06 square kilometres (0.0 sq mi) and measures 350 metres (1,148.3 ft) from the north-east to south-west shore, with 140 metres (459.3 ft) wide. Ecology Fish present in Lough Conway include Pike. The pike population is the "native Irish strain" (Irish: liús meaning 'Irish Pike') not the other European Pike strain (Irish: gailliasc meaning 'strange or foreign fish'). The ecology of Lough Conway, and other county Leitrim waterways, are threatened by zebra mussel and other invasive species. History Corn mill From at least the 18th century a sluice was used to reserve a water supply from Lough Conway for the nearby Corn Mill situated on Kilclaremore townland. This corn mill was "very useful to the inhabitants of the district", so c. 1845 – c. 1853 the branch drain between "Ulster Canal" and Lough Conway was improved. The corn mill closed in the 20th century. Human settlement The primary human settlements near Lough Conway are the surrounding townlands of Kilclaremore and Drumruekill to the west, Loughconway to the north, and Kilclaremore on the south. See also List of loughs in Ireland Drumaleague Lough Carrickaport Lough References and notes Notes Citations Primary references Secondary references Miscellaneous Folklore
Carntierna

Carntierna is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Carntierna is located atop Corrin Hill in the Nagle Mountains, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) south of Fermoy. History and description Carntierna was built between 500 BC and AD 500, during Ireland's Iron Age; it is one of only three "hillforts" in north Cork. The name is Irish for "Tigernac's cairn", named after Tigernac Tetbannach, legendary King of Munster in the time of Conchobar mac Nessa. A great cairn lies atop the hill, supposedly the king's burial-place. References
Skeagh Cairn

The Skeagh Cairn is a cairn and ring barrow and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. It is located 5.8 km (3.6 mi) northwest of Skibbereen. A ring barrow is located 20 m (70 ft) to the north. It is a large flat-topped cairn 19 m (62 ft) across and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high. The cairn is believed to date to the Neolithic period. Festivals formerly took place here at midwinter. References
Island Wedge Tomb

The Island Wedge Tomb is a wedge-shaped gallery grave and National Monument located southeast of Mallow in County Cork, Ireland. Location The Island Wedge Tomb is located 9.3 km (5.8 mi) southeast of Mallow. History Wedge tombs of this kind were built in Ireland in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, c. 2500–2000 BC. Carbon-14 dating indicated activity in the time range of 1412–1308 BC and suggested that the gallery and outer wall were constructed in Early Bronze Age, with later enhancements. Evidence of cremated burial was found in several areas of the main chamber, as well as worked flint and scrapers. Also found were a spindle whorl and two glass beads. Three lots of cremated bone were found in the chamber but two were too small for meaningful interpretation. The third, in a pit towards the rear, was probably a 60-70-year-old female. The tomb was excavated and partially restored in 1957. Some cremated bones were found during the excavation, located towards the end of the gallery. Description The gallery of this tomb is oriented SW–NE. It is divided into a portico and main chamber enclosed in a U-shaped outer wall surrounded by an oval cairn measuring 11.5 m (38 ft) long by 9.7 m (32 ft) wide. It has double walls and an entrance marked with two large orthostats. References
Derryarkane Stone Circle

Derryarkane Stone Circle is an axial stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Derryarkane Stone Circle is located 2.4 km (1.5 mi) south of Kealkill. History The stone circles were built c. 2500 BC. Five-stone circles like that at Derryarkane are believed to be later in date. Description Derryarkane is a stone circle of five stones. The axis of the circle is NE-SW with the axial stone at the southwest. References
Clodagh Standing Stones

Clodagh Standing Stones is a pair of standing stones forming a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Clodagh Standing Stones stand 4.8 km (3.0 mi) northeast of Drimoleague. History The stones probably date to the Bronze Age period. The purpose of standing stones is unclear; they may have served as boundary markers, ritual or ceremonial sites, burial sites or astrological alignments. Description The stones are both about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall. References
Farranahineeny Stone Row

Farranahineeny Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Location Farranahineeny Stone Row is located 3.4 mi (5.5 mi) south of Inchigeelagh, east of the Shehy Mountains. History The stones possibly date to the Bronze Age period. The purpose of standing stones is unclear; they may have served as boundary markers, ritual or ceremonial sites, burial sites or astrological alignments. References
Ardagh Fort

Ardagh Fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument in County Limerick, Ireland, famous as the discovery site of the Ardagh Hoard. Location Ardagh Fort is located immediately west of the crossroads at Ardagh, atop a hill 103 m (338 ft) above sea level, overlooking the Daar River. History The hillfort dates to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age, c. 1000 BC. In late September 1868 two local boys, Jimmy Quin and Paddy Flanagan, were digging potatoes at the southwest edge of the fort — farmers often avoided forts, believing them to be abodes of the Aos Sí (fairies), but they may have chosen the site in the belief that it would protect against potato blight. There, they discovered the Ardagh Hoard: a beautiful silver and gold chalice, a stemmed copper-alloy cup, and four brooches, all from the 8th or 9th centuries AD. There was also a wooden cross from the Penal era: it bore the inscription "727", presumably short for "1727", and the goods may have been concealed c. 1740. Catholic Mass is said to have been said at the rath in the penal era. Description A rath with a high bank and deep ditch to the north and south; the east and west walls were never built. It covers 0.3 ha (3⁄4 acre). See also Ressad, lost city, probably in County Limerick, possibly associated with the rath References
St. Patrick's Church, Straffan

Saint Patrick's Church, also called Old Straffan Church, is a ruined medieval church in Straffan, Ireland. Location St. Patrick's Church is located in the centre of Straffan village, 760 m (½ mile) north of the River Liffey. History St. Patrick’s Church, Straffan was built in the early 13th century. It is recorded that St Patrick's was incorporated into the Hospital of Saint John outside Newgate, Dublin c. 1250 which would suggest its construction at an earlier time. The vicarage was suppressed in 1397 and was united with Saint John’s Hospital. In 1531 Archbishop John Alen restored the vicarage. The church may have served as a safe house for persecuted clergy. The nave was ruined by 1630. The church was replaced by the modern church in 1838. The church is located within a modern graveyard, accessible by a lychgate, built c. 1920. Building St. Patrick's Church is 100 ft (30 m) long, with a fortified tower house of four storeys attached to its west end, with a bell-cote on top. The tower has a stair-turret in the southwest and has had later buttresses added to the north and south. The entrance door is to the south with a modern granite arch; otherwise the church is of rubble with limestone dressings. There are three cusped, ogee-headed and chamfered single-light windows — two in the south and one in the north. There are roughly-dressed quoins on the east wall. Most of the northern wall has fallen. A 19th-century account mentions a small stone oratory to the south, which has since been demolished. Gallery References
Busherstown House

Busherstown House is a country house in Busherstown, on the Offaly/Tipperary border, Republic of Ireland. It was built by Humphrey Minchin in 1740 and rebuilt in c.1810 following a fire. It was then that the house was given its fine gothic revival frontage, including terminating towers and a parapet to the West front. The house was owned by the Minchin family up until it was sold for the first time in 1973. The entry from ‘Burke’s Irish country houses’ describes Busherstown as follows: ‘’A partly castellated 2 storey house built on the site of an old castle, originally called Bouchardstown, after the original owner, Bouchard de Marisco. Granted in the 17th Century to Charles Minchin; an early 18th Century house being built on the site of the old castle by Humphrey Minchin, MP, and improved by his son, another Humphrey. The house was partly burnt in 1764, having been set on fire by robbers; it was subsequently rebuilt, and given a slightly castellated facade, rather similar to the nearby Mount Heaton. Round tower at one end; 3 bay centre, with Georgian sash windows; bow-ended square tower with segmental pointed windows at other end of front. Battlemented and machicolated parapet. The side of the house is not castellated, but quite plain; of 3 bays, the centre bay breaking forward. Lower service wing with gable at other end of the house. Painted ceiling decoration in reception rooms. Early 19th Century round tower on the summit of a wooded hill behind the house. Sold 1973. (Irish Country Houses) External links Listing on National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
De Valera's Cottage

De Valera's Cottage is a cottage and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland. It was the former home of the Irish rebel leader, and later President of Dáil Éireann, President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, Taoiseach and President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera (1882–1975) during his youth. Location De Valera's Cottage is located 1 km (0.6 mi) north of Bruree, on the road to Athlacca. History The house is a labourer's cottage, built in 1885 by Kilmallock Poor Law Union. Born in New York City in 1882, de Valera (then known as George, and later Edward or Eddie) was brought to Ireland by his uncle Ned in 1885, following the death of his father Juan Vivion de Valera, and lived at this cottage. Even after his mother remarried, de Valera remained in Ireland, living at this cottage outside Bruree with his grandmother Elizabeth Coll, her son Patrick and her daughter Hannie. De Valera worked hard on the family farm, a mere half-acre; they also used "the long farm", grazing cattle on the roadside grass. This was illegal, so de Valera kept watch for Royal Irish Constabulary policemen and had to pretend to be moving the cattle across the road if the police saw him. As a teenager he walked from there to C.B.S. Charleville during schooldays, a distance of 11 km (7 miles) each morning and evening (the family could not afford a bicycle). De Valera regularly visited the cottage in later life. It is today a museum containing de Valera memorabilia, including the trunk he brought back from New York. Description The house is a detached three-bay single-storey building. In culture Poet Thomas McCarthy wrote, in 1984, "Returning to De Valera's Cottage", about the strange shadow the cottage cast over the village. See also Michael Collins Birthplace References
Hospital Church

Hospital Church is a ruined medieval fortified church of the Knights Hospitaller in Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland. It is a National Monument. History The church was founded before 1215 by Geoffrey de Marisco (d. 1245) as a commandery of the Knights Hospitaller who had owned land in the area since 1200. It was dissolved in 1540 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries and then leased, along with its contents, to Captain William Apsley and later to the Browne family; a new church was later built next to it. Building The church was built for defence with high walls, prominent base batter and narrow arched windows. The tower at the west end had a barrel vault on the second floor, some of which survives. Architectural fragments and a medieval carving of the crucifixion have been set into the west wall. The tops of two tombs with effigies dating to the 13th–14th century have been placed upright against the east interior wall: a tomb of a knight (possibly Geoffrey de Marisco) and a badly damaged double tomb of a knight and his wife. References
Holy Trinity College, Cookstown

Holy Trinity College (Irish: Coláiste na Tríonóide Naofa) is an 11–18 mixed Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1994 through the amalgamation of St Patrick’s High School and Our Lady’s High School, which had originally opened in 1965 as separate boys’ and girls’ Voluntary Secondary Schools. History The school first opened in September 1965 as two separate institutions: St Patrick’s Boys Secondary Intermediate School, an all-boys school, and Our Lady’s Girls Secondary School, located in the adjacent building. These were later renamed St Patrick’s High School and Our Lady’s High School. In 1993, the two schools officially merged to form Holy Trinity College, a co-educational Catholic secondary school serving students aged 11–18. In 2023, construction began on a new £35 million facility at the rear of the existing Chapel Street site. Designed to accommodate up to 1,300 pupils, the new building includes modern classrooms, sports facilities, and a central courtyard. Construction was completed in October 2025, after which the original school buildings were demolished as part of Phase 2 of the redevelopment. Academics The school offers instruction at both GCSE and A-level. In 2018, 55.1% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. Also in 2018, 52.5% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades. References External links Official website
St Joseph's High School, Crossmaglen

St Joseph's High School Crossmaglen (Irish: Ardscoil Naomh Iosaif, Cros Mhic Lionnain) is a non selective, Catholic co-educational secondary school located in the town of Crossmaglen in the south of County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Catchment area The school attracts students from the parishes of Upper Creggan, Lower Creggan (except Newtownhamilton) and Forkhill / Mullaghbawn in County Armagh. There are seven feeder primary schools (PS) in County Armagh - St. Patrick's PS, Crossmaglen; St. Patrick's PS, Cullyhanna; Clonalig PS; St. Brigid's PS, Glassdrummond; St. Oliver's PS, Carrickrovaddy; St. Oliver Plunkett PS, Forkhill; St. Mary's PS, Mullaghbawn - as well as Shelagh NS, Hacksballcross, County Louth. Facilities In 2023, a £20m new school building opened. The new facilities include arts and science classrooms, sports, gym and multi-purpose halls, a separate Learning Resource Centre, administrative block, dedicated school meals kitchen, car parking and bus set-down. The new school is located on the site of the old school’s playing fields. On the site of the demolished buildings are the new 3G games pitches and tennis courts. Influences in the design of the new building include the town square, the traditional Irish round tower, ancient local cairns and graves, local granite and basalt rock formations, Irish bog oak, and the strong local tradition for poetry. Academics At Key Stage 3 the subjects offered include English and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, Modern Languages (Irish and French), Arts (Art and Design, Music), Environment and Society (Geography, History), Science and Technology (Science, Technology and design), Learning for Life, Physical Education, Religious Education. In the 2017–18 GCSE examinations, 72% of students at the school achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. The school is a partner in the Newry and Mourne Area Learning Community. Through this partnership, it collaborates with St Paul's High School, Bessbrook in the provision of GCSE and A-Level courses. References "Welcome to St. Joseph's High School Crossmaglen". stjosephscrossmaglen.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
Kilmihill

Kilmihill es una localidad situada en el condado de Clare de la provincia de Munster (República de Irlanda), con una población en 2016 de 434 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al oeste del país, cerca de los acantilados de Moher y de la costa del océano Atlántico. Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Kilmihill.
Golden Island Shopping Centre

Golden Island Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. History The centre, which is situated in the townland of Goldenisland (Kilmaine), was developed, on the site of a former landfill, by Owen O'Callaghan, Michael Tiernan and Tom Diskin. With the aim of attracting more business to the Midland Region of Ireland, the centre opened in October 1997, and has gained a footfall of 65,000 a week. The shopping centre was sold to Tesco for €52 million in 2005, and it was registered on 24 February 2005 (2005-02-24). Tesco stated in June 2015 that it was considering selling the centre, and the building was purchased by Credit Suisse on 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) for €43.4 million. On 1 May 2019, Credit Suisse put the centre on sale for €41 million. It was purchased by a fund managed by Davy Real Estate in late 2019. As of 2024 the infamous islands of Golden Island have been removed. Retail units The centre contains 45 units, including clothing retailers (such as Penney's and Diesel), health shops, mobile phone providers, cosmetic shops (such as Boots), jewelry shops and restaurants and cafés (such as Costa Coffee and Burger King) There is plans to add another restaurant unit, beside the cinema, in the future. The anchor unit at the eastern end of the centre is a large Tesco supermarket, selling food and clothes. The Tesco unit was originally intended to be a Quinnsworth supermarket, but Quinnsworth was acquired by Tesco shortly prior to the shopping centre opening. Cinema The shopping centre also contains an IMC cinema, which opened in 1998 with six screens and a capacity of 871 seats. There have been plans put in place to add 4 new screens and to renovate the cinema but this has yet to commence development. This cinema replaced the former, four-screen, Showcase Cinema, which was located above the old Athlone Shopping Centre in Irishtown, and which opened in May 1992 and closed in early 1998, when the operator of the Showcase Cinema went into partnership with the IMC to open the cinema in the Golden Island shopping centre. Prior to that, there had been no cinema in Athlone following the closure of the Ritz Cinema located beside the Shannon bridge in 1985 and the closure in the late 1970s of the Adelphi Cinema located in Garden Vale. References
The Jealous Wall

The Jealous Wall is a large 18th century Gothic folly made from limestone located in the Belvedere House and Gardens in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. It is notable for being the largest folly in Ireland. It was constructed by Robert Rochfort in c. 1760. History Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere, married his second wife Mary Molesworth in 1736 and lived with her and their children in their Gaulstown estate. Robert suspected his wife of having an affair with his brother, Arthur Rochfort, their nearest neighbor. Belvedere House was built in 1740, and around 1742 or 1743, Robert imprisoned Mary in their Gaulstown home with servants following her suspected affair with his brother. Mary remained imprisoned for 31 years until Robert's death in 1774. Robert lived mainly at Belvedere House following his separation from Mary and his imprisonment of her at their Gaulstown home. In c. 1743, his other brother, George Rochfort, built a large Palladian house next door to the south. George's new mansion Tudenham Park House being better than his Belvedere House led Robert to construct the folly in c. 1760. The folly, also known as a sham ruin, is composed of rubble limestone and intentionally designed to look like a ruined abbey wall. It is unknown who designed the folly. References