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Dublin Castle is just off Dame Street in Dublin. It has been popular recently with the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and Barrack Obama , President of the United States. It is worth visiting on any tours of Ireland. It is formerly the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland. It was up to 1922. Most of [...]
The Rock of Cashel, once the palace of the kings of Munster, dominates the surrounding plain and has a fine collection of early Irish buildings. The 13th-century cathedral, although a ruin, is a most impressive edifice. Nearby there is a round tower and the delightful 11th-century Cormac’s Chapel built in Irish-Romanesque style. It is similar [...]
The center of British authority in Ireland until 1922. It was built by King John of England in 1204. The original castle corresponded in extent with the present Upper Castle Yard , flanked on each corner by a great circular tower , beneath one of which , the Powder Tower , an earlier Viking fortification was excavated. Other [...]
Dublin Castle is situated in the very heart of historic Dublin. In fact the city gets its name from the Dubh Linn or Black Pool (dubh = black), on the site of the present Castle Gardens and Coach House. The Castle stands on the high ridge, the highest ground in the locality, at the junction [...]