monuments ireland

Those from near and far have heard about Galway’s Spanish Arch. Located where Galway’s River Corrib meets the sea, this is a tranquil spot.
The remainder of a 16th century bastion, the Arch added to the town's walls to protect merchant ships from looting.
The Spanish Arch is so called due to Galway’s merchant trade with Spain, whose Galleons often docked under its protection.
On leaving Galway, you certainly won’t forget the beautiful Spanish Arch!...

This national monument situated 1km south-east of Eoghnacht village is a massive univallate stone ring-fort (restored with terraced rampart and three house sites). North-east of the fort is another national monument, the ancient ecclesiastical site of Kilcholan....

Outside the graveyard of the seventeenth century parish church, a blue plaque commemorates the poet Charles Wolfe (1791-1823) who was curate of Donaghmore 1818-21. His famous lines on 'The Burial of Sir John Moors' were published in the Newry Telegraph in 1817....

A Triumphal Arch was erected here in 1782 to commemorate the local volunteers. The structure is still in good condition although the house is now gone....

The butchers of Wexford obtained their Guild Charter in 1695 by promising to provide a bull each year for baiting in the arena now known as The Bullring. The hide was presented to the Mayor. A memorial stands here to the Wexfordmen killed in the 1798 rebellion....

Hands Across the Divide is the work of local Sculptor Maurice Harron. The bronze statues standing on separate columns with outstretched hands depicts a theme of reconciliation. this monument was unveiled dring July 1992 by the Environment and Economy Minister for Northern Ireland Mr Robert Atkins. This impressive landmark stands as a welcoming feature as you approach the city centre....

This impressive national monument on the southern side of the island ( 2.5km west of Cill Eanna) stands on the edge of the great cliffs. Its approaches are so well guarded by natural defences and by achevaux-de-frise, that it must have been well-nigh impregnable.

A century ago, Dr John O' Donovan measured the remains of the wall left after many cliff falls since its construction over 2000 years ago, and concluded that it was perhaps the biggest fort on the island at one time, though it...

This well known monument stands at Arboe Point, 'the Hill of the Cow', on the west shore of Lough Neagh. It is a particularly fine specimen and belongs to a late period in the development of the sculptured free-standing ringed crosses. In its present form it is a reconstruction, the upper part having fallen in 1846, and now stands 18 feet high. The carved details depict biblical scenes some of which are self evident - Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, the Crucifixion, David and Goliath, the Last...

Worth the detour of 5km to the north, near Ballaun, is a remarkable artistic relic of older religion, a national monument, the Tutoe Stone. This is a pillar stone decorated with patterns of Celtic La Tene design beautifully done
Believed to date from the first century A.D. and showing similarities with similar pillar-stones in Brittany, the art on this stone is generally recognized as being the finest of its type in Ireland....

In the tree-lined triangle before the courthouse, a memorial has been erected to Eamon de Valera, the former president of Ireland who was a T.D. (member of Irish Parliament) for the county from 1917 to 1959 and taoiseach (prime minister) for the greater part of that period. The memorial is in the form of a statue, larger than life size of the great man. It gives a good impression of the dominance exercised during his life by the tall, austere figure. Steele's Rock nearby commemorates "Honest...