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County Laois – The Land Of The Cow

May 18, 2016 by Irish American Mom 8 Comments

An entrance gate at the Rock of Dunamase

County Laois was once a center of Irish religious and cultural life. The ruins of old medieval stone castles dot the countryside, together with the isolated remains of once great monasteries.   Laois is home to meandering country roads, picturesque villages and towns, lonely bog landscapes, red sandstone mountains and lush green pastureland. Image Credit […]

Filed Under: Ireland - County By County, Lessons for Tourists Tagged With: Abbeyleix, Ancient Ireland, County Laois, Durrow, Emo Court, Famine Museum, Heritage Museums, Hillwalking In Ireland, ireland, Ireland - County By County, Irish Castles, Irish Scenery, Landscapes of Ireland, Leinster, Mountain Trails, Portlaoise, Rock of Dunamase, Slieve Bloom Mountains, Workhouse

County Kilkenny – Home To Ireland’s Medieval City

March 19, 2016 by Irish American Mom 30 Comments

Rainbow in a cloudy sky beside the round tower at St. Canice's Cathedral

County Kilkenny is home to rolling green hills of verdant pasture, meandering, picturesque rivers with architecturally amazing arched bridges, an abundance of stone castles from the middle ages, ancient monasteries and cathedrals, and Ireland’s most magnificent medieval city. It truly is a spectacular county. Image Credit In today’s post join me on a photographic tour […]

Filed Under: Ireland - County By County, Lessons for Tourists Tagged With: Castles of Ireland, Cathedrals, County Kilkenny, Ireland - County By County, Ireland's Counties, Kilkenny, Leinster, Medieval Ireland, Round Towers

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