Kylemore Abbey
A Castle Built for Love, Rebuilt for Grief Kylemore Abbey is undoubtedly Ireland’s most photographed building outside Dublin. This grey castle of the Gothic Revival style is reflected in a mountain lake, surrounded by the…
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Johnstown Castle
The Fairy-Tale Castle Still Giving Up Its Secrets Johnstown Castle looks straight out of a fairytale, with its turrets and battleships castles reflecting in a still lake. A walled Victorian garden, plus peacocks that frequent the grounds,…
Donegal Castle
The Fortress an O’Donnell Chieftain Burned Rather Than Lose Donegal Castle sits right in the middle of its town, a blunt grey tower rising…
St. Michan’s Church
St. Michan’s Church: A History of Preservation, Rebellion, and the Restless Dead Tucked behind a modest stone facade on Church Street, on the north…