Glendalough was lucky enough to receive a visit from Paddy during the recent trip up the country.

A beautiful place but the tranquility was non existent ‘cos twas mobbed with people.

Bloody tourists!

Duckett’s Grove was the 18^th, 19^th and early 20^th century home of the Duckett family. It was the centre of a 12,000 acre estate that dominated the Carlow landscape for over 300 years.

The mansion was transformed into a castellated Gothic fantasy by Thomas A. Cobden for J. D. Duckett in 1830.

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While in Carlow we visted Brownshill Portal Tomb which has a capstone weighing about 150 tonnes probably making it the heaviest capstone in Europe.

You can learn more about Portal Tombs/Dolmens here!

Wouldn’t it tug at your heart strings?

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Ringmahon House in Cork City has been restored to its former glory with the help of Dunnes Stores.

Margaret Heffernan and Frank Dunne funded the restoration of their former home.

They spent upwards of €2 million in bringing the 19th century home back to habitable condition.

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