Spenser is said to have written part of his allegorical poem The Faerie Queene here between 1552 and 1599. The gardens are set on both sides of the castle entrance, known as Riding Gate. The lower garden, also known as the Pleasure Grounds, dates f..

As this abbey is a Cistercian monastery, only the public church and part of the community church are open to the public. It was founded in 1832 to receive the exiled Melleray Community from Loire-Atlantique. Being mainly composed of Irish monks, this..

The road over Mount Knockmealdown offers many beautiful views. On the north side of Sugar Loaf Mountain (653 m) stands a memorial cairn, Grubb's Grave. Samuel Grubb was a local Quaker who died around 1920. He chose to be buried in the upright positio..

Most of the present-day monument dates from the early 17C, though two earlier religious buildings preceded it. Stone fragments from the west wall are the only remains of Great Lismore Church, first mentioned in 1173. A new cathedral was built in 1207..

The Old Courthouse provides visitors with a sense of the city's history through models and an audio visual presentation.

Designed in 1881 by W. G. Doolin, this red sandstone building with white limestone dressings is one of Ireland's most notable Norman churches in the Lombard style. Its adjacent square tower is in the style of Italian campaniles. A mosaic of Christ is..