Maudlin Tower (Kilkenny)
This tall tower was built in the early 16th century to guard a hospital, founded circa 1327 a little distance from the city. There were high walls and…
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Muckross Abbey (Killarney)
The first monastery was founded in the 6th century, but the ruins you see now are of the Franciscan friary of 1448. (Actually not an abbey, where monks…
Munster Rugby (Limerick)
They play in the United Rugby Championship (formerly Pro14), the professional European league, and in the European Rugby Champions Cup. They usually play home games at Thomond Park,…
Saint Nicholas Collegiate Church (Galway)
A collegiate church doesn't have a resident priest, but members of a seminary (here, a College of Vicars) take turns. St Nicholas is the largest medieval church still…