Category Archives: Tomb

Pulleen Harbour, A Hidden Jewel at the end of the Road

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

It’s so great to be back to the Ring of Beara Blog again. So many delays but I’m back on track. We’ve just moved house from beautiful Beal Na Lappa and its splendid vistas to a lovely, bigger home in equally beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in Beara Peninsula, Cahergarriff, Cahirgarriff, Castletown Berehaven, Castletownbere, County Cork, Historical Site, Ireland, Puleen Harbour, Pulleen Harbour, Ring Fort, Ring of Beara, Standing Stone, Stone Circle, Tomb, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Glebe Graveyard, also known as Killaconenagh or Cill Achadh an Eanaigh

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Travelling west, about a kilometre outside of Castletownbere, there is a small road on the right (across from the football pitch) with a sign that reads,” Cill Achadh an Eanaigh, Glebe Graveyard.” This by way meanders a couple of hundred years … Continue reading →

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Caiseal Coillte, Cashelkeelty Stone Circle, Lauragh, County Kerry

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

Just west of the village of Lauragh in County Kerry (on the R571 road) there is an unassuming car park on the edge of a forest.  Oh! What a forest! It’s quiet and cool, the ground is soft , boggy … Continue reading →

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Ardgroom Stone Circle, County Cork, Ireland

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

There is something so exciting and mysterious about visiting a stone circle. Thankfully we live in an area were there is an abundance of these curious sites, as well as wedge tombs, ring forts, boulder burials and fulachta fiadhs. Romantic … Continue reading →

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Children of Lir Mythical Site, Allihies, County Cork, Ireland

Posted on September 14, 2009 by

Just outside the lovely seaside village of Allihies is a small sacred site dedicated to the Children of Lir.(Clann Lir) Their lives are celebrated in their ancient story,one of the three sorrows of Irish storytelling. The following sign will direct … Continue reading →

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