This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Monument Attractions In Province of Leinster

x
Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled both, thereby forming the present-day province of Leinster. The ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes. In later centuries, local government legislation has seen further sub-division of the historic counties. Leinster has no official function for local-government purposes. However, the provin...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Monument Attractions In Province of Leinster

  • 1. Brownshill Dolmen Carlow
    The Brownshill Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb situated 3 km east of Carlow, in County Carlow, Ireland. It lies just off the R726 regional road and is clearly visible from the road. The capstone at Brownshill, weighing an estimated 100 metric tons, is reputed to be the heaviest in Europe. The tomb is listed as a National Monument.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 3. Saint Brigid’s Shrine and Well Dundalk
    Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland is one of Ireland's patron saints, along with Patrick and Columba. Irish hagiography makes her an early Irish Christian nun, abbess, and foundress of several monasteries of nuns, including that of Kildare in Ireland, which was famous and was revered. Her feast day is 1 February, which was originally a pagan festival called Imbolc, marking the beginning of spring. Her feast day is shared by Dar Lugdach, who tradition says was her student, close companion, and the woman who succeeded her. The saint shares her name with an important Celtic goddess and there are many legends and folk customs associated with her.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 7. Proleek Dolmen Dundalk
    Proleek Dolmen is a dolmen and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 9. Kells Priory County Kilkenny
    Kells Priory is one of the largest and most impressive medieval monuments in Ireland. The Augustine priory is situated alongside King's River beside the village of Kells, about 15 km south of the medieval city of Kilkenny. The priory is a National Monument and is in the guardianship of the Office of Public Works. One of its most striking feature is a collection of medieval tower houses spaced at intervals along and within walls which enclose a site of just over 3 acres . These give the priory the appearance more of a fortress than of a place of worship and from them comes its local name of Seven Castles. 4 km southeast of the priory on the R697 regional road is Kilree round tower and 9th century High Cross, said to be the burial place of Niall Caille. It was used in the film Barry Lyndon a...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 10. The Long Woman's Grave Omeath
    This is a timeline of the Irish Civil War, which took place between June 1922 and May 1923. It followed the Irish War of Independence , and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independent from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The conflict was waged between two opposing groups of Irish nationalists: the forces of the new Irish Free State, who supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty under which the state was established, and the republican opposition, for whom the Treaty represented a betrayal of the Irish Republic. The government of the Irish Free State was ultimately victorious. The anti-Treaty forces called a ceasefire in April 1923 and ordered their men to dump arms in May 1923. The war involved both conventional warfare when the Free State forces ...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 11. Joe Dolan Mullingar
    Joseph Francis Robert Joe Dolan , otherwise known as Boots, was an Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer. Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with showbands and for his innovative style and high pitched singing voice, he had a wide appeal with many international fans. His energetic and charismatic stage performances were well known as was his long standing advertising slogan: There's no show like a Joe show.The only Irish singer to reach number one in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Dolan was a constant presence on the hit parade in Ireland and overseas.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 12. The Famine Sculptures Dublin
    The Great Famine of Ireland is memorialized in many locations throughout Ireland, especially in those regions that suffered the greatest losses, and also in cities overseas with large populations descended from Irish immigrants. To date more than 100 memorials to the Irish Famine have been constructed worldwide.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 13. Mount Jerome Cemetery Dublin
    Mount Jerome Cemetery & Crematorium is situated in Harold's Cross on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. Since its foundation in 1836, it has witnessed over 300,000 burials. Originally an exclusively Protestant cemetery, Roman Catholics have also been buried there since the 1920s.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • 15. Triumphal Arch Dublin
    A victory column—or monumental column or triumphal column—is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a victorious battle, war, or revolution. The column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a statue. The statue may represent the goddess Victoria; in Germany, the female embodiment of the nation, Germania; in the United States either female embodiment of the nation Liberty or Columbia; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia; an eagle; or a war hero.
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Province of Leinster Videos

Shares

x

Places in Province of Leinster

x

Regions in Province of Leinster

x

Near By Places

Menu