These are the ruins of Puck’s Castle, a 16th century fortified house located in Rathmichael, near Shankill in Dublin. Not a lot is known about this premises. Many similar structures were built around Dublin between 1400 and 1550 to protect the ‘Pale’ from the ‘wild Irish’. Other similar structures in the area include Shankill Castle, …
Kill Abbey
This is another one of the places that I visited as part of the Summer of Heritage. The original site goes back to the 6th century and was dedicated to St. Fintan, the present building dates back to the tenth or eleventh century and replaced the previous old monastic building. This church is one of …
Stillorgan Obelisk
I decided to visit some of the locations in the Summer of Heritage Programme. The next few posts will cover some of the places I visited. My first stop was the Stillorgan Obelisk. The Stillorgan Obelisk was built in 1729, and is the first obelisk to be built in Ireland. It was built on the …
Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo recently announced the arrival of a baby Gorilla, a litter of Painted Dog pups and the opening of their new Orangutang enclosure. Sadly, I missed both the baby gorilla and the painted dog pups, I did however get to see the new Orangutang enclosure, which will be great for the residents. All the …
Greenan Farm & Maze
Greenan Farm and Maze is near Rathdrum in Wicklow, it is a working farm, as well as having two Mazes, a Fairy Trail, woodland walk, a Farm Museum and a Tearoom. I have been to this farm many times, but, it is always worth another visit. On this visit, as we had arrived later than …
Russborough House & Gardens
A visit to Russborough is always an enjoyable way to spend a morning or afternoon. The Palladian building is just outside of Blessington in Wicklow. You can go on a tour of the House, or try your luck in the maze, go for a walk around the grounds, have a look at the Artisian products …
National Bird of Prey Centre
Today, I had a very enjoyable and interesting visit to the National Bird of Prey Centre in the grounds of Russborough House and Gardens in Wicklow. The Centre is newly opened and will increase it's number of birds over the summer. They have flight displays, as well as walking tours with the birds and the …
Gallagher Photography 