Clochn an Aifir, Clochn na bhFmharach, The Giant’s Causeway
August 13th, 2011 by admin
Do you love visiting the world’s most fantastic wonders? Are you fascinated by notable environmental landmarks? Do you have a passion for the most surreal destinations in Ireland? If so, read on for more information about one of Ireland’s greatest natural monuments – The Giant’s Causeway, or in Irish, Clochn an Aifir, Clochn na bhFmharach.
The Giant’s Causeway, located on the northeastern coast of Northern Ireland, is one of mother nature’s greatest displays of volcanic activity. It is made up of more than 40,000 basalt columns.Additional information can be found at http://theunwittingtraveller.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/the-giant25e225802599s-causeway-part-geology-25e225802593-part-mythology/. These columns create (more…)
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Skellig Michael Otherwise Known As Great Skellig
August 11th, 2011 by admin
Soaring up from the Atlantic Ocean nine miles off the coast of Ireland, the rocky Skellig Islands, Skellig Michael and Small Skellig, are fascinating to visit for both history buffs and nature lovers. Skellig Michael, otherwise known as Great Skellig, is the site of an ancient Gaelic monastery, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. First occupied in the 7th century and surviving six centuries of both Atlantic gales and Viking raids, the monastery on Skellig Michael was only abandoned in the 13th century. The beehive-like stone < (more…)
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Br na Boinne Or Bend Of The Boyne
August 10th, 2011 by admin
The Br na Boinne, or the Palace of the Boyne, is a World Heritage Site located on the eastern coast of Ireland, in the county of Meath. It is one of Europe’s most important sites from the Middle Stone Age (the 35,000s B.C.E.), and consists of a collection of stones, tombs, and henges. The site is of great interest to archeoastronomers (archeologists who study ancient methods of astronomy) because it shows how much the people who (more…)
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Ireland: A Home To Three World Heritage Sites
August 6th, 2011 by admin
The three World Heritage sites in Ireland are Skellig Michael, Bend of the Boyne and Giant’s Causeway.. In reference to Skellig Michael, George Bernard Shaw said it is “An incredible, impossible, mad place. I tell you the thing does not belong to any world that you and I have ever lived or worked in; it is part of our dream world.”
Skellig Michael located in County Kerry is the remains of a monastery believed to have been associated with 7th century Irish Christians. The structure (more…)
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