Sneem, County Kerry

Sneem is a village spectacularly set against the mountains

on the Ring of Kerry.

It is actually pronounced “Shneem”

It is dominated by the nearby 2245 feet high Knockmoyle

mountain.

The pretty cottages in the village are all different

colours.

This was done so that drunken residents could find their way

home to the proper cottage, ……. Allegedly!!!

The villages Catholic church dates from 1865, and contains

the grave of “Father Michael Walsh”.

Walsh was a 19^th century priest immortalized in

the song “Father O’Flynn”

The Protestant church has been altered many times but dates

from “Elizabethan” times.

There is fantastic local salmon fishing available.

At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we like to stop in

Sneem for a coffee as we pass through.

Don’t miss it on your tours of Ireland.

Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Borders

The Yarrow and the Ettrick waters meet just a mile or so

south-west of the town of Selkirk, and at their junction stands this rambling

Georgian mansion, started by the 3^rd Duke of Buccleuch in 1795 and

worked on by several hands, including William Atkinson and William Burn.

Until James V beat them out of it in the 16^th

century, the Ettrick Forest was a great tract of wooded land rich with game and

thick with reivers and freebooters, some of whose exploits are recorded in the

Border Ballads. Bowhill is open to the public, who come to see its collection of

paintings, with works by Leonardo Canaletto, Claude, Gainsborough and Reynolds,

and also relics of Scott, who was Sheriff of nearby Selkirk and who did so much

to popularize and romanticize the region through his work (including that on

the ballads).

Bowhill is a hidden gem that has much to offer on your visit,

contact Ireland & Scotland Luxury Tours now to arrange a visit on your chauffeur

driven tour of Scotland!

Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Borders

The Yarrow and the Ettrick waters meet just a mile or so

south-west of the town of Selkirk, and at their junction stands this rambling

Georgian mansion, started by the 3^rd Duke of Buccleuch in 1795 and

worked on by several hands, including William Atkinson and William Burn.

Until James V beat them out of it in the 16^th

century, the Ettrick Forest was a great tract of wooded land rich with game and

thick with reivers and freebooters, some of whose exploits are recorded in the

Border Ballads. Bowhill is open to the public, who come to see its collection of

paintings, with works by Leonardo Canaletto, Claude, Gainsborough and Reynolds,

and also relics of Scott, who was Sheriff of nearby Selkirk and who did so much

to popularize and romanticize the region through his work (including that on

the ballads).

Bowhill is a hidden gem that has much to offer on your visit,

contact Ireland & Scotland Luxury Tours now to arrange a visit on your chauffeur

driven tour of Scotland!

Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Borders

The Yarrow and the Ettrick waters meet just a mile or so

south-west of the town of Selkirk, and at their junction stands this rambling

Georgian mansion, started by the 3^rd Duke of Buccleuch in 1795 and

worked on by several hands, including William Atkinson and William Burn.

Until James V beat them out of it in the 16^th

century, the Ettrick Forest was a great tract of wooded land rich with game and

thick with reivers and freebooters, some of whose exploits are recorded in the

Border Ballads. Bowhill is open to the public, who come to see its collection of

paintings, with works by Leonardo Canaletto, Claude, Gainsborough and Reynolds,

and also relics of Scott, who was Sheriff of nearby Selkirk and who did so much

to popularize and romanticize the region through his work (including that on

the ballads).

Bowhill is a hidden gem that has much to offer on your visit,

contact Ireland & Scotland Luxury Tours now to arrange a visit on your chauffeur

driven tour of Scotland!

Bowhill, Selkirkshire, Borders

The Yarrow and the Ettrick waters meet just a mile or so

south-west of the town of Selkirk, and at their junction stands this rambling

Georgian mansion, started by the 3^rd Duke of Buccleuch in 1795 and

worked on by several hands, including William Atkinson and William Burn.

Until James V beat them out of it in the 16^th

century, the Ettrick Forest was a great tract of wooded land rich with game and

thick with reivers and freebooters, some of whose exploits are recorded in the

Border Ballads. Bowhill is open to the public, who come to see its collection of

paintings, with works by Leonardo Canaletto, Claude, Gainsborough and Reynolds,

and also relics of Scott, who was Sheriff of nearby Selkirk and who did so much

to popularize and romanticize the region through his work (including that on

the ballads).

Bowhill is a hidden gem that has much to offer on your visit,

contact Ireland & Scotland Luxury Tours now to arrange a visit on your chauffeur

driven tour of Scotland!

Tuam, County Galway

This small town in County Galway has always been an

important centre for church affairs.

It’s worth looking at on any Ireland tours for a number of

reasons.

“Saint Jarleth” founded a monastery here in the 6^th

century, and the ruins of “Temple Jarleth” date from about 1360 AD.

In the centre of the town, in the market place, is the

impressive 12^th century “High Cross of Tuam”

This sandstone cross features inscriptions in memory of

“O’Hoisin” (the Abbot), and “Turlogh O’Conor (King of Connacht)

O’Hoisin became the Archbishop in 1152.

There is also a marvellous 12^th century red

sandstone Romanesque Chancel Arch incorporated in Saint Marys Cathedral.

The cathedral itself was built in 1878.

Also dating back to the 19^th century is the Roman

Catholic Cathedral of Assumption.

This is a square towered cruciform building worth seeing.

At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we enjoy passing

through Tuam as it is a true hidden gem.

Tuam, County Galway

This small town in County Galway has always been an

important centre for church affairs.

It’s worth looking at on any Ireland tours for a number of

reasons.

“Saint Jarleth” founded a monastery here in the 6^th

century, and the ruins of “Temple Jarleth” date from about 1360 AD.

In the centre of the town, in the market place, is the

impressive 12^th century “High Cross of Tuam”

This sandstone cross features inscriptions in memory of

“O’Hoisin” (the Abbot), and “Turlogh O’Conor (King of Connacht)

O’Hoisin became the Archbishop in 1152.

There is also a marvellous 12^th century red

sandstone Romanesque Chancel Arch incorporated in Saint Marys Cathedral.

The cathedral itself was built in 1878.

Also dating back to the 19^th century is the Roman

Catholic Cathedral of Assumption.

This is a square towered cruciform building worth seeing.

At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we enjoy passing

through Tuam as it is a true hidden gem.

Tuam, County Galway

This small town in County Galway has always been an

important centre for church affairs.

It’s worth looking at on any Ireland tours for a number of

reasons.

“Saint Jarleth” founded a monastery here in the 6^th

century, and the ruins of “Temple Jarleth” date from about 1360 AD.

In the centre of the town, in the market place, is the

impressive 12^th century “High Cross of Tuam”

This sandstone cross features inscriptions in memory of

“O’Hoisin” (the Abbot), and “Turlogh O’Conor (King of Connacht)

O’Hoisin became the Archbishop in 1152.

There is also a marvellous 12^th century red

sandstone Romanesque Chancel Arch incorporated in Saint Marys Cathedral.

The cathedral itself was built in 1878.

Also dating back to the 19^th century is the Roman

Catholic Cathedral of Assumption.

This is a square towered cruciform building worth seeing.

At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we enjoy passing

through Tuam as it is a true hidden gem.

Tuam, County Galway

This small town in County Galway has always been an

important centre for church affairs.

It’s worth looking at on any Ireland tours for a number of

reasons.

“Saint Jarleth” founded a monastery here in the 6^th

century, and the ruins of “Temple Jarleth” date from about 1360 AD.

In the centre of the town, in the market place, is the

impressive 12^th century “High Cross of Tuam”

This sandstone cross features inscriptions in memory of

“O’Hoisin” (the Abbot), and “Turlogh O’Conor (King of Connacht)

O’Hoisin became the Archbishop in 1152.

There is also a marvellous 12^th century red

sandstone Romanesque Chancel Arch incorporated in Saint Marys Cathedral.

The cathedral itself was built in 1878.

Also dating back to the 19^th century is the Roman

Catholic Cathedral of Assumption.

This is a square towered cruciform building worth seeing.

At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we enjoy passing

through Tuam as it is a true hidden gem.

Glendalough, County Wicklow

Glendalough and its two lakes are set in the most picturesque high glens in Ireland.

Try and see it on any tours of Ireland.

 

In the 6^th century Saint Kevin first built a church on the south side of the Upper Lake.

But as the number of followers grew the monastery moved down the glen.

 

Plenty of evidence of the settlement can still be seen in the spectacular surroundings.

 

There is 103 feet round tower.

The ruins of Saint Keirans Church were uncovered in a mound.

Other remains include the early barrel-vaulted oratory and high-pitched roof of Saint Kevins Church and the late 11^th century Saint Savious Church.

 

There is also a 7^th century cathedral.

 

From a much earlier age there is a Bronze and early Iron Age fort on the eastern edge of the upper lake.

It was here that Saint Kevin began his hermit’s life in a 7ft by 4ft excavation in a cliff above the water, known as “Saint Kevins Bed”

 

At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we use Powerscourt Hotel as a base to discover Glendalough and enjoy this beautiful area.