Popular Cycle Routes Coolhull Castle Coolhull Castle is a fine example of a late medieval fortified home. It was probably…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Loftus Hall Redmond, a common surname in south-eastern Ireland, originates with the Norman knight Raymond le Gros.…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Hook Lighthouse Hook Lighthouse was built in the early 13th century to help ships safely navigate the…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes St Dubhain’s Church St. Dubhán’s Church is an example of a Norman church with a nave and chancel.…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Slade Harbour and Castle The castle in this picturesque fishing village was built in the 15th century by the…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Baginbun A folk memory suggests that this place gained its name because the Norman ships which…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Fethard Motte The Normans built the ‘motte’ to the rear of this site soon after they arrived…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Tintern Abbey When the Norman knight William Marshal was caught in a dangerous storm as he crossed…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes Bannow Church & Cemetery The Normans built a settlement here, just a few hundred metres from the site of…ddowling28 June 2020
Popular Cycle Routes The Bannow Font This church in Carrig-on-Bannow contains an extremely rare Romanesque font which is one of the…ddowling28 June 2020
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