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Narrow Water Castle Keep

Narrow Water Castle Keep

Narrow Water Castle is a famous 16th-century tower house and bawn near Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland. There has been a keep on this site since 1212. It was a strategic spot and was originally built by Hugh de Lacy (first Earl of Ulster) as part of the area’s Norman fortifications to prevent attacks on Newry via the river.

Castle Caulfield

Castle Caulfield

Blink and you would miss this visitor attraction in County Tyrone. The substantial remains of Castle Caulfield were built by Sir Toby Caulfield between 1611 and 1619 on the site of an earlier O’Donnelly Castle.

The Top 20 most viewed posts of 2014

The Top 20 most viewed posts of 2014

What a year we had! 2014 was our most travelled yet. There were so many great places we visited with our 360° cameras, but what were the ones you liked the most? We take a look back at our most popular posts and 360° photos of 2014 visited by you.

The Old Inn [ARCHIVED]

The Old Inn [ARCHIVED]

Step through the doors of The Old Inn to experience nearly 400 years of history. The Old Inn stands on one of Ireland’s most ancient highways. Centuries of history sit snugly under the thatched roof of this delightful, historic Coaching Inn.

Portrush Atlantic Hotel

Portrush Atlantic Hotel

Award Winning 3***star hotel overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, situated in the centre of Portrush and close to the Giants Causeway, Bushmills Distillery, Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge, Dunluce Castle and Royal Portrush, Portstewart & Castlerock Golf Courses.

Ballygally Holiday Apartments

Ballygally Holiday Apartments

Three, two and one bedroom apartments situated on an elevated position in the picturesque village of Ballygally, overlooking the beautiful Antrim Coast Road and just 5 miles from the nearest port and 25 miles from both major airports.

Belvoir Park Golf Club

Belvoir Park Golf Club

One of Ireland’s best kept golfing secrets. Northern Ireland boasts some excellent parkland courses, the pick of which would include Belvoir Park Golf Course. Definitely one of the finest parkland courses in Ulster.

Ardglass Golf Club

Ardglass Golf Club

How many of the golfers who flock every year to the links of Royal County Down are aware that there is another magnificent Irish golfing experience to be had just a few miles along the south east coast of Down in the fishing port of Ardglass?

Copeland Island Bird Observatory

Copeland Island Bird Observatory

The Copeland Islands is a group of three islands in the North Irish Sea, situated 3.6km off the coast from Donaghadee in County Down, Northern Ireland. Lighthouse Island is now owned by the National Trust and operated by volunteer members of the Copeland Bird Observatory. The ruins of the original keepers’ house have been rebuilt to house a bird observatory.

Light Ship Petrel

Light Ship Petrel

The Light Ship Petrel was built in 1915 by the Dublin Dockyard Co for the Commissioners of Irish Lights and is the only lightship still afloat in Ireland. A crucial element of lightship design is the mounting of a light on a sufficiently tall mast.

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Antrim Town

Antrim is the county town of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Antrim is a small town not frequently visited by tourists, yet it is one of the more historic towns in Northern Ireland with many interesting sights and buildings of historic note.

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