Benbulbin (from the Irish: Binn Ghulbain), is a large rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland that was shaped during the Ice age.

Queen Maeve's Cairn, the enormous neolithic monument on the summit of Knocknarea mountain in County Sligo.

The Carrowmore megalithic cemetery in County Sligo is the largest in Ireland and amongst the oldest in Europe with dates going back to 4600 BC.

The word 'Orc' in old Irish means 'little pig' and was perhaps a borrowing for LOTR. It's most associated with place names i.e Orkney Islands: 'island of the pigs'.

The Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, Co Galway.

Described as a ‘Cathedral in Miniature’ this elegant building was completed 1885.

The Five Graces of Fortitude, Faith, Charity, Hope and Chastity - Margaret Henry's Memorial, Kylemore Abbey, Galway.

St Canice's Cathedral and Round tower in Kilkenny, Ireland.

Built between 1202-1285 on the site of an early Christian monastery.

Tomb of Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald - St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny.

Earl of Ormond & Ossory, died 1539.

St Canice's Cathedral - Also known as ‘Ireland’s finest medieval Cathedral', completed in the 13th century, Co Kilkenny.

The Black Abbey of Kilkenny was founded in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland. Its name comes from "Black Friars", a reference to the Order who wear a black cloak over a white habit.

Black Abbey, Co Kilkenny - St Thomas Aquinas & magnificent stained-glass.