A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into "zombies" was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle ...

It’s a crenelated conundrum: so many castles, so little time. The Irish countryside is littered with gorgeous old piles, ...

If every myth and legend about Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone were true, it would be the most significant rock in history. Here are the facts of this favorite Irish tourist attraction.

"Airbnb hosts open up their doors to some of the most impressive homes in Ireland, including stunning castles with rich Irish heritage. "With the recent announcement of an Irish edition of The ...

Legend has it that Rathcroghan, near Tulsk, was the seat of Queen Medb (Maeve), the Kings of Connacht, and later, home to the High Kings of Ireland. Roscommon Castle is a 13th-century Norman ...

Two Traitors-inspired castles in Carlow and Kilkenny have made it onto Airbnb’s most ‘wishlisted’ castles in Ireland Huntington Castle, Co Carlow 16th-century Medieval Towerhouse in ...

Clontarf Castle is giving one lucky Irish Times subscriber the chance to win an overnight stay for two with dinner in the evening and breakfast the following morning.

The term ‘lace’ has a long history that pre-dates the use of the word as understood nowadays. In the English language the noun 'lace' and the verb 'to lace' are related to the Old French word ...

private detached medieval castle located in Ballintotis, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork. Located just two miles west of the famous Castlemartyr Estate lies a fine, well preserved late medieval Irish Tower ...