Saint Attracta's Well, Roscommon

St Attracta's well at Monasteraden,  near Ballaghdareen, County Roscommon has been frequented for centuries by women looking to become pregnant. As part of the ritual, stones, known a serpent's eggs, were taken home and returned once they became pregnant.

Sir William Wilde's Grave

While his famous son Oscar is buried in Paris, Sir William Wilde is buried at Mount Saint Jerome Cemetery in Dublin. The grave is in front of the chapel to the right.

James Kirkland

Read about how a Longford man served in an elite Prussian regiment of tall soldiers in Fadó Fadó More Tales of Lesser Known Irish History.

The Ballymanus Disaster

Check out "Fadó Fadó More Tales of Lesser-Known Irish History". Read about the sea mine, which exploded in the tranquil village of Ballymanus, County Donegal, during the Second World War (known in Ireland as The Emergency) and claimed the lived on several villagers. 

River Corrib Artefacts

Some items recovered from the River Corrib and now in Galway City Museum. Top to bottom: iron axe, circa 100 AD, bronze sword 500 BC and a bronze sword dating from around 800 BC.

For more information check out:   http://www.galwaycitymuseum.ie

Clonfert Cathedral, County Galway

 

Perhaps the most magnificent doorway in all of Ireland, the 12th century doorway of Clonfert Cathedral. For those who cannot view the real thing, there is a copy in the National Museum in Dublin.

Kyteler's Inn Kilkenny

The restored home of Alice Kyteler, the Kilkenny witch. She was married several times and her husband's seem to die soon afterwards. She may have been Ireland's first female serial killer and had friend's in high places who helped her escape the Norman colony to Dublin, where she vanished from the pages of history. Her maid, Petronilla of Meath, was less fortunate and was burned at the stake in 1324.  For more check out my chapter on Irish witches in my latest book "Fadó Fadó More Tales of Lesser-Known Irish History".