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There are magnificent #Heritage sites across #Ireland & many have reopened. I wrote about lots of them in ‘The Darkness Echoing’ so here’s a thread of some of my favourites #history #Archaeology #architecture #irishhistory #landscape #thedarknessechoing #darktourism #tourism 1/
At Oldbridge House in Co #Meath you can walk the site of the Battle of the Boyne passing magnificent oak trees 
that witnessed the action in 1690. #battleoftheboyne #CoMeath #battlefield #heritage 2/
that witnessed the action in 1690. #battleoftheboyne #CoMeath #battlefield #heritage 2/
Back when there was a brief reopening of sites I revisited some of them to talk a little about the stories told there. I'm very taken with the trees at Battle of the Boyne site #Trees #Oaks #battlefield #CoMeath #Ireland #Tourism #Heritage #TheDarknessEchoing 3/
Elizabeth Fort in #Cork City is worth visiting-in part for the great views across the city. From the #fort you can see St Fin Barre's #Cathedral. A cannonball fired from the fort in 1690 lodged in the steeple & is now on display in the cathedral /4 #heritage #cannonball #purecork
One of my favourite cemeteries - Glasnevin #Cemetery, #Dublin Full of the famous & infamous, but I prefer a more general wandering to read the names on each grave & marvel at the many, many different types of memorial. 5/ #graveyard #darktourism #thedarknessechoing #CoDublin
The gothic revival ruin & the beautiful gardens make Duckett’s Grove in #CoCarlow well worth a visit (& you might see a ghost!) 6/ #Carlow #ruin #garden #heritage #ireland #TheDarknessEchoing #ghosts #architecturalheritage
6/ I love this #macabre cadaver #tombstone which marks the #death of Elizabeth Fleming & Edward Golding. It’s in the #graveyard of St Peter’s Church of Ireland in #Drogheda. #TheDarknessEchoing #heritage #history #CoLouth #ireland #darktourism #irishhistory #cemetery
7/ If you're in #Sligo have a wander around Carrowmore #Megalithic Tombs. There are over 30 of them surrounded by glorious landscape (& they're older than Newgrange -as I was repeatedly told on my tour! #Heritage #TheDarknessEchoing #Ireland #IrishHistory #CoSligo #Cemetery #tomb
8/ When #Museums reopen on 10 May I'll add them to this thread, but for now I'll stick to my favourite #heritage sites. On a sunny day there's nowhere nicer than Charles Fort just outside #Kinsale, Co #Cork. #Ireland #Travel #tourism #TheDarknessEchoing #IrishHistory
