Feb 16, 2008
Connor (originally Doire nagcon, the oakwood of the wild dogs), a village near Ballymena, Co. Antrim (Accommodation, Antrim, Ireland), is an old ecclesiastical foundation dating from the latter end of the fifth century; the existing cathedral is an ordinary modern country church with no features of interest.
There is hardly any portion of Ireland containing so [...]
Connor (originally Doire nagcon, the oakwood of the wild dogs), a village near Ballymena, Co. Antrim (Accommodation, Antrim, Ireland), is an old ecclesiastical foundation dating from the latter end of the fifth century; the existing cathedral is an ordinary modern country church with no features of interest.
There is hardly any portion of Ireland containing so many castles as the shores of Locale and Strangford Lough. In Co. Antrim (Holiday Cottages, Antrim, Ireland) the castles were perched on the basalt crags which fringed ... Read More
Feb 16, 2008
The province of Ulster provides important material for the study of Irish Stone Age antiquities. As well as Stone-Age antiquities, Ulster has produced some finds of associated objects of unusual interest and value, including the gold ornaments found at Broighter and the important crannoge finds, of Iron Age date, from Lisnacroghera, Co. Antrim (Hotels, Antrim, [...]
The province of Ulster provides important material for the study of Irish Stone Age antiquities. As well as Stone-Age antiquities, Ulster has produced some finds of associated objects of unusual interest and value, including the gold ornaments found at Broighter and the important crannoge finds, of Iron Age date, from Lisnacroghera, Co. Antrim (Hotels, Antrim, Ireland). The province has proved rich in Bronze Age antiquities, and it would seem that from early Neolithic times, Ulster has been inhabited by a thriving population. ... Read More
Feb 16, 2008
The name for County Antrim comes from the Gaelic word, Antrim (Holiday Homes, Antrim, Ireland), which translates to solitary farm. The territory known today is County Antrim, has a history of human activity stretching back an amazing 9,000 years. It is here where the first people in Ireland arrived from Scotland.
Antrim was the site [...]
The name for County Antrim comes from the Gaelic word, Antrim (Holiday Homes, Antrim, Ireland), which translates to solitary farm. The territory known today is County Antrim, has a history of human activity stretching back an amazing 9,000 years. It is here where the first people in Ireland arrived from Scotland.
Antrim was the site of the very earliest of Viking Raids in Ireland, and it was later colonized by the Vikings. In 1177, the Anglo-Normans under the command of John de ... Read More
