Royal Connections
30th March 2023
Connecting the kings, queens, castles and kingdoms of the Causeway Coast and Glens From mythological princesses, to medieval sites, the tyrants of folklore, and modern monarchs, […]
7th March 2023
Set on a site of great antiquity, the current church dates from 1797. St Guaire, thought to be a corruption of Jerome, is said to have […]
7th March 2023
In a field in Slaghtaverty, a townland near Garvagh, there is a prehistoric cairn, Sleacht Abhartaigh (Slaght Averty) or the Dwarf’s Grave. This is the setting […]
7th March 2023
Royal Portrush Golf Club, originally called the County Golf Club, was formally opened in 1888. The club was granted permission by The Duke of York (later […]
7th March 2023
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the statue commemorating Sergeant Robert Quigg V.C., in Bushmills, on 28 June 2016. Private Robert Quigg, 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles, […]
7th March 2023
Mountsandel, on the east bank of the River Bann, today enjoys the claim to being the site of the earliest known settlement in Ireland. However, the […]
7th March 2023
Lurigethan stands tall above the village of Cushendall with the plateau forming one side of the Queen of the Glens, Glenariff. The defensive qualities of the […]
7th March 2023
King’s Fort, at the foot of Donald’s Hill, near Drumsurn, commands a strong defensive position with magnificent views up the Kilhoyle Valley towards Dungiven, south to […]
7th March 2023
Until 1971, a mysterious statue group stood overlooking the tennis courts in Ballycastle. The statues were said to have been brought to Ireland from India and, […]
7th March 2023
Located in Gortnamoyagh Forest, it is said that this stone was used in the medieval period for the inauguration and crowning of local chieftains. There are […]