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As of 2021, Ireland has two sites on the list, and a further seven on the tentative list. [3] The first site listed was Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne, in 1993. The second site, Skellig Michael, was listed in 1996. Both are cultural sites, as determined by the organisation's selection criteria. All ...
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. The Crown Liquor Saloon. Divis and Black Mountain, Belfast. Dunseverick Castle. Fair Head Coastal Nature Reserve. Giant's Causeway. Patterson's Spade Mill.
The Encumbered Estates' Court was established by an act of the British Parliament in 1849, the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Act 1849 ( 12 & 13 Vict. c. 77), to facilitate the sale of Irish estates whose owners, because of the Great Famine, were unable to meet their obligations. [1] It was given authority to sell estates on application from ...
From the 9th to the 12th century Viking/Norse-Gael Dublin in particular was a major slave trading center which led to an increase in slavery. [6] In 870, Vikings, most likely led by Olaf the White and Ivar the Boneless, besieged and captured the stronghold of Dumbarton Castle (Alt Clut), the capital of the Kingdom of Strathclyde in Scotland, and the next year took most of the site's ...
The following lists detail World Heritage Sites in Ireland : List of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland. List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom, including one site in Northern Ireland: the Giant's Causeway. Category: Lists of lists.
Audley Castle is a 15th-century bawn constructed by its namesake the Audleys on a rocky hill 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from Strangford Lough. [165] In 1646, the tower passed into the keeping of the Wards of Castle Ward. In the 18th century the tower was incorporated into the parks of the Castle Ward estate.
This is a list of megalithic monument on the island of Ireland. Megalithic monuments are found throughout Ireland, and include burial sites (including passage tombs, portal tombs and wedge tombs (or dolmens)) and ceremonial sites (such as stone circles and stone rows ). / 54.3421528°N 5.8034778°W / 54.3421528; -5.8034778 ...
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