Month: July 2022

Duncannon, Co. Wexford

From Hook Lighthouse I traveled to visit Duncannon. One of the most unique seaside villages situated on scenic Ring of Hook drives in the southwest of County Wexford. Bordered to the west by Waterford harbor and sitting on a rocky headland jutting...
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Hook Lighthouse, Co. Wexford

The next destination of my day trip was the astonishing medieval Hook Lighthouse. One of the greatest visitor attractions in Ireland’s Ancient East. The Hook Lighthouse (Irish: Teach Solais Rinn Duáin) also known as Hook Head Lighthouse is...
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Loftus Hall, Co. Wexford

Loftus Hall is reported to be one of the most haunted houses in Ireland. Besides, situated on the Hook Peninsula in County Wexford this mansion is on the site of the original castle – Redmond Hall. Built there in 1350 during the Black Death...
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Tintern Abbey, Co. Wexford

Another wonderful Cistercian abbey located on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, I have been visiting, is Tintern Abbey. Situated only a 20-minute drive from Dunbrody Abbey and a 25-minute drive from New Ross. Tintern Abbey, which is today in...
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Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford

From New Ross, I traveled to visit one of the most impressive ruined Cistercians abbeys in Ireland. Situated on the Hook Peninsula in Campile, County Wexford, in a rural tranquillity area, Dunbrody Abbey is one of the finest examples of a Cistercian...
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New Ross, Co. Wexford

In August I traveled to County Wexford again and the first place where I stopped for a moment was New Ross – centrally located in the historic and scenic southeast region of Ireland. New Ross, in Irish Ros Mhic Thriaúin which mean “Wood of the...
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