Magical Places: The Hermitage at Tollymore Forest Park, Co. Down

Hidden in the depths of Tollymore Forest at the foot of the Mourne Mountains sits a peculiar little man-made structure on the edge of a gorge above the Shimna River: the so-called "Hermitage" is one of the strangest buildings in Ireland.

Audley's Castle, Strangford Lough, Co. Down

The shores of Strangford Lough are lined with late medieval tower houses. One of the most imposing  is Audley's Castle on a steep hillock overlooking the "Narrows", the entrance to Strangford Lough in South Co. Down.

St. Patrick's trail: Saul, Co. Down

Saul in Co. Down is one the most important sites associated with St. Patrick.  It is believed that Ireland's patron saint founded his very first church here in AD 432.