Cahir Castle

Cahir Castle in County Tipperary, is one of Ireland's largest and best preserved castles. It is on a rocky island on the river Suir. It was built in the 13th century and was largely impregnable for many years but finally fell in 1599 when it faced a heavy artillery assault for the first time. However, it remains very much intact and is an impressive structure. Here are a few images from our visit last week.

Mitchelstown Cave

Mitchelstown Cave was discovered, by accident, in 1833. The cave, near Tipperary in Ireland, was discovered by Michael Condon who dropped a crowbar in to a crevise whilst quarrying limestone. He removed a few bolders to retirieve it and found himself looking down in to the cave system. Guided tours have now been conducted for many years showcasing various stalactites, stalacmites and other calcite formations as we went to see a couple of days ago.