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  • Statue of Annie Moore, first immigrant processed at Ellis Island on 1st January 1892, by Jeanne Rynhart, unveiled by Irish president Mary Robinson as a gift to the people of the USA from the Irish American Cultural Institute in 1993, in the main building on Ellis Island, the immigration processing centre for the United States from 1892 to 1954, at the mouth of the Hudson river in New York City, NY, USA. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry, 1700-29, by Robert Baille, of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, with William III of Orange and his victory over James II, in the Lord's Chamber of the Irish House of Lords, the upper house of the Irish parliament until 1800, now owned by the Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin, Ireland. Baille was commissioned to produce a series of 6 tapestries, although only 2 were made. He enlisted Dutch landscape painter William Van der Hagen to produce the designs and John Van Beaver to weave them. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tapestry, 1700-29, by Robert Baille, of James II at the Siege of Derry of 1689, in the Irish House of Lords, the upper house of the Irish parliament until 1800, now owned by the Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin, Ireland. Baille was commissioned to produce a series of 6 tapestries, although only 2 were made. He enlisted Dutch landscape painter William Van der Hagen to produce the designs and John Van Beaver to weave them. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of an Irish Benedictine Nun, painting by<br />
E Cracco, 1931, in the Community Room, used to display items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist kissing the Blarney Stone or Stone of Eloquence, on the parapets of Blarney Castle, built in 1210 over an earlier structure, and rebuilt in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, near Cork in County Cork, Ireland. The stone is thought to be the coronation stone of Irish kings, and it is believed that anyone kissing the stone will be granted the gift of eloquence. To do so, the pilgrim must lie down, lean backwards and hold iron railings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tourist kissing the Blarney Stone or Stone of Eloquence, on the parapets of Blarney Castle, built in 1210 over an earlier structure, and rebuilt in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, near Cork in County Cork, Ireland. The stone is thought to be the coronation stone of Irish kings, and it is believed that anyone kissing the stone will be granted the gift of eloquence. To do so, the pilgrim must lie down, lean backwards and hold iron railings. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Gurteen Bay (Tr na Feadoige) with Roundstone village to the right of the image, Connemara, Ireland. Gurteen Bay with its pristine white sand scattered with rocks is separated from nearby Dog's Bay by a sandspit. The natural beauty of the area has been preserved from erosion by community conservation. The Irish name Tra na Feadoige means Beach of the Plover. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Kylemore Abbey, 1867, by James Franklin Fuller and Samuel Ussher Roberts, Connemara, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey, founded in 1920 for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium during World War I, was originally a private castle built on the shore of Lough Pollacappul for Mitchell and Margaret Henry, a wealthy couple from Manchester.  The name Kylemore derives from the Irish Coill Mhor, or Great Wood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Lady Mary Percy, 1570-1642, founder of the Irish Benedictine nuns, in the Community Room, used to display items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Silver chalice, 8th century, from Reerasta, Ardagh, County Limerick, used for drinking the consecrated wine during mass, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. Most medieval metalwork was produced for use in the church. Although based on late Roman tableware, the design of this piece is recognisably Irish. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Grand Salon, used for formal occasions and as a family room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is furnished with a hand-woven Chinese carpet, bought by Milo Talbot in the 1950s in China, and Italian Carrara marble fireplace and Irish gilded wood tables from the 1740s. The couch is a confidant, allowing a chaperone to sit between an unmarried woman and her suitor. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library, built off the Great Hall in the 16th century, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. This room is thought to have been built by a Talbot from Wales, who subsequently quarreled with the Irish branch of the family. It is decorated with golden leather wallpaper with floral motifs, butterflies and dragonflies, known as Cordoba or Spanish leather, popular 1650-1700. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Gurteen Bay (Tr na Feadoige), near Roundstone, Connemara, Ireland, in the afternoon. Gurteen Bay with its pristine white sand scattered with rocks is separated from nearby Dog's Bay by a sandspit. The natural beauty of the area has been preserved from erosion by community conservation. The Irish name Tra na Feadoige means Beach of the Plover. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Kylemore Abbey, 1867, by James Franklin Fuller and Samuel Ussher Roberts, Connemara, Ireland, in the evening. Kylemore Abbey, founded in 1920 for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium during World War I, was originally a private castle built on the shore of Lough Pollacappul for Mitchell and Margaret Henry, a wealthy couple from Manchester. The name Kylemore derives from the Irish Coill Mhor, or Great Wood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Kylemore Abbey, 1867, by James Franklin Fuller and Samuel Ussher Roberts, Connemara, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey, founded in 1920 for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium during World War I, was originally a private castle built on the shore of Lough Pollacappul for Mitchell and Margaret Henry, a wealthy couple from Manchester. The name Kylemore derives from the Irish Coill Mhor, or Great Wood. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Saint on a medieval stone carved tomb, in the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Medieval stone carved tomb with saints holding their attributes inside niches, in the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion relief, detail, in a medieval chapel inside the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crucifixion relief, in a medieval chapel inside the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved figure on a medieval stone carved tomb, in the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved figure on a medieval stone carved tomb, in the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved figure holding book on a medieval stone carved tomb, in the castle, at the Rock of Cashel, at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The complex includes a 12th century round tower, High Cross, Romanesque chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century castle and the restored Hall of the Vicars Choral. According to legend, St Patrick converted Aenghus, King of Munster to christianity here in the 5th century AD. The current buildings date to the 12th and 13th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Pollacapall Lough, in the Twelve Bens mountains, County Galway, Ireland. On the left is the Kylemore Abbey Church, designed by James Franklin Fuller and built in 1881 in Neo Gothic 14th century style. The church was built in memory of Margaret Henry, wife of Mitchell Henry who built Kylemore Castle. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Sacred Heart statue, erected by the Benedictine nuns of Kylemore Abbey in 1932, to give thanks for their safe arrival at their new home, in the year when Ireland hosted the Eucharistic Congress, on Suchruach mountain above Pollacapall Lough, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sacred Heart statue, erected by the Benedictine nuns of Kylemore Abbey in 1932, to give thanks for their safe arrival at their new home, in the year when Ireland hosted the Eucharistic Congress, on Suchruach mountain above Pollacapall Lough, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Kylemore Abbey Church, designed by James Franklin Fuller and built in 1881 in Neo Gothic 14th century style, beside Pollacapall Lough, County Galway, Ireland. The church was built in memory of Margaret Henry, wife of Mitchell Henry who built Kylemore Castle. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the ruins of the old greenhouses at the Walled Victorian Gardens at Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Developed originally in the 19th century as part of the castle, the gardens had 21 greenhouses and employed 40 gardeners. The gardens were restored 1995-2000 and are open to the public. Kylemore Gardens are heritage gardens, growing plants from the Victorian era. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ironing Stone, a triangular wishing stone shrouded in myth and legend, in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The stone is said to have been thrown here by mythological heroes Cu Chulainn and Fionn McCool. If a child stands with his back to the stone and throws 3 pebbles over it, its wish is said to come true. Kylemore Castle was built in the 19th century by Mitchell Henry and his wife Margaret. It became a Benedictine Abbey in 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mausoleum, housing the bodies of Margaret Henry, died 1874, and her husband Mitchell Henry, died 1910, who built Kylemore Castle, near Kylemore Abbey Church, built in 1881 in Neo Gothic style, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Charity, lancet window, detail from the stained glass window in the chapel of Kylemore Abbey Church, designed by James Franklin Fuller and built in 1881 in Neo Gothic 14th century style, beside Pollacapall Lough, County Galway, Ireland. The church was built in memory of Margaret Henry, wife of Mitchell Henry who built Kylemore Castle. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Head Gardener's cottage, in the Walled Victorian Gardens, at Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The house is situated above the gardens so that the Head Gardener could watch over the workers. Developed originally in the 19th century as part of the castle, the gardens had 21 greenhouses and employed 40 gardeners. The gardens were restored 1995-2000 and are open to the public. Kylemore Gardens are heritage gardens, growing plants from the Victorian era. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kitchen in the Head Gardener's cottage, in the Walled Victorian Gardens, at Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The house is situated above the gardens so that the Head Gardener could watch over the workers. The Head Gardener was a highly respected position. Developed originally in the 19th century as part of the castle, the gardens had 21 greenhouses and employed 40 gardeners. The gardens were restored 1995-2000 and are open to the public. Kylemore Gardens are heritage gardens, growing plants from the Victorian era. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Large greenhouse housing grape vines and steps leading to older ruined greenhouses, in the Walled Victorian Gardens, at Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Developed originally in the 19th century as part of the castle, the gardens had 21 greenhouses and employed 40 gardeners. The gardens were restored 1995-2000 and are open to the public. Kylemore Gardens are heritage gardens, growing plants from the Victorian era. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Community Room, with Victorian columns, displaying items from the history of the Benedictine order, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Foundation stone of a Benedictine Abbey founded in Dublin in 1688, in the Community Room, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Female with bird, detail from the sculpted Carrara marble fireplace in the Drawing Room of Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The room was used by the Henrys to entertain guests. 2 portraits of King James II hang in the room, gifted by the king to the order in the 1680s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining Room, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The room was used by the Henrys to entertain guests. 2 portraits of King James II hang in the room, gifted by the king to the order in the 1680s. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drawing Room, used by ladies after dinner, with sculpted Carrara marble fireplace, wallpaper and a portrait of Margaret Henry donated to the Benedictines by the Henry family, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Drawing Room, used by ladies after dinner, with sculpted Carrara marble fireplace, stucco ceiling and a portrait of Margaret Henry donated to the Benedictines by the Henry family, in Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Road in the Twelve Bens mountain range around Kylemore Abbey, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Kylemore Castle was built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nave of Kylemore Abbey Church, with vaulted ceiling and Gothic windows to each side, designed by James Franklin Fuller and built in 1881 in Neo Gothic 14th century style, beside Pollacapall Lough, County Galway, Ireland. The church was built in memory of Margaret Henry, wife of Mitchell Henry who built Kylemore Castle. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortitude, lancet window, detail from the stained glass window in the chapel of Kylemore Abbey Church, designed by James Franklin Fuller and built in 1881 in Neo Gothic 14th century style, beside Pollacapall Lough, County Galway, Ireland. The church was built in memory of Margaret Henry, wife of Mitchell Henry who built Kylemore Castle. Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dining room in the Head Gardener's cottage, in the Walled Victorian Gardens, at Kylemore Abbey, a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 in the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The house is situated above the gardens so that the Head Gardener could watch over the workers. The Head Gardener was a highly respected position. Developed originally in the 19th century as part of the castle, the gardens had 21 greenhouses and employed 40 gardeners. The gardens were restored 1995-2000 and are open to the public. Kylemore Gardens are heritage gardens, growing plants from the Victorian era. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Margaret Henry Nee Vaughan, 1829-74, donated to the Benedictine order by the Henry family, in the Drawing Room of Kylemore Castle, built in the 19th century by Mitchell and Margaret Henry and converted to a Benedictine monastery, Kylemore Abbey, in 1920, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now a luxury hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Ballynahinch Lake, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The lake forms part of the 700 acre estate of Ballynahinch Castle. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now a luxury hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hunt's Room, used as a guest lounge, in Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now the Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fisherman's Pub, originally the billiards room, in Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now the Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Owenmore Restaurant, in Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now the Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Owenmore Restaurant, in Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now the Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now a luxury hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now a luxury hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • River in the countryside around Ballynahinch Castle, built in the 18th century, now a luxury hotel, in the Twelve Bens mountain range, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The first castle was built here in 1546 on Ballynahinch Lake by Donal O'Flaherty, husband of Grace O'Malley or Grainneuaile. The present house was built in 1756 by the Martin family. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blarney Castle, built in 1210 over an earlier structure, and rebuilt in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, near Cork in County Cork, Ireland. In the castle is the Blarney Stone or Stone of Eloquence. It is believed that anyone kissing the stone will be granted the gift of eloquence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Blarney Castle, built in 1210 over an earlier structure, and rebuilt in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, near Cork in County Cork, Ireland. In the castle is the Blarney Stone or Stone of Eloquence. It is believed that anyone kissing the stone will be granted the gift of eloquence. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. On the large tower is the Dublin gate with barbican tower. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Models of the castle at various stages of its history, in the main room inside the keep of Trim Castle, in County Meath, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier construction, this is a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy from 1172, and extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yellow Steeple or bell tower, 14th century, of St Mary's Abbey, an Augustinian Abbey situated next to Trim Castle on the river Boyne, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in the 12th century although the original church existed before this, and is said to have been founded by St Patrick. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Yellow Steeple or bell tower, 14th century, of St Mary's Abbey, an Augustinian Abbey situated next to Trim Castle on the river Boyne, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in the 12th century although the original church existed before this, and is said to have been founded by St Patrick. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle in the mist, seen from across the river Boyne, in County Meath, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier construction, this is a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy from 1172, and extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep of Trim Castle in the mist at sunrise, in County Meath, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier construction, this is a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy from 1172, and extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Countryside around Trim castle in the morning mist, County Meath, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dublin gate with barbican tower on the Southern curtain wall of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Keep and curtain walls of Trim Castle, a 12th century Norman castle built by Hugh De Lacy, in County Meath, Ireland. Although the site was used from early medieval times, Hugh de Lacy constructed the Norman castle from 1172, and it was extended and the great hall added in the 13th and 14th centuries. The central keep is 3 storeys tall and unusually, in a cruciform shape. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone carved with an Ogham inscription, the earliest form of writing known in Ireland, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. Ogham script is a system of linear symbols cut on either side, or across, a baseline. It is modeled on the Roman alphabet and consists of 20 letters. The key to translating the script is found in the Book of Ballymote, and over 300 inscriptions survive on stone, dating to 4th - 6th centuries, probably intended as commemorative stones or boundary markers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone head with 3 faces, 1st - 2nd century AD, Iron Age, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tubular gold collar, Iron Age, from the Broighter Hoard found at Broighter, County Derry, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. The collar was found in Lough Foyle, which is associated with the sea god Manannan mac Lir. Its decoration includes a highly stylised horse, which is associated this god. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Gold gorget, late Bronze Age, after 850 BC, from Gleninsheen, County Clare, one of the finest of its type to have been discovered, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oak Room, c. 1800 and enlarged in 1820, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is lined with oak panels which have darkened with age, some of them intricately carved. The 6 carved panels on the right depict biblical scenes and were originally part of the double doors of a large cabinet. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble inlaid side table by Pietro Bossi, 18th century, in the Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Robert Boyle, natural philosopher and chemist, 1627-91, oil painting on canvas, in the Small Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Duchess of Leinster, by Lehmann, oil painting on canvas, in the Small Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Duke of Leinster, by Lehmann, oil painting on canvas, in the Small Drawing Room, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Oak Room, c. 1800 and enlarged in 1820, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is lined with oak panels which have darkened with age, some of them intricately carved. The 6 carved panels on the right depict biblical scenes and were originally part of the double doors of a large cabinet. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Egyptian relief above the fireplace, in the Oak Room, c. 1800 and enlarged in 1820, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is lined with oak panels which have darkened with age, some of them intricately carved. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Adam and Eve with an angel, 1 of 6 carved panels depicting biblical scenes, originally part of the double doors of a large cabinet, in the Oak Room, c. 1800 and enlarged in 1820, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is lined with oak panels which have darkened with age, some of them intricately carved. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • 6 carved panels depicting biblical scenes, originally part of the double doors of a large cabinet, in the Oak Room, c. 1800 and enlarged in 1820, in Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The room is lined with oak panels which have darkened with age, some of them intricately carved. Malahide castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Malahide Castle, originally built in the 12th century by the Talbot family, and home to them for almost 800 years, near Malahide in County Dublin, Ireland. The building was enlarged in the 15th century, and the towers added 1600-1650. The castle is situated in a 260 acre estate, the Malahide Demesne Regional Park, and is home to the Talbot Botanical Gardens. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view looking South from O'Connell Bridge, showing the junction of D'Olier Street (left), and Westmoreland Street (right), Dublin, Ireland. The top floor apartment of this typical Victorian building was once owned (if not still) by U2's Adam Clayton. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of countryside, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, in the afternoon, showing a small lake and rocky outcrops in the foreground with distant mountains in the background. The cloudy sky is reflected in the lake. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Panoramic view of Great Mound, Knowth, c. 3000 BC, Bru na Boinne, County Meath, Ireland. The megalithic Great Mound was probably built after Newgrange and before Dowth. Similar in size to Newgrange it is surrounded by 18 smaller satellite mounds and has two passages. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of the Keep, Trim Castle, c.1176, Trim, County Meath, Ireland. Trim Castle, on the bank of the River Boyne, is the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland and  was constructed by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter over 30 years on the site of an earlier wooden fortress. The  cruciform twenty-sided tower, was protected by a ditch, curtain wall and moat. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • General view of Newgrange, c.3200 BC, County Meath, Ireland. Newgrange was built by a farming community in the Boyne Valley during the Neolithic or New Stone Age. Originally classified as a passage tomb, it is now recognised as an ancient Temple, with astrological, spiritual, religious and ceremonial importance. The large kidney shaped mound is retained at the base by 97 kerbstones. Its inner passage, 19 metres long, leads to a cruciform chamber with a corbelled roof. The Bru na Boinne complex, made up of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Temple Connor, 1010, by Cathal O'Conor, and O' Rourke's Tower, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, in the evening. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Low angle view of Gravestones and Temple Connor, 1010, by Cathal O'Conor, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, in the evening. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of The Cross of the Scripture (replica), 10th century, against the O' Rourke's tower, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the Cross of the scriptures (replica), 10th century, Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland, in the evening. Clonmacnoise was founded by St Ciaran, with the help of Diarmait Ui Cerbaill, Ireland's first Christian King. The site presents the largest collection of Early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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