This area of Dublin is home to the villages of Priorswood and Darndale. Priorswood is a district formed in northern Coolock, which took its name from a large house called Friarswood, situated off Belcamp Lane. Priorswood is largely comprised of residential property and is within 2.5 kilometres of Dublin Airport (353 1 814 1111). Darndale was originally a large expanse of farmlands on northern Coolock and has been intensively developed. Clare Hall is a large shopping centre in Darndale and the village also boasts an impressive substantial fishing pond built in co-operation with the Eastern Fisheries Board (353 1 278 7022).
Justly famous for the glory of its setting and the grandeur of its scale, Powerscourt is Ireland’s most visited garden. Parts of the plan date back to the 1740s when Richard Cassel, also architect of Leinster House, designed a series of ter ...
A treasured location
Bull Island, home to The Royal Dublin Golf Club, is a protected wildlife habitat with a fabulous range of flora and fauna. Despite this, it is only three miles (5km) from Dublin city centre ...
A 200 year old cottage on a farm high in the Dublin Mountains, with dramatic views over the city and bay, beautifully restored to provide a relaxing alternative to big city bustle.
Clare Museum, Ennis, is located in a beautifully restored former convent built by the Sisters of Mercy congregation in 1861. The museum exhibition "The Riches of Clare: its people, place and treasures," occupies two galleries and incorp ...
The Irish Constitution was drafted here and the recent brief closure of this opulent 18th-century hotel overlooking St Stephen's Green (Europe's largest garden square) has served as a reminder to Dubliners that it is still central to life in the ...
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