The Dane’s Den is a natural cave near the Clare border in the Sliabh Aughty Mountains. There are several stories associated with it in local folklore. One claims that when the Vikings came up the River Shannon the monks living in the monastic settlement on Holy Island fled up the... [Read More]

Marblehill House Marblehill House was built in the 1770’s by Thomas Burke, the first of the Burke Baronets of Marble Hill on a 25,000 acre estate in the foothills of the Sliabh Aughty Mountains. An anonymous visitor in 1802 described the standard of living and the welcome he received (from... [Read More]

The Earl’s Chair is an interesting site near one of the entrances to Derrybrien Wind Farm. This chair like rock formation was used by the local “gentry” as a resting spot when they were hunting in the mountain but the site may also be one of the earliest coronation sites... [Read More]