There's little wonder there are so many castles and ruins across Ireland but you'll never guess how many. History, luxury, and the rolling green hills of Ireland! Life doesn't get much better than ...

In Japanese mythology, a gigantic catfish living underground causes earthquakes. The ruins of Shigetsu Castle’s stone walls lie further north of the location where the city’s cultural property ...

Built in the 13th century, Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s largest and best-preserved fortifications. Set on a rocky island on the River Suir in County Tipperary, its design was state-of-the ...

Many tourists fantasize about experiencing a historic and luxurious night in an Irish castle, but they are often taken aback by the exorbitant costs. One of the main attractions of Ireland's ...

COUNTY DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND—BBC News reports that a cobbled courtyard surrounded by traces of buildings with tiled and flagged floors were discovered during drainage work near Castle Ward ...

A 400-year-old stone wall once part of Edo Castle, discovered only last year at what is now the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, is likely the castle’s oldest existing remnant ever unearthed ...

What are the best Minecraft castle builds? Minecraft’s sprawling, procedurally generated landscapes lend themselves perfectly to the majesty of a castle build, be it in the snow, lush green ...

The stone was put into a tower of the Blarney Castle in 1446 and has become one of Ireland’s most successful tourist attractions. As the legends go, if one kisses the stone, they are said to be ...

The foundations of a courtyard and building complex were unearthed at the Castle Ward estate - an 18th ... The discovery of the previously undocumented ruins was made during drainage work at ...

This does not bode well for our Icons of Ireland coach tour but, apart from one slightly drizzly afternoon wandering around a horse stud and Japanese garden in Kildare, we are blessed with near ...