Brú na Bóinne, Ireland: Prehistoric Burial Mounds
More info about travel to Ireland: One hour north of Dublin in the Boyne River valley, evocative 5,000-year-old (older than the pyramids!) burial mounds sprout from the lush Irish countryside. The best place for a glimpse of prehistoric Ireland is Brú na Bóinne, an archaeological site with two amazing ancient passage tombs — Newgrange and Knowth. Upon arrival, visitors receive appointments to tour the tombs, spend waiting time in the state-of-the-art museum, then catch their shuttle bus to the site where a local guide explains their purpose and significance.
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Ireland by Drone in 4K
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This is Episode 3 of Blank by Drone. All of this footage was filmed with a drone in beautiful Ireland.
My wife and daughter and I spent 10 days driving through the countryside in Ireland. We loved it so much, and cannot wait to go back!
We got a lot of rain while we were there, so unfortunately (or fortunately, if you ask Holly) I was only able to shoot on about half of our days in Ireland. The weather did make for some dramatic shots though, and not shooting every day provided me the opportunity to spend more time with my family, which was awesome.
This video was shot on a GoPro Hero4 Black, mounted to a DJI Phantom 2 with a Zenmuse H4-3D Gimbal. All editing was done with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop.
The music for this piece is Ireland by Liza Anne. It was licensed through themusicbed.com.
Some of the places in the video include:
Sandy Cove, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry
Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare
Benbulben Mountain, Co. Sligo
Slieve League Cliffs, Co. Donegal
Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland
Carrick-a-Rede, Northern Ireland
If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comments below.
Abbey Ruins and Hidden Castle - County Mayo, Ireland
Abbey Ruins in Co. Mayo and a long forgotten castle we were so lucky to find, not even signposted :-)
Moore Hall - famous big house, sadly now abandoned from the Moore Family in Mayo/Ireland. There is an interesting story about this building and the previous owners. The property is regarded as the ancestral home of the Moores of Ireland - the most famous being John Moore the Irish Politician. At the time of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 a force of 1,000 French soldiers under General Humbert landed at Killala. Moore joined the French as did a considerable number of his tenants. After the Battle of Castlebar which took place on 27 August 1798, General Humbert, on 31 August 1798, issued the following decree, which inter alia appointed John Moore as the President of the Government of the Province of Connacht.
Moore Hall, which is also written as MooreHall, is the house and estate of George Henry Moore and his family and it is situated to the south of the village Carnacon in the barony of Carra, County Mayo in a karst limestone landscape. The Moore Hall was built by an aristocratic Irish family, Moores, which were an originally English protestant family.
Moore Hall, which is the ruins of the Moore family's large stately home, lie on Muckloon Hill overlooking Lough Carra. The Moore family was famous and even some of the individuals and characters related to it were considered famous as well and who played major roles and parts in the social, cultural, and political history of Ireland from the end of the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century.
Since we are referring to this place or house as ruins, it is important to mention that the house was burned down in 1923 by anti-Treaty irregular forces during the Irish Civil War since Maurice Moore was viewed as pro-Treaty.
Since the Abbey Ruins and that Hidden Castle, which a lot of people still know nothing about and haven't discovered yet, are situated in county Mayo in Ireland, it is important to shed the light on this place. County Mayo is a county in Ireland; in the west of Ireland, it is part of the province Connacht and is named after the village of Mayo and which is now known as Mayo Abbey.
County Mayo is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; to the south by county Galway, the east by county Roscommon, and the northeast by county Sligo. Ireland is known to be formed of 32 different counties and county Mayo is the third largest and the second largest in Connacht's five counties in both the size as well as the population.
The Abbey Ruins and the Moore Hall are located close to the Ballintubber Abbey which is two kilometers northeast of the village of Ballintubber in county Mayo and which is believed to be the only church found by an Irish king and is still in regular use today. During the long history of this church, it was at some point destroyed to stay without roof but it was still being used until it was restored once again. This abbey has several different attractions, such as the modern abstract way of the cross, the underground permanent crib, and the Rosary way. Inside the place there is also a small museum and it is believed that the infamous priest hunter, Seán na Sagart, is buried in the cemetery, there is also a large tree that marks the place.
In addition to the Ballintubber, the Moore Hall along with the abbey ruins and the hidden castle are also close to Ballinrobe. Ballinrobe is a town in county Mayo that is located on the River Robe that empties into the Lough Mask, two kilometers away. Ballinrobe is not only a town in County Mayo, but it is believed to be the oldest town there. Today, Ballinrobe in county Mayo is an important market town where different renovated historic buildings are found in and around it; there are actually different protected buildings around the city more than any other city in county Mayo (
The final place near the abbey ruins, Moore Hall, county Mayo is Westport, which is a town on the edge of an Atlantic inlet, on Ireland's west coast. In this Georgian town, there are stone bridges that link the tree lined promenade on the banks of the Carrowbeg River, and in it there is also the Rockfleet Castle and Burrishoole Abbey in the northwest and which both have ties to the 16th century pirate queen, Grace O'Malley (
Are you still thinking about some different places and destinations to visit in Ireland? We have been to some of them and thus we are willing to provide some of those which we preferred, such as Clifden Co. Galway ( visiting the Giant's Causeway ( or even heading to the Donaghadee County Down in Ireland (
There are millions of places to visit in Ireland and a lot of attractions to see there, no matter which county or city you are going to end up staying in.
Guided Tour of Louth
The Louth Tour Guide Network visit some of the great sites of County Louth over a weekend in November 2012.
The Sites and the Guides:
Monasterboice - Aisling H
Old Mellifont Abbey - Liam Mc Cauley
Boyne Currach Centre - David Campbell
Millmount - Gerry Mc Keon
Killencoole - Nikki Browne
St Mochtas House & St Marys Abbey - Barry Rogers
Hill of Faughart - Paul Lynch
The Poc Fada - Michael Kinahan
Carlingford Lough - Don Baldwin
Historical Dundalk - Deirdre Rogers
Traditional Music - David Patton
Thanks to Kieran & Ian for helping everyone along
(There is one wee clip of the Joes Juniors, after winning the League in Dowdallshill that Sunday afternoon also!!)