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Argory, Dungannon, Co Tyrone |
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Argory, built in the 1820s, this handsome Irish gentry house is
surrounded by its 130-hectare (320-acre) wooded riverside estate.
The former home of the MacGeough Bond family, a tour of this
Neo-classical masterpiece reveals it is unchanged since 1900.
Outside there are sweeping vistas, superb spring bulbs,
scenic walks and fascinating courtyard displays. A second-hand
bookshop, adventure playground and Lady Ada's award-winning
tea-room. |
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Ardboe Cross, Cookstown,
Co Tyrone |
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Ardboe Cross is one of the finest
examples of the Irish High cross in
Ulster, and is situated in Ardboe,
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is
sited on a small hillock close to the
western shore of Lough Neagh, was
erected in the 9th or 10th century and
is all that now remains of a 6th century
monastery. |
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Beaghmore Stone Circles, Cookstown, Co Tyrone |
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Beaghmore Stone Circles, Cookstown it is a complex of early Bronze
Age megalithic features, stone circles and cairns, 8.5 miles north
west of Cookstown, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, on the
south-east edge of the Sperrin Mountains. |
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Benburb Valley Park and Castle,
Dungannon, Co Tyrone |
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Benburb Valley Park and Castle,
Dungannon lies seven miles from Armagh
City and eight miles from Dungannon. It
is located near the river Blackwater
from Milltown to Maydown Bridge. Sitting
in 90 acres of woodlands, Benburb Valley
Park has five listed buildings on the
park site. |
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Benburb Castle |
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Benburb Castle founded by Shane O'Neill, added to by British planters and now
restored in its 17th century state is also in the park, along with
the Benburb Valley Heritage Centre which is in a restored linen
mill. |
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Castle Caulfield,
Dungannon, Co Tyrone |
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Castle Caulfield, situated in
Castlecaulfield, County Tyrone, Northern
Ireland. Built by Sir Toby Caulfeild
between 1611 and 1619. The oldest part
of the existing building is the
gatehouse, which has Tudor-style
doorways. Caulfeild Coat of Arms can be
see over the entrance. The building is
three storeys high with attics, many
large mullioned windows and tall
chimneystacks. The castle was burned in
the Irish Rebellion of 1641 but was
repaired and reoccupied by the
Caulfeilds until the 1660s. Oliver
Plunkett is known to have held a service
at the castle in 1670. |
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Grant Ancestral Home Strabane,
Co Tyrone |
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John Simpson who was born in County
Tyrone, at Dergenagh, near Dungannon, in
1738. He emigrated to Ohio in the
American colonies in 1760, and was the
maternal grandfather of Ulysses Simpson
Grant. The
farmhouse at Dergenagh was where the
maternal ancestors of Ulysses Simpson
Grant, the victorious commander of the
Union forces during the Civil War and
18th President of the United States
(1869-1877) raised their families,
tended their animals and harvested their
crops. Today the homestead and farmyard
have been restored to the style and
appearance of a mid-19th century
smallholding and stand as fine examples
of their type.
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Wilson Ancestral Home, Strabane,
Co Tyrone |
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Wilson Ancestral Home
is a thatched white-washed house
on the slopes of the Sperrin mountains
Co Tyrone was home to the grandfather of
Woodrow Wilson the 28th President of the
United States 1913-21. It contains some
of the original furniture, the tiny
outshot bed (sleeping nook) in the
kitchen is close to the fire, where
cooking pots and kettles still hang. The
main room has larger curtained beds and
a fine portrait of Judge James Wilson,
the president's grandfather, hanging
over the fireplace. James Wilson left
this house for America in 1807 when he
was 20. |
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Blessingbourne Coach & Carriage Museum,
Fivemiletown
Island Turf Craft Shop & Visitor Centre,
Coalisland, Co Tyrone
Killymaddy Tourist Amenity Centre,
Dungannon, Co Tyrone Kilmaddy Tourist Amenity Centre,
offers a range of facilities set
in landscaped grounds, close to the main
tourist amenity building. Within a 10
mile radius are many places of heritage
and cultural interests. Located close to
the Sperrins and the Clogher Valley.
Eisenhower Monument, Belfast / Eisenhower
Pier, Bangor On August 24th 1945, General Dwight D.
Eisenhower (later President Eisenhower) unveiled a monument at the
front of Belfast City Hall.
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