Grianan of Aileach – How to avoid the nostalgia of authenticity
Discovering the Grianan of Aileach was a shock. Why had this impressive and beautiful structure failed to knock on the door of … Keep Reading
The engineering super star – Bindon Blood Stoney
In 2019 Shane Lowry from Clara in County Offaly won the British Golf Open and underlined his international sporting superstar status. But Lowry was not the first bearded superstar from Offaly. Bindon Blood Stoney was born in County Offaly in 1828 and he would go on to be an engineering heavyweight – though without getting the same acclaim as Lowry.
