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
Vartry Water Supply Scheme – Engineering Envy and a mention in Ulysses
The Vartry Water Supply Scheme provides drinking water for a supply area stretching from Roundwood, through north Wicklow up to south Dublin and serves over 200,000 people. Not only was this an extraordinary feat of engineering, it also caught the imagination of James Joyce.
