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The village is the home to a busy harbour where sailing and fishing take place. There is also a large craft shop in the town. Bronze Age copper mines are located on the sides of the valley. Many artefacts such as copper and stone axes as well as spear heads were found in this area and are now on display in the National Museum in Dublin. There are also many sandy beaches around this area....

The country around the village of Quin has many archaeological remains, the most notable being the Franciscan friary (remains). The first building that we know of on this site was a church, and then on the site de Clare built a castle in 1280 A.D. This was attacked and destroyed by the native Irish, and the present church was built on the site (c.1350 A.D.), incorporating some parts of the castle ruins. One of the MacNamara's, the local ruling family, brought the Franciscans to Quin c.1433 A....

The village of Portroe has a commanding view of the countryside, and another pleasant church in cream gritstone.

A simple headstone in the churchyard commemorates a Tipperary hurler-author of the landmark 1926 USA tour, Tommy Kenny, and his son Sean (1930-1973), who crossed the Atlantic with three others in an open ketch, Ituna studied with Frank Lloyd Wright at Arizona and became a celebrated designer for the London stage. The signpost indicated a German -owned tube factory origi...

The Georgian village of Hillsborough is rich in history. Hillsborough Fort with its eight foot high earth ramparts, dates back to around 1650 and was used as a Royal Fortress by King Charles II. Other buildings of note include the market house, the parish church of St Malachy, built in 1636 and the Castle, seat of the former Governors of Northern Ireland....

Roundstone is located on the Atlantic coast and is a very scenic village.
It has a particularly attractive setting at the foot of Errisbeg with wonderful views of the Twelve Bens; its tourist industry is taking over from fishing. If you cut across the peninsula instead of following the coast you will see at close quarters one of the best remaining stretches of Irish Blanket bog, now at last recognised as an important ecosystem, rather than something to be dried and burned....