Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, The Cloister of Boyle Abbey which was founded in 1161 by Cistercian monks.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, The Cloister of Boyle Abbey which was founded in 1161 by Cistercian monks.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Boyle Abbey which was founded in 1161 by Cistercian monks, the North Aisle with its 21st century glass and timber cover which protects the area from future erosion da...

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Boyle Abbey which was founded in 1161 by Cistercian monks, the 21st century conserved North Aisle, Nave and Cloister.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Victorian post box with the Victorian royal cypher and the manufacturers name A Handyside and Co. Ltd Derby and London written around the base.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Lough Key Forest Park near Boyle, swans on mist shrouded lough with McDermott's Castle in the background.

Ireland, County Roscommon, The Gaelic Chieftain sculpture. by Maurice Harron located on a hillside at the site of the 16th century Battle of the Curlews.

Ireland, County Roscommon, The Gaelic Chieftain sculpture. by Maurice Harron located on a hillside at the site of the 16th century Battle of the Curlews.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Boyle Abbey, 12th century Cistercian ruin.

Ireland, County Roscommon, Boyle, Boyle Abbey, 12th century Cistercian ruin.

Ireland, County Waterford, Lismore, Lismore Castle, A corner tower seen from the castle's Lower Gardens.

Ireland, County Waterford, Lismore, Lismore Castle seen from the castle's Lower Gardens.