For an island of its size, Ireland has an extraordinarily rich and varied heritage; a history that dates back 6 millennia and a cultural tradition of literature, song, architecture, arts and crafts and dexterity with the spoken word that has world-wide appeal. Where nature and man combine, you have peaceful gardens in a country that has a greater variety of plants than anywhere else in the northern hemisphere. These beautiful gardens are more often than not the introduction to some of the most spectacular 18th century houses in Europe; descendants of the castles and tower-houses of the Middle Ages which are themselves dotted throughout the unspoiled countryside and which give a mere glimpse into the rich past of the island of Ireland.

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