In the final part of our four-part series on Cork’s Beautiful Ruins, RICHARD GORDON visits Templebreedy, an old church and graveyard situated on a hillside in Crosshaven, County Cork

In part three of our series, Cork’s Beautiful Ruins, Richard Gordon visits Dulough Castle, also known as Three Castle Head in West Cork, which has stood for more than 800 years

In part two of his four-part series, ‘Cork’s Beautiful Ruins’, RICHARD GORDON visits Kilcrea Friary, an ancient ruin west of Cork city, and finds out about the history of this place, which was founded by the Franciscans

In a new series, RICHARD GORDON looks at some of Cork’s beautiful ruins. First stop Ballincollig Powder Mills, where 90% of the buildings in the complex have remained intact