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Roscrea Castle & Heritage Centre

Roscrea, Co. Tipperary

Category: Families, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, General Attractions

Roscrea Castle was originally erected by King John I of England. The later rectangular keep, known as Ormonde Castle, was built by James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond some time before 1450.
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Phoenix Park

Dublin 8, Dublin City

Category: Families, Kids, Outdoors, Rainy Day, Culture, Nature/Wildlife, Sport, Sightseeing, Free

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Forest & Woodland, Equestrian, Museums & Galleries, Parks & Gardens, Visitor Centres, Tours, Playgrounds/Play Centres, Zoo/Safari/Farms, General Attractions

The Phoenix Park is over 700 hectares (1,752 acres) in area and is the largest enclosed public park in any capital city in Europe.
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Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny

Category: Families, Kids, Outdoors, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Parks & Gardens, Visitor Centres, Tours, General Attractions

Kilkenny Castle is a 12th century castle remodelled in Victorian times and set in extensive parklands which was the principal seat of the Butler family, Marquesses and Dukes of Ormonde. Kilkenny C ...
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Rock of Cashel

Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Category: Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, Churches & Cathedrals, Tours, General Attractions

The Rock of Cashel is an outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale and was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion.
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Adare Castle

Adare, Co. Limerick

Category: Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, General Attractions

Adare Castle, or Desmond Castle as it is popularly known, stands in a strategic position on the north bank of the Maigue and is regarded as a fine example of the medieval fortified castle in Ireland.
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St Marys Church

Gowran, Co. Kilkenny

Category: Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing, Free

Type: Churches & Cathedrals, General Attractions

In the centre of Gowran village is the historic St Marys Collegiate Church which contains monuments from the 14th to 17th centuries. This collegiate church was built in the late 13th century on th ...
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Skibbereen Heritage Centre

Skibbereen, Co. Cork

Category: Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Nature/Wildlife

Type: Visitor Centres, General Attractions

The Heritage Centre is located in the award winning, beautifully restored Old Gasworks Building, in Skibbereen and is home to the Great Famine Commemoration Exhibition that commemorates the tragic ...
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Dunbrody Famine Ship

New Ross, Co. Wexford

Category: Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Entertainment, Sightseeing

Type: Museums & Galleries, Visitor Centres, Tours, General Attractions

Visitors to New Ross, County Wexford will immediately be drawn to the magnificent sight of the masts and rigging of the historic emigrant ship Dunbrody towering over the quayside. It's a full scal ...
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Dungarvan Castle

Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

Category: Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing, Free

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, General Attractions

Dungarvan Castle (also known as King John's Castle) was built by the Normans in the 12th century and strengthened by King John of Robin Hood fame in the early 1200's.
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