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Coole Park

Gort, Co. Galway

Category: Families, Outdoors, Culture, Nature/Wildlife, Sightseeing, Free

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

Coole Park, now a nature reserve of 405 hectares (1,000 acres), was once the home of Lady Gregory, dramatist, folklorist and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre with William Butler Yeats and Edward Ma ...
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Glebe House & Gallery - The Derek Hill Collection

Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

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

Type: Forest & Woodland, Museums & Galleries, Parks & Gardens, General Attractions

Regency House built in 1828 that is set in woodland gardens, decorated with William Morris textiles, Islamic and Japanese art etc. The English portrait and landscape painter Derek Hill lived and w ...
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Boyle Abbey

Boyle, Co. Roscommon

Category: Families, Culture, Sightseeing

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

An impressive and well preserved Cistercian Monastery which was founded in the 12th century and took about 60 years to complete the build.
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Rothe House & Garden

Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny

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

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

Built between 1594 and 1610, Rothe House & Garden is steeped in rich local and national history and is an important element of Kilkenny’s & indeed Ireland's heritage as it is the onl ...
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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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Lusk Heritage Centre

Lusk, Co. Dublin

Category: Families, Culture, Sightseeing, Free

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

Lusk Heritage Centre is made up of a 9th century round tower which stands 27 metres tall and contains 9 floors, a medieval belfry and a 19th century church and while they are all connected they we ...
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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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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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Ross Castle

Killarney, Co. Kerry

Category: Families, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, General Attractions

Ross Castle is located on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park and is considered a typical example of the stronghold of an Irish Chieftain during the Middle Ages.
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