Tourist Attractions - Sightseeing
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Parkes Castle
Fivemile Bourne, Co. Leitrim
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Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, General Attractions
Rising three storeys tall, in a picturesque setting on the banks of Lough Gill Parkes Castle is a restored plantation castle of the early 17th century. It was once the home of Robert Parke and his ...
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Aras an Uachtarain
Dublin 8, Dublin City
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Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing, Free
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Residence of the President of Ireland, Áras an Uachtaráin (meaning house of the president in Irish), started as a modest brick house for the Phoenix Park Chief Ranger in 1751 and was ...
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Giants Causeway
Bushmills, Co. Antrim
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Families, Kids, Outdoors, Nature/Wildlife, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, General Attractions
Volcanic activity 60 million years ago led to the formation of the 38,000 basalt columns that make up the Giant's Causeway. Hexagonal in shape, the stones stretch far out into sea and some stand a ...
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Trim Castle
Trim, Co. Meath
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Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Parks & Gardens, Visitor Centres, General Attractions
Trim Castle is the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland and was built over a thirty years by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. The Castle site was chosen because it is on raised ground, overlooki ...
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Guinness Storehouse
Dublin 8, Dublin City
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Rainy Day, Sightseeing
Type:
Visitor Centres, Tours, General Attractions
The Guinness Storehouse and Gravity Bar are one of Ireland's leading visitor attractions, providing an unforgettable welcome and a magical journey deep into the heart of the world famous brand and ...
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Coole Park
Gort, Co. Galway
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Families, Outdoors, Culture, Nature/Wildlife, Sightseeing, Free
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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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Ballyhack Castle
Ballyhack, Co. Wexford
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Families, Culture, Sightseeing, Free
Type:
Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, General Attractions
Ballyhack Castle is a large Norman castle or tower house built in the 15th century by the Knights Hospitallers of St. John, one of the two great military orders founded at the beginning of the 12t ...
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Sligo Abbey
Sligo, Co. Sligo
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Families, Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Churches & Cathedrals, General Attractions
Sligo Abbey is a Dominican Friary that was founded in 1253 by Maurice FitzGerald. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Tyrone War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster ...
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Clonmacnoise
Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly
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Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, Churches & Cathedrals, General Attractions
Clonmacnoise is an Early Christian site founded by St. Ciarán in the mid-6th century on the eastern bank of the River Shannon. The strategic location of the monastery helped it become a maj ...
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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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