Tourist Attractions - Sightseeing
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Dublin Castle
Dublin 2, Dublin City
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Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Museums & Galleries, Visitor Centres, General Attractions
Up until 1922 Dublin Castle was the seat of British rule in Ireland. Originally built in the 13th century on a site previously settled by the Viking most of it dates from the 18th century, though ...
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King House
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
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Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Museums & Galleries, Visitor Centres, General Attractions
King House is a magnificently restored Georgian Mansion located in Boyle, County Roscommon. It was built in the early 1700’s for Sir Henry King, whose family were one of the most powerful an ...
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Tintern Abbey
New Ross, Co. Wexford
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Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Churches & Cathedrals
Tintern Abbey is a Cistercian abbey, founded c. 1200 by William, Earl of Pembroke as the result of a vow he had made when his boat was caught in a storm nearby and named after Tintern in Wales.
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Farmleigh House & Estate
Dublin 15, Dublin City
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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
Farmleigh is an estate of 78 acres situated to the northwest of Dublin's Phoenix Park that was originally built around a smaller Georgian house in the 1880's by Edward Cecil Guinness first Earl of ...
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Patrick Pearses Cottage
Rosmuc, Co. Galway
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Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing
Type:
Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Museums & Galleries, General Attractions
Patrick Pearse (1879-1916) was the leader of the 1916 Rising. Patrick used this small cottage overlooking the beautiful lakes and mountains of Connemara as a summer residence and summer school for ...
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Sligo Abbey
Sligo, Co. Sligo
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Families, Culture, Sightseeing
Type:
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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Westport House, Gardens & Pirate Adventure Park
Westport, Co. Mayo
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Families, Kids, Outdoors, Culture, Nature/Wildlife, Entertainment, Sightseeing
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Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Parks & Gardens, Tours, Amusement / Theme Parks, General Attractions
Cahir Castle
Cahir, Co. Tipperary
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Families, Rainy Day, Sightseeing
Type:
Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, Tours, General Attractions
Cahir Castle is one of the largest and best preserved castles in Ireland, it is situated on a rocky island in the river Suir.
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Swiss Cottage
Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Category:
Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing
Type:
Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Parks & Gardens, Visitor Centres, General Attractions
Swiss Cottage is a delightful 'cottage orné' or ornamental cottage situated on an elevated site and built in the early 1800s by Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall to a design by the famou ...
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Portumna Castle & Gardens
Portumna, Co. Galway
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Families, Kids, Culture, Sightseeing
Type:
Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Museums & Galleries, Parks & Gardens, Visitor Centres, General Attractions
Portumna castle was one of the first buildings in Ireland built in the Renaissance style already common in Italy and France for over a century, but which took a long time to filter through to Irel ...
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Georgina Campbell's Ireland - The Best of the Best
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