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Queens University

Belfast, Co. Antrim

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

Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Museums & Galleries, General Attractions

Founded as Queen’s College in 1845, it became a university in its own right in 1908. Today, it is an international centre of research and education rooted at the heart of Northern Ireland.
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Dwyer McAllister Cottage

Donard, Co. Wicklow

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

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

Dwyer McAllister Cottage is is a cottage dedicated to the memory of Michael Dwyer, a celebrated 1798 leader. The cottage nestles in the shade of Kaedeen mountain at the top of a grassy lane off th ...
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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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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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Skerries Mills

Skerries, Co. Dublin

Category: Families, Kids, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing

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

A collection of two windmills and a watermill with associated mill pond, mill races, wetlands. Step back in time with a guided tour and see the mill as they were in day gone by with many of the ex ...
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Skellig Michael

Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry

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

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

Skellig Michael also known as Great Skellig, is a steep rocky island and is the larger of the two Skellig islands in the Atlantic Ocean about 14.5 kilometres (9 miles) from the coast of Kerry.
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Athenry Castle

Athenry, Co. Galway

Category: Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing

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

Meiler de Bermingham built Athenry Castle c.1250, it is a large rectangular building originally containing only a hall at first-floor level and dark storerooms at ground level, the oldest part of ...
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King House

Boyle, Co. Roscommon

Category: Families, Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: 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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Parkes Castle

Fivemile Bourne, Co. Leitrim

Category: Families, Outdoors, Culture, Sightseeing

Type: 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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