Heritage Centres / Historic Places

For about five centuries Athenry Castle has been abandoned, roofless and fallen into a ruinous state. In 1990 however, the National Monuments Branch of the Office of Public Works started work...

Modern day Athenry retains many of its medieval buildings and features and the award-winning Athenry Heritage Centre brings this Medieval Town to life using models, storyboards and...

The first real signs of settlement at Athlone grew up in Anglo-Norman times around the castle which was built for King John of England by his Irish justiciar Bishop John De Gray of Norwich...

The ruins of Athlumney castle are from the 17th century when Cromwell attacked Drogheda. There is a lot of history in this area with a 14th century manorial church near the castle as well as a...

Located in the former 18th century Market House (now Athy Town Hall), Athy Heritage Centre-Museum brings the history of Athy to life, from its Anglo Norman foundation, through the 1903 Gordon...

This castle was built in the 16th century and was occupied by the O’ Flaherty clan. This castle is very well preserved and is an excellent example of an old Irish town house. There is a...

This house was the home of Charles Stewert Parnell (1846 – 1891). This Georgian house was built in 1777 and is found in the stunning forest park that stretches over 500 acres. There is...

This centre has an interesting exhibition on events at the former R.I.C Barracks. The exhibition explains the rebellion that took place on the 8th of September 1798. The background to the...

This visitors centre not only will guide you on different activities in the area but also can provide you with a history of the local area. Ballintubber’s history goes back to...

This tower house is one of the best surviving tower houses in Ireland. It is located in the town land of Ballybrittan near Edenderry, Co. Offaly.