Heritage Centres / Historic Places

Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park have some fantastic things lined up for the whole family this Easter. From Saturday, 19th April to Friday, 25th April 2014, there will be lots of special...

This windmill was built in the 18th Century and was used to grind oats and wheat was operating for 100 years. There is a thatched revolving rood and sails. The windmill is open to visitors...

Emo Court is a country villa designed by architect James Gandon (1743-1823), best known for his great public buildings, including the Custom House and the Four Courts in Dublin. The house is a...

Get out and about this weekend and take the kids to visit one of the most beautiful places in Ireland. The Glendalough Valley is located in the Wicklow Mountains National Park and it has...

The site for the cathedral was donated by Francis Gore, a Protestant landowner in 1828. The building was originally intended to serve as the parish church of Ennis. The architect was Dominick...

This is a 13th century Franciscan friary and was founded by the O’ Briens of Thomond. The sacristy is a wonderful site for visitors with a ribbed barrel-vaulted ceiling. There is a cloister...

Enniskillen Castle, situated beside the River Erne in County Fermanagh, was built almost 600 years ago by Gaelic Maguires. Guarding one of the few passes into Ulster, it was strategically...

These statues were erected in Dublin city in 1997 to commemorate the Great Famine where more that a million people died in Ireland in the mid -1800’s. The statues were created by Rowan...

This castle is the only Round Tower that is used as a family home in Ireland. The castle was built in 1185 and the present tower was built in 1495 by Thomas Butler. The castle is home to the...

Enniskillen Castle, situated beside the River Erne in County Fermanagh, was built almost 600 years ago by Gaelic Maguires. Guarding one of the few passes into Ulster, it was strategically...