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Jerpoint Park
Jerpoint Park is a working farm on the site of a 12th-century medieval town, where 90-minute guided tours use cutting-edge archaeological techniques to reveal in detail the settlement that once stood here. This includes the ruined Church of St Nicholas where, according to local leg
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Heritage Centre
A big hit with kids, this rewarding and informative heritage centre, next to the medieval parish Church of St Marys, colourfully introduces the towns historic heritage and illustrates all the gruesome details of life in medieval Athenry, including a ghoulish array of torture implem
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Kerry County Museum
An absolute treat, Kerrys county museum has excellent interpretive displays on Irish historical events and trends, with an emphasis on County Kerry. The Medieval Experience re-creates life (smells and all) in Tralee in 1450. Check out the deranged nights, a vision of horror right o
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Number 29 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
In an effort to atone at least partly for its sins against Dublin’s Georgian heritage – it broke up Europe’s most perfect Georgian row to build its headquarters – the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) carefully restored this home to give an impression of genteel family life at the beg
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Glasnevin Cemetery Museum
The history of Glasnevin Cemetery is told in wonderful, award-winning detail in this museum, which tells the social and political story of Ireland through the lives of the people, known and unknown, that are buried in the cemetery. The City of the Dead covers the burial practice an
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St Stephen’s ‘Pepper Canister’ Church
Built in 1825 in Greek Revival style and commonly known as the ‘pepper canister’ on account of its appearance, St Stephen’s is one of Dublin’s most attractive and distinctive churches, and looks particularly fetching at twilight when its exterior lights have just come on. It occasi
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Hags Head
Forming the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher, Hags Head is a dramatic place from which to view the cliffs.Theres a huge sea arch at the tip of Hags Head and another arch visible to the north. The signal tower on the head was erected in case Napoleon tried to attack on the wester
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Desmond Castle
Dating back to around 1200, this picturesque Norman ruin changed hands several times before being entirely wrecked by Cromwells troops in 1657, by which time its strategic importance had slipped away. Restoration work is ongoing; look for the ruined great hall with its early 13th-c
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Skibbereen Heritage Centre
Constructed on the site of the town’s old gasworks, the Skibbereen Heritage Centre houses a haunting exhibition about the Famine, with actors reading heartbreaking contemporary accounts; a visit here puts Irish history into harrowing perspective. There’s also a smaller exhibition a
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Titanic Experience Cobh
The original White Star Line offices, where 123 passengers embarked on (and one lucky soul absconded from) the SS Titanic, now house this powerful insight into the ill-fated liners final voyage. Admission is by tour, which is partly guided and partly interactive, with holograms, au
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Mt Melleray Cistercian Abbey
The beautiful Mt Melleray Cistercian Abbey is a fully functioning monastery with 28 Trappist monks, but welcomes visitors wishing ‘to take time for quiet contemplation’. The abbey was founded in 1832 by 64 monks who were expelled from a monastery near Melleray in Brittany, France.
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Aillwee Caves
The caves were carved out by water some 2 million years ago. The main cave penetrates 600m into the mountain, widening into larger caverns, one with its own waterfall. Near the entrance are the remains of a brown bear, extinct in Ireland for more than 10,000 years. Often crowded in
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Gardens
From the Cappoquin road there are stunning glimpses of the riverside Lismore Castle , which is closed to day-trippers but available for groups to hire. You can visit the 3 hectares of gardens , thought to be the oldest in Ireland, divided into the walled Jacobean upper garden and l
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Loughcrew Gardens
A labour of love, Loughcrew Gardens incorporates 2.5 hectares of lawns, terraces and herbaceous borders along with a lime avenue, yew walk, canal and grotesque grotto with tortured pillars, frescoes and fantasy sculptures. Theres also a medieval moat, tower house and St Oliver Plun
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Garden for the Blind
The centre of St Stephens Green has a garden for the blind, with signs in Braille and plants that can be handled. There is also a statue of the Three Fates, presented to Dublin in 1956 by West Germany in gratitude for Irish aid after WWII. In the corner closest to Shelbourne Hotel
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Bere Island
Looming offshore, Bere Island makes Castletownbere seem like the big city. Only 12km by 7km, it has a couple of hundred permanent residents, and attracts scores more to summer holiday homes. There are bits of old ruins and some craggy coves good for swimming. Bere Island Ferry leav
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Synges Chair
At the desolate western edge of the island, Synges Chair is a lookout at the edge of a sheer limestone cliff with the surf from Gregorys Sound booming below. The cliff ledge is often sheltered from the wind, so do as Synge did and find a comfortable stone seat to take it all in. Th
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Powerscourt Waterfall
A 7km walk from Powerscourt House through the estate takes you to the 130m Powerscourt Waterfall. It’s the highest waterfall in Britain and Ireland, and is most impressive after heavy rain. You can also get to the falls by road, following the signs from the estate. A nature trail h
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Spike Island
This low-lying green island in Cork Harbour was once an important part of the ports defences, topped by an 18th-century artillery fort. In the second half of the 19th century, and again during the Irish War of Independence, it served as a prison and internment centre, gaining the n
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Quin Friary
This Franciscan friary was founded in 1433 using part of the walls of an older Clare castle built in 1280. Despite many periods of persecution, Franciscan monks lived here until the 19th century. The splendidly named Fireballs MacNamara, a notorious duellist and member of the regio
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