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Father McDyers Folk Village
A museum with a mission, this folk centre was established by the forward-thinking Father James McDyer in 1967 to freeze-frame traditional folk life for posterity. Its housed in a huddle of thatched cottages re-created in 18th- and 19th-century style, with genuine period fittings. T
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Newtown Ruins
About 1.5km east of town on Lackanash Rd are the ruins of the former Parish Church of Newtown Clonbun , the Cathedral of Sts Peter & Paul and 18th-century Newtown Abbey .Southeast across the river is the Crutched Friary , with ruins of a keep, and traces of a watchtower and oth
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Cappoquin House and Gardens
This magnificent 1779 Georgian mansion with formal gardens overlooking the Blackwater River is the private residence of the Keane family who have lived here for 200 years. The best time to visit is May and June, when the gardens are ablaze with colourful rhododendron, azalea and ol
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Blennerville Windmill & Visitor Centre
Blennerville, just over 1km southwest of central Tralee on the N86 to Dingle, used to be the citys chief port, though the harbour has long since silted in. A 19th-century flour windmill here has been restored and is the largest working mill in Ireland and Britain. Its modern visito
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John F Kennedy Arboretum
This beautiful woodland park, dedicated to the memory of JFK, has 4500 species of trees and shrubs spread across 252 hectares of woods and gardens. Walking trails lead to Slieve Coillte (270m) where, on a clear day, you can gaze out over six counties. The park has a small visitor c
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Lynchs Castle
Considered the finest town castle in Ireland, this old stone town house – now part of AIB Bank – was built in the 14th century, though much of what you see today dates from around 1600. Stonework on the facade includes ghoulish gargoyles and the coats of arms of Henry VII, the Lync
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Stradbally Steam Museum
Appealing to a rather different crowd, the Stradbally Steam Museum is a haven for steam enthusiasts, with a collection of lovingly restored fire engines, steam tractors and steamrollers. During the August bank-holiday weekend, the museum hosts a two-day rally where the 40-hectare e
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St Declans Stone
Different geologically from other rocks in the area, this stone steeped in lore is at the southern end of the beach. It was perhaps brought by glacier from the Comeragh Mountains but, according to legend, St Declans bell, which he is often pictured with in his hand, drifted across
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Kilree Round Tower & High Cross
About 2km south of Kells (signposted from Kells Priory car park) theres a 29m-high round tower, an ancient church and a Celtic high cross, said to mark the grave of a 9th-century Irish high king, Niall Caille. He apparently drowned in the Kings River at Callan some time in the 840s
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Rockwell College
Located in the Golden Vale between Cashel and Cahir, this famous 19th-century secondary school off the R639 just north of the village of New Inn has lovely grounds that visitors can explore, including a charming wooded walk around its large lake. Take a look at the astonishing Long
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Ring Forts
Two impressive stone ring forts stand 3km northwest of Caherciveen, both reached from a shared parking area. Cahergal , the larger and more impressive, dates from the 10th century and has stairways on the inside walls, a clochán (beehive hut), and the remains of a roundhouse. The s
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Confederation Hall Monument
On the corner of Parliament St and the road leading down to Batemans Quay, this monument (really just a fragment) built into the Bank of Ireland marks the site where the national Parliament met from 1642 to 1649. Nearby is the carefully restored Graces Castle , originally built in
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Diamond Obelisk
In the early 17th century, four Franciscan friars, fearing that the arrival of the English meant the end of Celtic culture, chronicled the whole of known Celtic history and mythology. Starting 40 years before the biblical flood through AD 1618, The Annals of the Four Masters is one
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Lusitania Museum
This 200-year-old signal tower has been restored and converted into a museum dedicated to the RMS Lusitania, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915 with the loss of 1200 lives. You can walk to the nearby clifftops for impressive views south towards the Old Head, the nearest
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Teeling Distillery
The first new distillery in Dublin for 125 years, it only began production in 2015 and it will be several years before any of the distillate can be called whiskey. In the meantime, you can explore the visitor centre and taste (and buy) whiskeys from the familys other distillery in
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Carlow County Museum
This thoroughly engaging museum focuses on the lives of local people through the ages. There are some real one-offs, such as the trapdoor from the county gallows, dating from the early 1800s, and a 6m-high exquisitely carved pulpit from Carlow Cathedral, which the bishop apparently
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Woodstock Gardens
The thickly wooded Woodstock Gardens is a beauty of a park with flower terraces, a walled garden, an arboretum, picnic areas, walking trails and a cafe. The panorama of the valley and village below is spectacular. From Inistioge, follow Main St (opposite the Woodstock Arms) for 1km
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Kilmalkedar Church
Nestled in a beautiful setting with sweeping views over Smerwick Harbour, Kilmalkedar is the most important Christian site on the Dingle Peninsula. Built in the 12th century on the site of a 7th-century monastery founded by St Maolcethair, its a superb example of Irish Romanesque a
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Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park
A rather mangy rabbit mascot greets visitors to the cheerful Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park, about 1km north of the Bog of Allen Nature Centre. Its aimed right at kids; a woodland trail leads you past various dwellings (including Neolithic huts, a not-so-festive Famine-era
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Knockreer House & Gardens
Killarney House, built for the Earl of Kenmare in the 1870s, burned down in 1913; the present Knockreer House was built on the same site in 1958 and is now home to a national park education centre. It isnt open to the public, but its gardens, featuring a terraced lawn and a summerh
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