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Kilkenny Castle Park
About 20 hectares of public parkland extend to the southeast of Kilkenny Castle, framing a fine view of Mt Leinster, while a Celtic cross-shaped rose garden lies northwest of the castle. A gate on the north side of the park leads steeply down to the riverside, where you can walk ba
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St Georges Heritage Centre
Set in a restored church, this heritage centre looks at the history and landscape of Leitrim from old Gaelic traditions through to Plantation times. A tour visits the old Famine workhouse, which remains a bleak memorial to harder times, as well as the Famine Garden of Remembrance,
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St Brendans Well
Out in the boggy west, with its lonely vistas worthy of some lost world, look for signs for this ancient religious site that still attracts a smattering of pilgrims. Legend has it that St Brendan sailed here from Dingle, scaled the cliffs (in the 5th century), found a couple of dyi
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Phoenix Monument
The Phoenix Monument, a Corinthian column topped by a very un-phoenix-like bird, was erected by Lord Chesterfield in 1747, and is often referred to as the Eagle Monument. In the early years of the 20th century it was removed to facilitate motor racing in the park, but returned to i
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Na Seacht dTeampaill
Past Kilmurvey is the perfect Clochán na Carraige, an early-Christian stone hut that stands 2.5m tall, and various small early-Christian ruins known rather inaccurately as the Na Seacht dTeampaill, comprising a couple of ruined churches, monastic houses and some fragments of a high
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Mt Brandon
At 951m (3119ft), Mt Brandon (Cnoc Bhréannain) makes for a popular climb. Its made up of a beautiful series of high summits that lie along the edge of a spectacular series of east-facing cliffs and steep ridges above a rocky lake-filled valley. Allow at least six to seven hours for
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Cnoc Suain
Experience life in a 17th-century Connemara hill village at Cnoc Suain, a restored and recreated glimpse of pre-famine life in the countryside. Learn about original dance, language, song and the thatched-roof-cottage lifestyles of the time. Its set amidst a large tract of preserved
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Gleninchaquin Park
This working sheep farm offers a whole range of things to do, from waymarked history and geology walks to trout fishing and feeding the lambs (in spring), all in an extraordinarily beautiful setting, high in a valley overlooked by a bridal-veil waterfall. Its signposted off the R57
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Temple Bar Gallery & Studios
This multistoried gallery showcases the works of dozens of up-and-coming Irish artists at any one time, and is a great spot to see cutting-edge Irish art across a range of media. The gallery runs occasional open days where you can explore the work of artists beavering away in the s
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Sligo Folk Park
This endearing park revolves around a lovingly restored 19th-century cottage. Humble thatched structures complement this centrepiece, along with scattered farm tools and an exhibit that honours the old country life. In December, the park sets up Santa Town, with shows, Santa visits
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St Annes Church
Shandon is dominated by the 1722 St Anne’s Church, aka the ‘Four-Faced Liar’ – so called because each of the tower’s four clocks used to tell a different time. Wannabe campanologists can ring the bells on the 1st floor of the 1750 Italianate tower, and then continue up the 132 step
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Killarney National Park
Enclosed within Killarneys 10,236-hectare (25,280-acre) national park are beautiful Lough Leane (the Lower Lake or Lake of Learning), Muckross Lake and the Upper Lake, as well as the Mangerton, Torc, Shehy and Purple Mountains. Areas of oak and yew woodland stretch for miles. This
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Irish Agricultural Museum
The outbuildings of Johnstown Castle house a fascinating collection of early Ferguson tractors, farm machinery, Irish country furniture and re-created farmhouse kitchens. The exhibition on the Great Famine is one of the best explanations of this national tragedy anywhere in Ireland
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St Kevins Bed
Just east of Teampall na Skellig, and 10m above the lakes waters, is the 2m-deep artificial cave called St Kevins Bed, said to be where Kevin lived. The earliest human habitation of the cave was long before St Kevins era – theres evidence that people lived in the valley for thousan
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Plassy
Dating from 1960, this iconic island sight was a freighter that was thrown up on the rocks in bad weather. Miraculously, all on board were saved; Tigh Neds pub has a collection of photographs and documents detailing the rescue. An aerial shot of the wreck was used in the opening se
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Athenry Dominican Priory
Destroyed by Cromwellian troops in 1652, these marvellous 13th-century priory ruins are only accessible by contacting Seamus, who will show you around. The priory tower survived till 1845, before collapsing. Tombs and grave slabs within the ruins include that of the Anglo-Irish lor
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Market Cross
Until 1996 the Market Cross had stood for centuries in Cross St, at the heart of the town centre. Besides inviting the pious admiration of the faithful, the cross was used as a gallows in the aftermath of the 1798 revolt; the British garrison hanged rebels from the crosspiece, one
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Church of the Holy Trinity
In the village itself, next to the heritage centre, the dramatic tower and southern wall of the Church of the Holy Trinity date from the 13th-century Trinitarian priory that was restored by the first Earl of Dunraven. Holy Trinity is now a Catholic church. Theres a restored 14th-ce
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Larchill Arcadian Gardens
These gardens are Europe’s only example of a mid-18th-century ferme ornée (ornamental farm). A 40-minute walk takes you through beautiful landscaped parklands, passing eccentric follies, classic 18th-century formal plantings, gazebos and a lake. Children will be chuffed with the ad
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Dooney Rock
Immortalised by Yeats in The Fiddler of Dooney, this huge fissured limestone knoll bulges awkwardly upward by the loughs southern shore. Theres a great lake view from the top.Leave Sligo south on the N4 and turn left at the sign to Lough Gill. Another left at the T-junction brings
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