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Ark Childrens Cultural Centre
Aimed at youngsters between the ages of three and 14, the Ark is enormously popular – and perpetually booked out. The centre runs age-specific activities aimed at stimulating participants interests in science, the environment and the arts. The centre also has an open-air stage for
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West Cork Model Railway Village
You can’t help but smile at the West Cork Model Railway Village. It features a vast outdoor re-creation of the West Cork Railway as it was during the 1940s, with superb miniature models of the main towns in West Cork. A road train departs from the village on a 20-minute guided circ
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Listowel Castle
Standing between the town square and the river, this 12th-century castle was once the stronghold of the Fitzmaurices, the Anglo-Norman lords of Kerry. It was the last castle in Ireland to succumb to the Elizabethan attacks during the Desmond revolt. What remains of the castle has b
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Knockgraffon Motte
This 12th-century motte at Knockgraffon can be scaled for panoramic and wide-ranging views of the Tipperary countryside. The motte is located 5km along the L3104 which runs west from the R639 just south of the village of New Inn. Parking is generally not a problem and its an easy c
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Derreenataggart Stone Circle
On a lonely hill 2km northwest of Castletownbere, the impressive Derreenataggart Stone Circle, consisting of 10 stones, can be found close to the roadside. Its signposted from a turn-off to the right at the western end of town. There are a number of other standing stones in the sur
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James Joyce Tower & Museum
This tower is where the action begins in Joyces epic novel Ulysses . The museum was opened in 1962 by Sylvia Beach, the Paris-based publisher who first dared to put Ulysses into print, and has photographs, letters, documents, various editions of Joyces work and two death masks of J
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Augustinian Priory
North of the village, on the N21 and close to the bridge over the River Maigue, is the Church of Ireland parish church, once the Augustinian priory, founded in 1316 and also known as the Black Abbey. The interior of the church is agreeable enough, but the real joy is the atmospheri
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Contemporary Music Centre
Anyone with an interest in Irish contemporary music must visit the CMC’s national archive where you can hear (and play around with on an electronic organ) 5000 samples from composers of this and the last century. There’s also a good reference library where you can attend courses an
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Teampall Chaoimháin
Named for Inisheers patron saint, who is buried close by, the roofless 10th-century Church of St Kevin and small cemetery perch on a tiny bluff near the Strand. On the eve of St Kevins 14 June feast day, a mass is held here in the open air at 9pm. The sick sleep here for a night ho
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Yola Farmstead Folk Park
Farm animals and flapping birds roam the reconstructed 18th-century thatched cottages, working windmill and tiny, four-pew church at Yola Farmstead folk park . The name of this small heritage centre comes from the local dialect, which still survives today. The park is just outside
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Lough Gur Stone Age Centre
A thatched replica of a Neolithic hut contains the Lough Gur Stone Age Centre, which contains a helpful information desk and good exhibits on prehistoric Irish farms, plus a small museum displaying Neolithic artefacts and a replica of the Lough Gur shield thats now in the National
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Newmills Corn & Flax Mills
Parts of this complex date back four centuries to a time when water was the main source of power for multiple tasks, such as grinding grain. One of Irelands largest waterwheels spins thanks to the River Swilly. Exhibits explain the function of the many cogs and gears. Its 5km south
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Museum of Childhood
This is a collection of period miniatures and dolls houses, including the palatial, 22-room Taras Palace, designed to one-twelfth scale and inspired by the Palladian piles of Castletown House, Leinster House and Carton House. Each of the rooms is decorated in exquisite, hand-crafte
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Lartigue Monorailway
Designed by Frenchman Charles Lartigue, this unique survivor of Victorian railway engineering once ran between Listowel and Ballybunion on the coast. The renovated section of line is short (less than a kilometre) but fascinating, with manual turntables at either end for swinging th
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Cascades
These fine cascades are quite a sight after heavy rain when they surge, beer-brown and foaming, and you risk getting drenched on windy days in the flying drizzle. Youll find them down through an arch by Byrnes hotel. Beyond the cascades, a charming riverside walk takes you beyond t
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Fusiliers Arch
The main entrance to St Stephens Green is beneath Fusiliers’ Arch, at the top of Grafton St. Modelled to look like a smaller version of the Arch of Titus in Rome, the arch commemorates the 212 soldiers of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers who were killed fighting for the British in the Bo
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Callan Famine Graveyard
West of Kilree, and signposted 2km off the R698 about 2km south of Callan, is a cemetery where the local victims of the Great Famine are buried. Park at the sign and then follow a farmers lane for 300m. It isnt much to look at, but the unmarked mass grave is a poignant reminder of
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Radio Museum
The National Radio Museum is upstairs in the Cork City Gaol which, after its closure in 1923, housed a radio station from 1927 until the 1950s. The change of use is reflected in the museum where, alongside collections of beautiful old radios, you can hear the story of Guglielmo Mar
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OBriens Castle
A 100m climb to the islands highest point yields dramatic views over clover-covered fields to the beach and harbour. This 15th-century church (Caisleán Uí Bhriain) was built within the remains of a ring fort called Dún Formna, dating from as early as the 1st century AD. Nearby is a
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Nore View Folk Museum
This is not your average museum. Seamus Lawlor is a passionate chronicler of Irish life and recounts fascinating facts about his private collection of local items, including farming tools, kitchen utensils and other wonderful old bric-a-brac. Its signposted off the R700 across the
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