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Bell Tower
All that remains of the 13th-century Franciscan friary the town grew up around is an ancient bell tower, next to the grave of 17th-century rebel leader Owen Roe ONeill in Abbey Sts cemetery.
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Áras Éanna
Inisheers large community arts centre sits out on an exposed stretch of the northern side of the island, a 15-minute walk from the village, hosting visiting artist events, cultural programs and performances.
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Cobh Museum
Model ships, paintings, photographs and curious artefacts tracing Cobhs history fill this small but lively museum. Its housed in the 19th-century Scottish Presbyterian church overlooking the train station.
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WB Yeats Statue
Spread across the bucolic lawns and walkways of St Stephens Green are some notable artworks including a curious 1967 statue of WB Yeats by Henry Moore.
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St Kevins Cell
Climb the steps at the back of the Reefert Churchyard and follow the path to the west and youll find, at the top of a rise overlooking the lake, the scant remains of St Kevins Cell, a small beehive hut.
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Trim Heritage Centre
Sharing space in the town hall with the tourist office is the informative Trim Heritage Centre , where you can watch a 20-minute video outlining the medieval history of Trim. There’s a coffee shop here, too.
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Quiet Man Museum
Modelled on Sean Thorntons White O Morn Cottage from The Quiet Man film, the museum offers a location tour – good for film fanatics and those with a postmodern fascination for the way reality and fiction blur.
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Phil Lynott Statue
Just outside Bruxelles is a bronze statue of Thin Lizzys Phil Lynott, its location a reminder of the venues impeccable rock credentials (and of Lynotts status as one of the greatest of Irish rock stars).
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Donegal County Museum
Letterkennys 19th-century workhouse, built to provide Famine relief, now houses the local museum. The permanent collection offers 8000-plus artefacts from prehistoric times onwards. Look for temporary exhibits.
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Ennistymon Horse Market
Enjoy one of Clares great spectacles as the horse market takes over the towns streets on the first Monday of each month. People buy and sell donkeys, mares, thoroughbreds and even a few plain old nags.
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Cork Public Museum
Located in a Georgian house with a modern extension, this museum recounts Cork’s history. The diverse collection of local artefacts tells the story from the Stone Age right up to local football legend Roy Keane.
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Burrishoole Abbey
From a distance, the eerie shell of this wind-battered 1486-built Dominican abbey resembles a 2D film set. About 2.5km northwest towards Achill, a sign points the way to the abbey, from where it’s a further 1km.
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Granuaile Heritage Centre
Get a quick but illuminating glimpse into the life and times of Grace O’Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille or Granuaile; 1530–1603) the infamous pirate queen of Connaught , as well as details of local Famine travails.
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Garda Síochána Headquarters
The large Victorian building behind Dublin Zoo, on the edge of the park, is the 19th-century Garda Síochána Headquarters, designed by Benjamin Woodward (also author of the Old Library in Trinity College).
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Yeats Memorial Building
In a pretty setting in a former 1895 bank, the WB Yeats Exhibition has details of his life and draft manuscripts. There are special summer programs. The small cafe has outdoor tables overlooking the river.
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Doonbeg Castle
The surviving little 16th-century castle tower next to the graceful stone bridge over the Doonbeg River is all that remains of Doonbeg Castle – its entire garrison hanged face to face in pairs when it fell.
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Multyfarnham Franciscan Friary
Hidden inside a 19th-century church are the remains of the original 15th-century friary that stood here. Outside, look for the unusual Stations of the Cross set beside a stream. The friary is about 3km west of Crookedwood.
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Grand Canal Square
The square was designed by American landscape artist Martha Schwartz and opened in 2008. Its most distinctive feature is the red carpet made of bright red resin-glass paving covered with red glowing angled light sticks.
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Stone Circle
Signposted southwest of the Square is an early Bronze Age stone circle, one of the biggest in southwest Ireland. Fifteen stones ring a boulder dolmen, a burial monument rarely found outside this part of the country.
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St Brendans Catholic Cathedral
St Brendan’s Catholic Cathedral , dating from 1903, is renowned for its Celtic-revival stained-glass windows, furnishings and marble columns. Not to be confused with St Brendan’s Church on Church St, which is now a library.
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