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Roscrea Heritage Centre
The Roscrea Heritage Centre contains some interesting exhibitions, including one on the medieval monasteries of the midlands and another on early-20th-century farming life.
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Samuel Beckett Bridge
Spanish architect Santiago Calatravas second Dublin bridge (his first is the James Joyce Bridge; 2003) is this wishbone-design structure (2007) in the Docklands at Spencer Dock.
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Howth Castle Gardens
The castle gardens are worth a visit; they’re noted for their rhododendrons (which bloom in May and June), for their azaleas and for the long, 10m-high beech hedge planted in 1710.
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Fisherstreet
Tiny Fisherstreet is a charmer, with some fine-looking traditional buildings, pubs and restaurants; enjoy dramatic surf vistas at the harbour, some 1.5km further along the coast.
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Enclosure of King Laoghaire
South of Taras Royal Enclosure is this large but worn ring fort where the king, a contemporary of St Patrick, is said to be buried standing upright and dressed in his armour.
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Kiltartan Gregory Museum
Housed in an old schoolhouse, this museum traces the life of WB Yeats literary patron, Lady Augusta Gregory. Its close to Coole Park, the site of Lady Gregorys former home.
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Kilkenny College
Near St Johns Priory, Kilkenny College dates from 1666. Its students included Jonathan Swift and the philosopher George Berkeley, but it now houses Kilkennys county hall.
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Sligo County Museum
The major draw of Sligos county museum is the Yeats room, which features photographs, letters and newspaper cuttings connected with WB Yeats, as well as drawings by Jack B Yeats.
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Straffan Butterfly Farm
At the Straffan Butterfly Farm, you can wander through a tropical greenhouse full of enormous exotic butterflies, or commune with critters such as Larry, the leopard gecko.
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ORourkes Tower
Overlooking the River Shannon is the 20m-high ORourkes Tower. Lightning blasted the top off the tower in 1135, but the remaining structure was used for another 400 years.
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Neds Point Fort
Walk 500m from ODohertys Keep (turn left and stick to the shoreline) to find squat Neds Point Fort (1812), built by the British and now under siege from graffiti vandals.
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Ballinglen Art Foundation
If you see artists out recording their impressions of the sensational scenery around here, they may well be under the patronage of this foundation. Check out the gallery across from Polkes .
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St Marys Church
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Tarbert Bridewell Jail & Courthouse
You should visit the renovated Tarbert Bridewell Jail & Courthouse , which has exhibits (including stoic mannequins) on the rough social and political conditions of the 19th century.
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Clonakilty Museum
The Clonakilty Museum has some memorabilia, including Michael Collins’ weapons and uniform. The museum is run on a voluntary basis; contact the tourist office for exact opening hours.
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Castle Ruins
To the west of the site, on the ridge near the car park, is a motte with the oddly shaped ruins of a 13th-century castle, built by John de Grey, bishop of Norwich, to watch over the Shannon.
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Burren Centre
The centre has a series of entertaining and informative displays on many aspects of the Burren (a video features cute hares). Theres a cafe and a very large shop that sells local products.
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Bolton Library
This forbidding 1836 stone building houses a splendid 18th-century collection of books, maps and manuscripts from the dawn of printing onwards, with works by writers from Chaucer to Swift.
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Folk Museum
The cottage of Samuel McAllister, who was the chief constable of Liverpool, near Sydney, before he died in 1825 is now a small folk museum located on the Knockanarrigan–Rathdangan road.
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Black Freren Gate
This is the only gate from the old Norman city walls still standing, albeit with the help of metal bracing these days. Crumbling sections of the old walls remain throughout the centre.
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