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Castlewellan Forest Park
Castlewellan Forest Park offers gentle walks around the castle grounds, one of the worlds largest hedge mazes, the Peace Maze (admission free), and, from March to October, trout fishing in its lovely lake (three-day permit £9.50). A recent addition is a network of exciting mountain
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Milltown Cemetery
The 1981 hunger strikers are buried at Milltown Cemetery. Youll see lots of green Hs attached to lamp posts (in memory of the H-blocks at the Maze prison where the hunger strikers were incarcerated); at Hugo St, opposite the City Cemetery, theres a large mural entitled St Jamess Su
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Slieve Gullion Forest Park
A 13km scenic drive through this forest park provides picturesque views over the surrounding hills. From the parking and picnic area at the top of the drive, you can hike to the summit of Slieve Gullion (576m), the highest point in County Armagh, topped by two early Bronze Age cair
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Down County Museum
Downpatricks restored 18th-century jail now houses the county museum. In a former cell block at the back are models of some of the prisoners once incarcerated there, and details of their sad stories. Displays cover the story of the Norman conquest of Down, but the biggest exhibit o
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Belfast Barge
Housed in a barge moored on the River Lagan, this museum tells the story of Belfasts maritime and industrial history, bringing together old photographs, original drawings and documents, ship models and artefacts, and video and audio recordings of interviews with retired engineers,
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Hillsborough Castle
The British monarchs official Northern Ireland residence is this rambling, two-storey late-Georgian mansion, which was built in 1797 for Wills Hill, the first Marquess of Downshire and extensively remodelled in the 1830s and 40s. Book ahead for guided tours taking in the state draw
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Argory
This 1824 grand mansion could as well be preserved in amber as it has changed little since the early 1900s. Electricity was never installed and you can wander around as if living the life of a character in a BBC costume drama. It has a new playground for visitors who may find the t
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Inch Abbey
Built by de Courcy for the Cistercians in 1180 on an earlier Irish monastic site, Inch Abbey is visible across the river from Down Cathedral. The English Cistercians had a strict policy of non-admittance for Irishmen and maintained this until the end in 1541. Most of the ruins are
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Armagh Planetarium
The Armagh Observatory was founded by Archbishop Robinson in 1789 and is still Irelands leading astronomical-research institute. Aimed mainly at educating young people, the adjacent Armagh Planetarium has an interactive exhibition on space exploration, and a digital theatre that sc
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Belfast Zoo
Home to 150 species, Belfast Zoo has spacious enclosures set on an attractive, sloping site; the sea lion and penguin pool with its underwater viewing is particularly good. Some of the more unusual animals include tamarins, Malaysian sun bears and red pandas, but the biggest attrac
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Railway Museum
From mid-June to mid-September, plus December, St Patrick’s Day, Easter, May Day and Halloween, this working railway museum runs steam-hauled trains over a restored section of the former Belfast–Newcastle line. There is a halt next to the grave of King Magnus Barefoot, a Norwegian
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Memorial Obelisk
For a long time to come, Omagh will be remembered for the devastating 1998 car bomb that killed 29 people and injured 200. Planted by the breakaway group Real IRA, the bomb was the worst single atrocity in the 30-year history of the Troubles.An impressive 4.5m-high glass obelisk ma
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Lagan Weir
Completed in 1994, Lagan Weir has helped improve the water quality of the River Lagan – the citys former lifeblood – to such an extent that salmon, eels and sea trout migrate up the river once again. A footbridge over the weir provides access to the Titanic Quarter.Just to weirs no
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St Eugene’s Cathedral
The Roman Catholic St Eugene’s Cathedral was begun in 1851 as a response to the end of the Great Famine, and dedicated to St Eugene in 1873 by Bishop Kelly; the handsome east window (1891) is a memorial to the bishop. The bells of St Eugene’s still ring every night at 9pm as a remi
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Donaghmore High Cross
The village of Donaghmore, 8km northwest of Dungannon on the B43 road to Pomeroy, is famed for its 10th-century Celtic high cross. It was cobbled together from two different crosses in the 18th century (note the obvious join halfway up the shaft) and now stands outside the churchya
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Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich
Housed in a red-brick, former Presbyterian church, this Irish language and cultural centre is the focus for West Belfasts community activity. Its a cosy and welcoming place with a tourist information desk , a shop selling a wide selection of books on Ireland, Irish-language materia
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Malone House
Malone House is a late-Georgian mansion in the grounds of Barnett Demesne. Built in the 1820s for local merchant William Legge, the house is now used mainly for weddings and conferences, with art exhibitions staged in the Higgin Gallery . The surrounding gardens are planted with az
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St Malachys Church
Built between 1841 and 1844 by Thomas Jackson and extensively renovated in the last decade, Catholic St Malachys exterior resembles a Tudor castle complete with arrow slits and turrets. The jewel-like interiors fan-vaulted ceiling replicates Westminster Abbeys Henry VII Chapel. In
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Ulster Folk Museum
Farmhouses, forges, churches and mills, and a complete village have been reconstructed at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museums , with human and animal extras combining to give a powerful impression of Irish life over the past few hundred years. From industrial times, there are r
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Tollymore Forest Park
This scenic forest park, 3km west of Newcastle, offers lovely walks and bike rides along the River Shimna and across the Mournes northern slopes. Victorian follies include the church-like Clanbrassil Barn , as well as grottoes, caves, bridges and stepping stones (yes, the park is a
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