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R N9 Tel. : +353 (0)1 821 3021 Mar-Oct 09.30-17.30 Mar & Oct 09.00-18.00 email [email protected] 23 Lough 84 M7 M11 Ennistymon Dromore Wood Cottage Outside summer season: Tel +353 (0)91 631804 Derg N5 2 M8 96 Email : [email protected] All year Sun & B/H’s open at 10.00 Apr & Sept 09.00-20.00 Roscrea Heritage N8 0 Kilmacurragh N8 5 M7 The Military Cemetery at Arbour Hill is the last resting place Closed Christmas Day May-Aug 09.00-21.00 email [email protected] 24 Ennis Friary Nenagh 61 Heywood Gardens Ennis N7 8 Carlow of 14 of the leaders of the Insurrection of 1916 Open: All N6 2 The Phoenix Park, A National Historic Park 13 M7 Tullow Arklow year round The Burren is one of the finest examples of a Glacio – Karst N6 7 N7 7 21 N8 0 Altamont Whitefields, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 landscape in the world.1500 hectares of the Burren National N6 8 55 Dunmore Cave Gardens Mon - Fri 08.00 - 16.00 Tel. : +353 (0)1 821 3021 Fax : +353 (0)1 820 5584 Admission Free Park contain all the major habitats of the region, limestone Shannon N1 0 Thurles N7 5 N7 7 Gorey Admission Free Sat 11.00 - 16.00 Website : www.phoenixpark.ie pavement,hazel scrub, deciduous woodland, wetlands & Airport Limerick N8 0 Kilkenny 58Kilkenny Castle M11 species – rich grassland. Kilrush Famine Warhouse 1848 Sun 09.30 - 16.00 25 St. Mary’sChurch 59 1752 acres makes the park one of the largest Open Visitor Information Point: April to June & September daily Scattery Island 63 80 Gowran 90 Adare Castle N2 4 Rock of M8 N1 0 Ferns Castle Casino enclosed recreational spaces within any European Ballingarry N9 Ferns 03 10.00 – 17.00 July & August daily 10.00 – 18.00 Tarbert Adare N7 6 57 Cashel 83 Cashel 56 Jerpoint Abbey Cherrymount Crescent, off the Malahide Road, Marino, D3 capital city Enniscorthy Dromore Wood Nature Reserve 23 Tipperary Kells Priory Tel +353 (01) 833 1618 Fax +353 (01) 833 2636 Open: 24hrs all year round Admission Free Listowel Castle 50 64 N2 4 The Main Guard N3 0 N1 1 Ruan, Ennis, Co. Clare Listowel New Ross Wexford Wildfowl Reserve Email [email protected] N6 9 Newcastle West 79 81 Ormond Castle 93 Tel: +353 (0)85 808 5199 when Visitor Centre open. Cahir N2 5 The Casino, meaning “small house”, surprisingly contains 14 N2 0 85 82 N2 5 91 Phoenix Park, People’s Flower Gardens Ardfert Cathedral 43 N2 1 Clonmel N9 Otherwise contact Coole Park +353 (091) 631 804 M8 Carrick-on-Suir Wexford 16 finely decorated rooms, endlessly rich in subtlety and design. Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 Swiss N2 4 JFK Arboretum N2 5 A nature reserve of 400 hectares, Dromore Wood Tralee N2 1 It is a remarkable building - both in terms of structure and Tel. : +353 (0)1 821 3021 Gallarus Oratory Cottage Reginald’s Tower 87 89 92 boasts a rich and diverse flora and fauna R559 Tintern Abbey Rosslare Harbour history.The Casino is located at Marino, just off the Malahide Website : www.phoenixpark.ie Doneraile Park 27 Dublin 45 N8 Ballyhack Dromore Wood: Open Daily Dingle N2 5 Road and only three miles north of the centre of Dublin. Fax : +353 (0)1 820 5584 49 R561 Mallow Fermoy Castle Barrier Closes: Summer 19.30, Winter 18.00 N7 2 This site is closed for essential maintenance work One of The Office of Public Works’ responsibilities N7 2 Visitor Centre: May: Wed-Sun 10.00-17.00 Admission Free Ionad an Bhlascaoid Dungarvan Castle - updates are available on www.heritageireland.ie/en/dublin/casinomarino. D The Victorian Gardens are 22 acres in size and were N7 0 86 June-Aug: Daily 10.00-17.00 is the protection and conservation of Ireland’s built Dungarvan re-opened in 1864 after originally being established in 1840. , 46 47 51 N8 48 N20 N2 5 Admission: Adult: €7.00, Sen/Group €5.00, Child/Student €3.00, Family €12.00 Admission Free Open daily, 8.00am to dusk. Ennis Friary heritage. The Department of Culture, Heritage , Gardens N7 1 24 Youghal 15 &Traditional Farms Carrigtwohill N2 5 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre & Abbey Street, Ennis, Co. Clare and the Gaeltacht (DCHG) is responsible for N2 2 Kenmare 04 Dublin Castle Phoenix Park, D 8 Tel. : +353(0)65 682 9100 the protection and conservation of 28 Dame Street, Dublin 2 Fax : +353(0)65 684 1020 Skelligs N7 0 Cork Tel. : +353 (0)1 677 0095 Fax : +353 (0)1 672 6454 52 N2 8 Fota Arboretum & Gardens Tel. : +353 (0)1 645 8813 Fax : +353 (0)1 679 7831 Website : www.phoenixpark.ie Email : [email protected] Ireland’s natural heritage. You can find 44 N7 1 Email : [email protected] Derrynane Caherdaniel Interprets the history and wildlife of one of the world’s 13th C. Franciscan Friary which has many 15th & 16th N7 1 Originally a Norman castle, situated at the southeastern out more about our natural and built 26 largest enclosed parks C. sculputures. 29 Kinsale Charles Fort corner of the medieval city walls, Dublin Castle today mainly Ilnacullin (Garinish Island) Bantry Open - 3 April to 30 September - Daily 10.00 - 18.00 heritage from the following: contains buildings dating from the 17th to 20th centuries, but N7 1 Open: (Ashtown Castle in Park) Admission : D 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Km the visit also includes the medieval remnants. 1 October - 1 November - Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Skibbereen Nov - Apr: Wed-Sun inc 09.30 - 17.30 Last admission 45 minutes before closing. www.heritageireland.ie Open All year Mon - Sun & B/H 09:45 - 17:45. May - Oct: Daily 10.00 - 17.45 10 20 30 40 50 60 Miles Last Admission 17:15 Scattery Island 25 Closed 25 - 27 Dec & 1 Jan Admission Free EXPLORE HERITAGE Online booking and further information in relation to opening times and admission charges are now Access to Ashtown Castle by guided tour only. Last tour 30 mins. before closing. Kilrush, Co. Clare available at www.dublincastle.ie Last admission 20 mins. before closing Tel. : +353 (0)87 995 8427 BUY A HERITAGE CARD Dublin Castle can close at very short notice for government business. Tours to Áras an Uachtaráin depart from Centre every Saturday. Tel +353 (0)87 995 8427 Winter Contact +353 (0)87 919 9725 If you are interested in visiting a number of Heritage ADMISSION CHARGES Farmleigh 05 16 Rathfarnham Castle Phoenix Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15 Rathfarnham, D 14 Email [email protected] sites, why not buy a Heritage Card? It is great value and Adult Child/Student Tel. : +353 (0)1 8155914 Tel. : +353 (0)1 493 9462 Scattery Island is home to a 6th century monastery gives unlimited admission for one year to sites managed Killarney National Park Fax : +353 (0)1 815 5968 founded by St. Senan Admission Free Email : [email protected] A 16th C. castle with 18th C. interiors by Sir Open (recommended visiting times): Tours free - Charge for Ferry by the Office of Public Works or byThe Department of 9.25 7.75 6.25 33.00 Muckross House & Gardens An estate of 78 acres situated to the northwest of the William Chambers and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart. 23 May - 25 September: Daily 10:00 - 18.00 Ferry Operator contact: Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (with the exception Phoenix Park. It was purchased by the OPW on behalf Open May - Sept 9.30 - 17.30 Please note that access to the island is dependent on Tel : +353 (0) 85 2505514 Group/Senior Citizen Family of the Government in 1999 and developed in order October – April Wednesday to Sunday and tidal/weather conditions. Email: [email protected] of Muckross Traditional Farms). 9.25 7.75 6.25 33.00 Muckross Traditional Farms to provide accommodation for visiting dignitaries and Bank Holiday Mondays 10.30am – 17.00pm Does not accept the Heritage Card. Last admission 45 minutes before closing Ferry Schedule www.scatteryislandtours.com guests of the nation. C Last admission 45 mins before closing It may be purchased at most sites for: Please consult www.heritageireland.ie website for current charges Admission : Admission : D House: From 14 March-31 Dec, daily guided tours from 10.00-17.30. Last admission 16.30. 26 Charles Fort and opening times. 15.50 13.50 10.50 45.00 Joint Ticket for House & Farms Online booking now available at www.farmleigh.ie Adult € 40.00 Royal Hospital Kilmainham 17 Summer Cove, Kinsale, Co. Cork Last admission to most sites is approximately one hour before closing. Estate open all year: Daily 10.00 - 18.00, last admission 17.00 Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 Tel. : +353 (0)21 477 2263 Senior Citizen € 30.00 Brú na Bóinne Farmleigh House can close at very short notice for government business Tel. : +353 (0)1 612 9900 Fax : +353 (0)1 612 9999 Email : [email protected] Guided tours are available at most sites. Please note that at some sites Email : [email protected] Open July Sept, Tue - Sunday A classic example of a 17th C star-shaped fort. €4.00€3.00 €3.00 €10.00 Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre 06 Garden of Remembrance Child or Student € 10.00 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1 access is by guided tour only. A magnificent late 17th Century Classical building Open: Mid March - October Daily 10.00 - 18.00 Tel. : +353 (0)1 821 3021 with Chapel, Great Hall, Formal Gardens, burial Family € 90.00 Large groups are asked to book in advance of visit. Email : [email protected] Early Nov - Mid March Daily 10.00 - 17.00 €7.00€6.00 €4.00 €16.00 Centre & Newgrange grounds and artists studios now home to Irish and Last admission 1 hour before closing. Visitors are For booking, groups and tour operators are asked to contact individual Designed by Daithí Hanly - a place of quiet remembrance and International visual art. reflection dedicated to the memory of all who gave their lives Admission Free advised to wear footwear suitable for uneven terrain You should buy this card at the first Pre-booked Heritage Tours, please email Admission : D sites directly. €6.00€4.00 €4.00 €14.00 in the cause of Irish Freedom. [email protected] heritage site that you visit. You can also Centre & Knowth Open Apr - Sept Daily 08.30 - 18.00 buy the card before your visit – check Unless stated otherwise, credit/debit cards not accepted. Oct - Mar Daily 09.30 - 16.00 Doneraile Park 27 Sites with a limited tour capacity are marked in the text. €13.00 €10.00 €8.00 €30.00 Centre, Newgrange & Knowth Admission Free Open Christmas Day 11.00 - 13.00 Doneraile, Co. Cork our website www.heritageireland.ie or KEY Tel. : +353 (0)87 251 5965 (Generally the maximum number is 25). An outstanding example of an 18th C. landscaped telephone +353 (01) 647 6592 (from Government Buildings 07 Nature Trails/ Heritage Town Toilets Audio visual park covering 166 hectares overseas) or Callsave 1850 600 601 Videos/cameras and large bags are not permitted on tour at some sites. €8.00 €6.00 €4.00 €20.00 Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2 Walks Tel. : +353 (0)1 645 8813 Open: Summer Mon-Fri 8.00 - 20.00 (within Ireland). The Heritage Card is All information is correct at the time of going to print and may be subject Tel. : +353 (0)1 619 4116 Toilets for Fax : +353 (0)1 679 7831 Sat, Sun & B/H 9.00 - 20.00 non-transferable and may only be used to change. €5.00 €4.00 €3.00 €13.00 Guided Tour visitors with Exhibition Car/Coach Park Open: Saturday 10.30-13.30. Tours starting every hour on disabilities Winter Mon-Fri 8.00 - 17.00 Admission Free by the signatory. Please consult www.heritageireland.ie website the half hour. Sat-Sun & B/H 9.00 - 17.00 Free tickets available at the National Gallery lobby Restricted An enhanced visitor experience, to include guided tours, is scheduled for this site during the €2.00 €1.00 €1.00 €4.00 Trim Castle excl. Visitor Centre Tea Rooms Picnic Area Photographs courtesy of the Photographic Unit DCHG. (Merrion Square entrance). Admission Free Access summer. Full details will be available on www.heritageireland.ie closer to the time. 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February 2019 HERITAGE SITES OUTSIDE DUBLIN cont. Coole Park 39 51 Ross Castle 63 Adare Castle Clonmacnoise 74 Dungarvan Castle 86 Coole Visitor Centre, Gort, Co. Galway Killarney, Co. Kerry Adare, Co. Limerick Shannonbridge, Co Offaly Castle Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 28 Fota Arboretum and Gardens Tel. : +353 (0) 64 663 5851 Tel. : +353 (0)61 396 666 Fax : +353 (0)61 396 932 Tel +353 (090) 967 4195 Fax +353 (090) 967 4273 Fota Estate, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork Tel. : +353 (0) 91 631 804 Fax : +353 (0) 91 631 653 Tel. : +353 (0)58 48144 Email : [email protected] Fax : +353 (0) 64 663 5852 Email : [email protected] Email [email protected] The castle consists of a polygonal 12th C. shell keep Tel./fax : +353 (0)21 481 2728 Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] 6th C. monastic site, with three high crosses, a Cathedral, Now a nature reserve, Coole was the home of Lady with an enclosing curtain wall, a corner tower and A restored 15th C. castle which now houses a fine A fine example of a medieval fortified castle. It was seven churches and two round towers gate tower. Extends over an area of 11 hectares and includes an Gregory, one of the founders of the Abbey Theatre collection of 16th & 17th C. oak furniture an important stronghold of the Earls of Desmond Open: Nov-Mid Mar Daily 10.00-17.30 ornamental pond and Italian walled gardens.Pedestrian Open: Easter - June 10.00-17.00 Open: 1 July - 30 Sept. Castle Access is by tour from the Mid Mar-May Daily 10.00-18.00 Open: 1 Mar - 5 Nov Daily 09.30-17.45 Open: 23 May - 25 Sept Daily 10.00-18.00 access all year round during daylight hours. July - Aug 10.00-18.00 Adare Heritage Centre Admission: Adult €10.00 Senior/ June-August Daily 09.00-18.30 Last admission 1 hour before closing. Last admission 45 mins before closing. Admission Free Sept Daily 10.00-17.00 Admission : D Student: €8.00 & Family, €22.50. Sept-Oct Daily 10.00-18.00 Guided Tour: Max: 15 · Access by guided tour only Please note that this is a very busy site and visitors may experience Full details www.heritageireland.ie Admission Free Desmond Castle, Newcastle West 64 C 87 Reginald’s Tower Admission Free Closed Last weekend in September for Annual Autumn Gathering. a delay during the summer months. Last admission 45 minutes before closing Admission : Last admission 15 mins before closing. Last admission to audio visuals 1 hour before closing Skellig Michael 52 The Square, Newcastlewest, Co. Limerick Debit/Credit Cards Accepted (Managed in conjunction with Waterford City Council) Ilnacullin (Garinish Island) Co. Kerry Tel. : +353 (0) 69 77408 Email : [email protected] The Quay, Waterford 29 40 Dún Aonghasa Tel +353 (01) 647 6000 (Visitor Services) 75 Boyle Abbey Glengarriff, Bantry, Co. Cork Built in 15th C. its medieval features include restored Tel./fax : +353 (0)51 304 220 Cill Mhuirbhigh, Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Co. Galway 087 9083534 (Guide Service) musicians oak gallery and hooded fireplace. Boyle, Co. Roscommon Tel. : +353 (0) 27 63040 Fax : +353 (0) 27 63149 Tel. : +353 (0)71 966 2604 Fax : +353 (0)71 966 4817 Email : [email protected] Tel. : +353 (0)99 61008 Fax : +353 (0)99 61009 8 miles (12km) off the coast you will find a remarkably Open : 25 April - 4 Sep Daily 10:00 - 18:00 Restored 13th C. circular tower, originally part of the Email : [email protected] Guided Tours Only Email : [email protected] Island garden of rare beauty situated in the sheltered well preserved 6th C. monastic settlement. town’s defences. It was later used as a mint, a prison Last admission 45 minutes before closing A Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th C. The largest of the prehistoric stone forts of the Aran Islands Open: Please refer to http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/ Open: 28 March - 25 Sept Daily 10.00 - 18.00. and military store. harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay Admission Free Open: 1 April - 3 November Open: Jan - March, Nov - Dec: 09.30 - 16.00 Mon - Sun south-west/skelligmichael/ for further information. Check with site for guided tour availability on the day. Admission : D Open: Jan - Early Mar Wed Sun - 09.30 - 17.00 April - Oct: 9.30 - 18.00 Mon - Sun Separate charge imposed by boat operator(s) Admission Free 65 Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Late Mar - Mid Dec Daily - 09.30 - 17.30. Please exercise extreme caution. Please read safety Kenagh, Co. Longford Closed Christmas week Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Detailed opening times - www.heritageireland.ie Admission : D Admission : D Admission : D signs and leaflets carefully as fatalities have occurred at this site.See www.heritageireland.ie Tel. : +353 (0) 43 332 2386 Fax : +353 (0) 43 332 2442 Email : [email protected] Fore Abbey 88 Last landing 1 hour before closing but may be subject Portumna Castle and Gardens 41 Rathcroghan Visitor Centre 76 Fore, Co. Westmeath 53 Castletown to occasional tidal flooding. Portumna, Co. Galway Cruachan Ai, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon. Phone: +353 44 9661780 Tel. : +353 (0) 90 974 1658 Fax : +353 (0) 90 974 1889 Celbridge, Co. Kildare The centre interprets an Iron Age bog road, the Tel. : +353 71 9639268 Email : [email protected] largest of this kind to be uncovered in Europe dating Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] Tel. : +353 (0)1 628 8252 The Royal complex of Rathcroghan (Cruachan Aí), capital of ancient GPS: 53.683890, -7.227315 Doe Castle Built before 1618, this Jacobean manor was the seat of the Email: [email protected] from 148 BC. , holds an amazing wealth of both unique archaeology and 30 Open: 28 March - 2 October Daily 10.00 - 18.00 In a tranquil, green valley in the village of Fore, about Sheephaven Bay, Co. Donegal. De Burgo family for over 200 years. Includes the recently restored Web: www.castletown.ie illuminating literature, dating back over 6,000 years. Home of the Warrior a 30-minute drive from Mullingar in County Westmeath, Email : [email protected] 17th century walled kitchen garden. Portumna Castle is Access by guided tour only Queen Madb and Ireland’s national epic, Táin Bó Cuailnge (Cattle Raid The Georgian Palace on Dublin’s doorstep at the heart Admission Free Last admission 45 minutes before closing. visitors can view the site where St Fechin founded surrounded by Portumna Forest Park, Lough Derg & the River Shannon. of Ireland’s Ancient East. of Cooley). Open: 28 Mar - 02 Oct: Daily 09.30-18:00 Open All year Monday – Saturday 09.00 – 17.00, May – Sept : Sunday 12.00 – 16.00 (and by a Christian monastery in the 7th Century. Admission Free Doe Castle sits deep in Sheephaven Bay, in a spectacular Admission : D Open: 1 March - 15 December 10.00 - last admission 17.00. Old Mellifont Abbey 66 Open all year. Guided tours available on request location on the waterline near Creeslough, Co. Donegal. 3 October - 30 October : Daily 09.30 - 17.00 Tullyallen, Drogheda, Co Louth appointment out of season). Please check www.rathcroghan.ie for details on Admission Charges. Last Admission 45 minutes before closing. Guided/self/guided tours & online booking available - see OPW Heritage Card allows free access to exhibition rooms only. Grounds, excluding the , daily from website for all details. Tel: Late May - Early Sept 09.00 - 18.00 42 Ionad Cultúrtha an Phiarsaigh, Conamara +353 (41) 982 6459 (Old Mellifont Abbey) 77 Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery 89 Ballyhack Castle Car parking access from Exit 6 off M4 only. Bus 67. Fax: Late May - Early Sept +353 (41) 982 6053 Carrowmore, Co Sligo Admission Free Guided tours of the tower house are facilitated by a local Ros Muc, Co. Galway Ballyhack, Co. Wexford community group, Moving Mevagh Forward, in Summertime. Phone: 00 353 (0)91 574292 Tel:Oct-End Apr +353 (41) 988 0300 (Brú na Bóinne) Tel +353 (071) 916 1534 Fax +353 (071) 915 4743 Tel. : +353 (0)51 389 468 Email : [email protected] See www.heritageireland.ie for details. email: [email protected] 54 Fax: Oct-End Apr +353 (41) 982 3071 Email [email protected] Large 15th C. tower house built by the Knights This state-of-the-art visitor centre celebrates the culture, and Maynooth, Co. Kildare Email [email protected] Hospitallers of St. John Donegal Castle 31 landscape of the Connemara Gaeltacht. The area’s unique Tel. : +353 (0)1 628 6744 Ireland’s first Cistercian monastery, its most unique Irelands largest megalithic cemetery with over 60 tombs, Open: 11 May - 28 Aug (Sat - Wed incl) 9.30 - 17.00 Donegal Town, Co. Donegal heritage attracted Patrick Pearse, leader of the 1916 Rising, to Email : [email protected] features being its octagonal lavabo c.1200 some among the oldest in the country. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Tel. : +353 (0)74 972 2405 spend his summers here in the early 20th century. Visitors can A 13th C castle, it boasts one of the largest of Open: 30 May - 4 Sept Daily 10.00-18.00 Admission : D Contact Bru na Boinne at 041 9880300 [email protected] Open: 28 March - 3 November Daily 10.00-18.00 Admission Free Fax : +353 (0) 74 972 2436 explore the interactive exhibition, and then take a short stroll its type in these islands Open site abbey ruins accessible outside of the season. Admission : Last admission 1 hour before closing. Email : [email protected] through the landscape, up to Pearse’s original cottage, which Open: 16 May - 25 Sept Daily - 10.00-18.00 D he had built in 1909. Ferns Castle 90 Last tour 16.30. Grounds Close 17.45 67 Céide Fields Sligo Abbey 78 A restored 15th C. Norman tower house, with the Open Daily: Summer: 9.30 - 18.00, Winter: 9.30 -16.00 Ballycastle, Co. Mayo Ferns, Co. Wexford addition of a 17th C. Jacobean manor house Admission : D Online booking at www.icpconamara.ie Admission Free Abbey Street, Sligo, Co. Sligo Tel. : +353 (0) 53 936 6411 Tel. : +353 (0) 96 43325 Fax : +353 (0) 96 43261 Tel. : +353 (0)71 914 6406 Fax : +353 (071) 914 9909 Open Easter - Mid Sept Daily 10.00-18.00 55 Dunmore Cave Email : Fax : +353 (0) 53 936 6395 Admission : D Ardfert Cathedral 43 [email protected] Email [email protected] Email : [email protected] Mid Sept - Easter Thurs - Mon incl 09.30-16.30 Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny Guided Tour: Max 35 Ardfert, Tralee, Co. Kerry Tel. : +353 (0) 66 713 4711 Tel. : +353 (0)56 776 7726 Fax : +353 (0)56 776 7302 Stone Age landscape of stone-walled fields, dwellings and Last admission 45mins before closing megalithic tombs preserved under blanket bogland, over 13th C. Dominican Friary containing the only surviving 13th C. castle featuring a fine circular chapel, original Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected] 15th C. sculptured high altar in any Irish monastic fireplaces and a vaulted basement. Tapestry panels One of Ireland’s most interesting limestone caves. It 5,000 years old 32 Glebe House and Gallery The cathedral dates from the 12-17th C. Open: 14 March - End May Daily 10.00-17.00 church. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. depicting History of Ferns on display in Visitor Centre. was the site of a Viking massacre in 928 Open: 9 May - 17 Sept Daily 10.00-17.00 Churchill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal Open : 28 March (From 12.00)- 25 Sept Daily 10.00 - 18.00 June - End Sept Daily 10.00-18.00 Admission : D Tel. : +353 (0)74 913 7071 Open: 1 Oct - 30 Oct Daily 10.00-17.00 Open: 28 March - 30 October Daily 10.00 - 18.00 18 Sept Daily 10.00 - 14.00 (Last Admission) Guided Tour: Max 40 March, April May, September & October, Daily 09.30 - 17.00 Admission : D Guided Tour: Max 15 Fax : +353 (0)74 913 7816 Rest of year open for groups. Advance bookings only. 79 Cahir Castle Admission Free Last Admission 45 minutes before closing. Admission : D June, July & August, Daily 09.30 - 18.00 Last Admission 45 minutes before closing. Email : [email protected] Admission : D 68 Castle Street, Cahir,Co Tipperary November - February, Wed - Sun (incl) 09.30 - 17.00 Ballycroy National Park 91 JFK Memorial Park and Arboretum Ballycroy National park Visitor Centre, Ballycroy Village, Tel +353 (52) 7441011 Fax +353 (52) 7442324 Regency house decorated with Victorian William Morris Derrynane House, National Historic Park Last Admission - One hour before closing Email [email protected] New Ross, Co. Wexford 44 Co Mayo. Tel. : +353 (0)51 388 171 Fax : +353 (0)51 388 172 wallpaper, textiles and art works by leading 20th C. artists. Caherdaniel, Co. Kerry Jerpoint Abbey 56 Tel +353 98 49888/49996 One of Ireland’s largest and best preserved castles Tel. : +353 (0) 66 947 5113 Fax : +353 (0) 66 947 5432 (13th-19th C.) Email : [email protected] Access to house by guided tour only Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny Fax +353 98 49879/49017 252 hectares including 4,500 types of tree and Email : [email protected] Email: [email protected] Open: Mar-Mid June Daily 09.30-17.30 Admission : D Detailed opening times - www.glebegallery.ie Tel. : +353 (0) 56 772 4623 Fax : +353 (0) 56 775 4003 Mid June-Aug Daily 09.00-18.30 shrubs, 200 forest plots, rhododendrons and dwarf The ancestral home of statesman, Daniel O’Connell. Website: www.ballycroynationalpark.ie conifers. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Free to Gallery Situated on 120 hectares of parklands and 1.5km of Email : [email protected] Comprising 11,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and Sept-Mid Oct Daily 09.30-17.30 coastline Outstanding example of a Cistercian monastery with Admission : D Mid Oct - Feb Daily 09.30-16.30 Glenveagh National Park and Castle 33 mountainous terrain, covering a vast uninhabited and Open: Oct-Mar Daily 10.00-17.00 16 March - 30 Sept Daily 10.30 - 18.00 a magnificently sculptured cloister arcade Admission: Free Closed for Christmas Churchill, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin Beg mountain Apr Daily 10.00-18.30 1 Oct - 3 Nov Daily 10.00 - 17.00 Open: Early Mar - Sept Daily 09.00-17.30 Tel group bookings 076 1002537 range.Visitor Centre: Mar - Oct Daily 10.00 - 17.30 Famine Warhouse 1848 80 May-Aug Daily 10.00-20.00 9 Nov - 8 Dec - Weekends only 10.00 - 16.00 Oct Daily 09.00-17.00 69 Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary Admission : D lat. 52.32211 long. -6.93147 Sept Daily 10.00-18.30 Visitor Centre 076 1002551 Fax +353 (074) 913 7072 Admission : Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre D Last Admission 45 minutes before closing Nov - Start Dec Daily 09.30-16.00 Tel. : +353 (0) 87 908 9972 Oldbridge, Co. Meath Tintern Abbey (lat 52.2443 - long -6.8332) 16,500 hectares of mountains, lakes, glens and woods, Gallarus Oratory 45 Dec - Mar Pre - booked tours only Admission : D Tel. : + 353 (0) 41 980 9950 Fax : + 353 (0)41 984 9873 Mid-way between and the , 92 and a 19th C. castle surrounded by the famous Glenveagh Email : [email protected] Famine Warhouse 1848 was the scene of the Famine Saltmills, New Ross, Co. Wexford Baile na nGall, Co. Kerry Kells Priory Tel +353 (051) 562650 Gardens Tel. : +353(0)66 915 5333 57 Rising. The farmhouse tells the history of the Great Famine Kells Priory, Kells, Co Kilkenny The Battle of the Boyne between King William III and & mass emigration, the Rising in its 1848 European context, +353 (056) 772 4623 (winter contact) Admission Prices & Opening Times - Email : [email protected] for queries and bookings Tel +353 (0)56 7724623 (Jerpoint Abbey) www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie his father-in-law, King James II, was fought on the 1st the death sentences & the penal exile of the leaders to Van Fax Number +353 (051) 562034 Tel +353 (0)87 0675783 Email: [email protected] July 1690 (11th July according to our modern calendar). Diemen’s Land, Australia & their escapes to the USA. Email : [email protected] Guided Tour: Max 20. This site is one of the best preserved Christian sites in Substantial remains of a 12th century Augustinian priory At stake were the British throne, French dominance in Open: Apr-Sept Wed-Sun 14.30-17.30 13th C. Cistercian abbey named after Tintern in Wales. Ireland Access to the Oratory is available all year. Admission Free 34 Newmills Corn and Flax Mills covering almost 1.25 ha or 3.5 acres. The site is fully Europe and religious power in Ireland. Oct-Mar Sat/Sun 14.00-16.00 Open: 28 Mar - 29 Oct Daily 09.30-17.00 However, please note that the Visitor Centre closes for By appointment contact +353 87 908 9972 Churchill Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal enclosed by the monastic wall, incorporating 7 towers and Admission : D May - September Daily 09.00 - 17.00 June, July & August : Daily 10.00 - 17.30 Admission : D the winter months. Debit/Credit Cards Accepted October - April Daily 09.00 - 16.00 Tel. : +353 (0)74 912 5115 many defensive features. 81 The Main Guard Last admission 45 minutes before closing Fax : +353 (0)74 910 3353 Facilities: Large coach and car park, Audio Visual 15 mins, Cafe,Toilets including facilities for persons of limited mobility. Open: 13 June - 8 September Free admission to parkland and walkways. For up-to- Sarsfield Street, Clonmel, Co Tipperary Combined ticket with Colclough Walled Garden available. Email : [email protected] A local service charge is applicable Admission Free Wednesday - Sunday inc. 9.30 - 17.00 date Living History details and other events visit www. Tel +353 (0) 52 612 7484 Fax +353 (0) 52 612 7517 battleoftheboyne.ie. Last admission 1 hour before closing. 93 Lat 52.5388 Long -7.2665 Guided tours available, last guided tour at 16.30 Email [email protected] The Wexford Wildfowl Reserve Killarney National Park North Slob, Ardcavan, Co. Wexford A complex of restored industrial buildings, powered 46 Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre 70 The Main Guard was built by James Butler, Duke of Muckross, Killarney, Co. Kerry Kilkenny Castle 58 Ormonde, in 1675 as the courthouse for the Tel/Fax +353 76 100 2660/ +353 76 100 2664 by the River Swilly Tel. : +353(0)64 6631440 (Knowth and Newgrange) Open: 23 May - 25 September, Daily, 10.00 - 18.00 Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny administrative area of Co Tipperary Email : [email protected] Tel. : +353 (0)56 770 4100 Fax : +353 (0)56 770 4116 Donore, Co. Meath Internationally important for the wildfowl which overwinter Guided Tour: Max 20 Open: 28 March - 25 Sept Daily 9.00 - 17.00 www.kilkennycastle.ie. Recently restored to 1830s Tel. : +353 (0) 41 988 0300 Fax : +353 (0) 41 982 3071 here. Specialities include Greenland. Admission Free Closed on Mondays. Restricted hours in closed season Comprises of 10,000 hectares, famous for its native splendour, the castle is set in extensive parklands. Email : [email protected] please contact The Rock of Cashel, or email White-fronted Geese & Brent Geese Last Admission 45 mins before closing. natural habitats and species including oak-holly Access: High Season - self guiding, Last adm Interprets the archaeological heritage of the Boyne [email protected] Open: All year Daily 09.00-17.00 woods, yew woods and red deer 30 mins before closing. Low Season - by guided tour Valley, including the megalithic tombs of Admission Free Tel +353 (0) 62 61 437, Fax +353 (0) 62 62 988 only. Last adm. 45 mins before closing. School Groups by arrangement 35 Pedestrian access to the Park all year round. Last admission 45 mins before closing The Grianán of Aileach Open: Newgrange & Knowth Other hours by arrangement with the warden Burt, Co. Donegal Apr-May Daily 9.30-17.30 June-Aug Daily 9.00-17.30 Open: Feb - Apr Daily 09.30-17.30 Ormond Castle 82 Admission Free Closed Christmas Day A very fine stone-built hilltop fort or cashel, situated 800 Admission Free Opening Times - www.killarneynationalpark.ie Sept Daily 9.30-17.30 Oct-Feb Daily 9.30-16.30 May Daily 09.00-18.30 Admission : B Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary www.wexfordwildfowlreserve.ie Notice on gate if Reserve is closed feet above sea level on Greenan Mountain commanding Muckross House & Gardens Mar Daily 9.30-17.00. June-Mid Sept Daily 09.00-19.00 Site closed over Christmas Tel. : +353 (0) 51 640787 Fax : +353 (0) 51 640787 Dwyer McAllister Cottage 94 47 Check website for opening arrangements over Admission: C superb views of the Foyle, Lough Swilly, and the Muckross, Killarney, Co. Kerry Mid Sept-End Sept Daily 09.00-18.30 Debit/Credit Cards Accepted Email : [email protected] Derrynamuck, Co. Wicklow surrounding countryside. Tel. : +353 (0)64 667 0144 Christmas and New Year. Oct Daily 09.30-17.30 Built in the 1560s, this is Ireland’s finest example of Tel +353 404 45325/52 (Glendalough Visitor Centre) Fax : +353 (0)64 667 0116 59 St Mary’s Church, Gowran Nov-Jan Daily 09.00-17.00 Knowth open: 28 Mar - 6 Nov an Elizabethan manor house Fax +353 404 45626 (Glendalough Visitor Centre) Email [email protected] Gowran, Co. Kilkenny Please note that this is a very busy site and visitors may experience a delay during the summer Open: 29 March - 26 Oct Daily 10.00 - 18.00 Admission Free Magnificent Victorian mansion & world renowned gardens. Tel. : + 353 (0) 56 772 6894 (Open Season) months. Access to monuments cannot be guaranteed. Access to monuments 27 Oct - 2 Nov Daily 9.30 - 17.00. Access to Muckross House by Guided Tour Only. by guided tour. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Works are underway at this site. We 3 Nov Daily 9.30 - 15.00 A fine example of a traditional whitewashed thatched cottage Please Note this is a very busy site & visitors may + 353 (0) 56 772 4623 (Closed Season) Admission : D built with local stone. Historically linked to 1798 Rebellion. Late 13th C. church includes an aisled nave, regret any inconvenience. See www.heritageireland.ie for updates. 36 Athenry Castle experience delays. Last admission 45 mins before closing Open: Mid June-Mid Sept Daily 14.00-18.00 A a chancel and a tower and features high quality Athenry, Co. Galway View www.muckross-house.ie for full opening times Admission : stone carvings 71 Hill of Tara 83 Rock of Cashel Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Admission Free Tel. : +353 (0) 91 844 797 Fax : +353 (0) 91 845 796 Open: 16 May - 28 August Navan, Co. Meath Cashel, Co. Tipperary Glendalough Visitor Centre End May-Mid Sept Tel/Fax +353 (046) 902 5903 95 Email : [email protected] 48 Muckross Traditional Farms Wed - Sun 10.00-17.30 inclusive Tel. : +353 (0)62 61437 Fax : +353 (0)62 62988 Glendalough, Co. Wicklow Admission Free Last admission 45 minutes before closing Sept-End May Email : [email protected] Muckross, Killarney, Co. Kerry Tel. : +353 (0)41 988 0300 Fax : +353 (0)41 982 3071 Tel. : +353 (0) 404 45352/45325 Restored three storey 13th C. Norman Keep. Tel. : +353(0)64 667 0165/667 0144 A spectacular group of Medieval buildings set on an Fax : +353 (0) 404 45626 Emo Court 60 Email : [email protected] outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale The interior contains unique stone carvings of the period. Fax: +353 64 6670118 Email : [email protected] Emo, Co. Laois Seat of the High Kings of Ireland, it was the most Open: Mid Sept-Mid Oct Daily 09.00-17.30 Open: 28 Mar - 2 Oct: Daily 9.30 - 18.00 Tel. : +353 (0)57 862 6573 Fax : +353 (0)57 862 6460 important centre of political and religious power in Mid Oct-Mid Mar Daily 09.00-16.30 3 Oct - 30 Oct Daily 9.30 - 17.00 Three separate working farms preserving in real life Famous for its monastic site founded in the 6th C. It has Admission : D the farming traditions of rural Ireland Email : [email protected] pre-Christian Ireland. Site accessible outside of the season Mid Mar-Early June Daily 09.00-17.30 Last Admission 45 mins. before closing This Magnificent Neo-Classical mansion was (excluding the church). Please note that the Hill of Tara is Admission : C Early June-Early Sept Daily 09.00-19.00 Cormac’s Chapel a round tower, stone churches and numerous crosses. Please note that this site does not accept OPW Heritage Open: Mid Oct-Mid Mar Daily 09.30-17.00 Aughnanure Castle Cards designed by James Gandon in 1790 for the Earls Admission : D an open site & it can be visited at any time during the year. is by guided tour only, 1st come 1st served, extra charge applies. 37 of Portarlington. Today you can visit the house, Mid Mar-Mid Oct Daily 09.30-18.00 Oughterard, Co. Galway View www.muckross-house.ie for full opening times. Admission: C Open: Visitor Centre 25 Apr - 18 Sept Daily 10.00-18.00 Please note that this is a very busy site and visitors may experience a delay during Admission : D Last admission 45 minutes before closing exhibitions, parklands, lake walks and tearooms. the summer months.Last Admission 45 minutes before closing. Admission : A Last admission 1 hour before closing. Loughcrew 72 Tel. : +353 (0) 91 552 214 Please see www.emocourt.ie for up to date information. Kilmacurragh 96 Corstown, Oldcastle, Co. Meath Roscrea Heritage (Castle & Damer House) 84 Email : [email protected], Kilbride, Co. Wicklow Ionad an Bhlascaoid / The Blasket Centre 49 Tel +353 (049) 854 1240 Roscrea,Co. Tipperary Built close to the shores of c1500. Ionad an Bhlascaoid/The Blasket Centre, Dun Chaoin, 61 Heywood Gardens Fax +353 (041) 982 3071 (Brú na Bóinne) Tel. : +353 (0) 505 21850 Fax : +353 (0)505 21904 Tel. : +353 (0)404 48844 / (0)1 857 0909 Aughnanure Castle is a beautifully restored Gaelic Irish Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry. Ballinakill, Co. Laois The Loughcrew Cairns, also known as the Little Hills Email [email protected] Email : [email protected] Tel. : +353 (0) 66 915 6444 / (0) 66 915 6371 Tel. : +353 (0) 57 873 3563 Tower House built by one of the most ferocious Irish of the Witch, are a group of Neolithic passage tombs Restored Mill and High Cross. 18th C. Queen An arboretum particularly famous for its conifers and clans-The O Flahertys. Web: www.blascaod.ie Fax : +353 (0)57 873 3563 calcifuges. Email : [email protected] dating to 3000 BC Anne-style Damer House located in the courtyard of Open: 28 Feb - 23 Oct Daily 9.30 - 18.00 Admission : D Email : [email protected] Open: 23 May - 28 Aug Daily 10.00-17.00 a 13th C. castle 24 Oct - 24 Nov Sat - Mon 9.30 - 17.00 Celebrates the story of the Blasket Islanders A formal garden, designed by Sir Edward Lutyens, Open: Mid Nov-Mid Feb Daily 09.00-16.00 surrounded by woodland and lakes · Admission free Admission Free Open: Open 28 Mar - 25 September Daily 10.00 – 18.00 Guided Tour Max: 20. Mid Feb-Mid Nov Daily 09.00-18.00 Admission Free their native language, culture and tradition Open: Oct-Mar Daily 8.30-17.00 Last Admission 45 minutes before closing. Admission : D Last admission 45mins before closing. Open: 21 March - 3 November Daily 10.00-18.00 73 Trim Castle Apr & Sept Daily 8.30-19.00 Trim, Co. Meath 97 Wicklow Mountains National Park Last Admission 45 minutes before closing. Admission : Admission Free May-August Daily 8.30-21.00 Upper Lake, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 38 Connemara National Park D Tel +353 (046) 9438964/+353 (046) 9438619 85 Swiss Cottage Letterfrack, Co. Galway www.wicklowmountainspark.ie Parke’s Castle Email [email protected] Fax +353 (046) 943 8618 Ardfinnan Road, Cahir, Co. Tipperary Tel. : +353 (0) 95 41 054 / 41 323 / 60 900 50 Listowel Castle 62 Fivemile Bourne, Co. Leitrim Tel. : +353 (0)52 744 1144 Email : [email protected] Fax : +353 (0)95 60 912 The Square, Listowel, Co. Kerry 17,000 hectares which include large areas of Largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, constructed A superb example of an early 19th C. “cottage orné” Email : [email protected] Tel. : +353 (0) 86 385 7201 Email : [email protected] Tel. : +353 (0)71 916 4149 by Hugh de Lacy in the 12th C. mountain blanket bogs and varied forms of wildlife, The present castle, overlooking the River Feale, Fax : +353 (0)71 916 4546 Open: 15 March - 26 Oct Daily 10.00 - 18.00 from rare orchids to the Peregrine Falcon. Tel +353 (0404) 45425 Fax +353 (0404)45710 Covers 2,000 hectares of scenic countryside, rich in is said to have been built in the 13th century. Email : [email protected] Open - Full details www.heritagerieland.ie 27 Oct - 2 Nov Daily 9.30 - 17.00 17th C. fortified manor house, recently restored using Closed weekend before Christmas & New Year. 3 Nov Daily 9.30 - 15.30 May-Sept Daily 10.00-17.30 wildlife, on the slopes of the Twelve Bens Open: 23 May - 18 Sept Daily 10.00 - 18.00 Admission Free Oct-Apr Weekends Only 10.00-17.30 (or dusk if earlier) Access by guided tour only. Irish oak and traditional craftsmanship Please note that this is a very busy site and visitors Admission : D Guided Tour: Max x 12 Open: Refer to www.connemaranationalpark.ie Open: 28 March - 2 October Daily 10.00-18.00 Education Centre: Open throughout the year for school bookings Last Admission 45 minutes before closing Admission : D Castle (incl. Keep) may experience a delay during the summer months. Last admission 45 minutes before closing Last admission 45 min before closing. Email: [email protected] Admission Free Admission Free Admission : D E Castle (excl. Keep) Access to the keep by guided tour only.