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www.heritageireland.ie 08 Grangegorman Military Cemetery St Audoen’s Church 19 Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin7 Cornmarket, High Street, near Christchurch, D8. For up-to-date opening times and admission charges see charges admission and times opening up-to-date For DUBLIN LOCATIONS Tel +353 (01) 821 3021 Tel +353 (01) 677 0088 SITE LOCATIONS One of the largest military cemeteries in Dublin. Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St. DUBLIN 11 AIRPORT Lusk Mature trees and well-maintained lawns create a Audoen’s is the only remaining medieval SDULsh Heritage Centre UHÀHFWLYHDWPRVSKHUHLQWKLVPXOWLGHQRPLQDWLRQDO church in Dublin. 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Tours can be booked through the Casino, Waterways l LIZOD War Memorial 22 St Mary’s Abbey na BY Gardens DUBLIN BAY 01 8331618, Fax 01 8332636, or 086 6062729 in Omagh Ca PASS The Croppies Arce 10 Kilmainham Gaol n 23 CITY CENTRE Non-Navigable ga the off season. A47 a A32 L 19 St Audoen’s Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, D 8 Lower A5 Royal Hospital Kilmainham 18 Admission Free 2SHQ Early June-Late 6HSW Tues, Wed &Thurs Waterways N3 Lough Erne A4 M1 10 Tel +353 (01) 453 5984 04 Dublin Castle 07 N Government Buildings 10.00-17.00. Tours can be booked through the A46 Kilmainham Gaol 21 e 09 Fax +353 (01) 453 2037 W N15 l w St. Stephen’s Green S Casino, Marino Mid March - Late Oct. a E r S ROAD GRO T n S VE Iveagh R One of the largest gaols in y AD ROAD XQRFFXSLHG (XURSH T AA RO A a N ILE E BALLSBRIDGE N C A1 LONG M D C Armagh R Gardens a N RO r HAROLD'S - Daily 09.30-18.00 Enniskillen RA 2SHQ $SU 6HSW n e P WALKINSTOWN AD N2 t a A T s R CROSS H A4 MI S A4 l A3 l T Oct - Mar Mon-Sat 09.30-17.30 St. Stephen’s Green 21 Céide Fields Carrowmore U K I N16 W N LL A28 E RANELAGH OR Belderg 69 A S Sligo G Dublin 2 Y R Megalithic Cemetery A Sunday 10.00-18.00 Upper A29 M O N AD R 79 O O Ballycastle 78 Monaghan T AD T +353 (01) 475 7816 Sligo Abbey Lough Erne A2 O RO Please note that this is a very busy site and visitors HO Killala R C Belmullet R314 64 Newry W MILLTOWN K N59 Parke’s Castle N54 AY RO may H[SHULHQFH a delay during the summer months )D[ +353 (01) 475 5287 R315 N87 M AD Bangor Eris 5 RATHFARNHAM Ireland’s best known Victorian this 70 Lough N2 0 $GPLVVLRQ C-- · Access by guided tour only SXEOLF SDUN N59 17 Admission Charges. Admission Crossmolina Allen Rathfarnham Castle 22 acre has been maintained in the original N17 N4 Shannon-Erne DUN LAOGHAIRE SDUN Ballycroy Ballina Lough Waterway TEMPLEOGUE N26 M50 13 Victorian layout. Key N1 Pearse Museum Guide to Opening Times and and Times Opening to Guide National Park & St. Enda’s Park Lusk Heritage Centre 11 2SHQ Mon-Sat 07.30, Sun & Public Holidays 09.30 Achill N26 Swinford 77 Boyle Abbey Cavan Dundalk Boyle N4 Lusk, Co. Dublin Closes according to daylight hours. Island TALLAGHT and Gardens. and N5 DALKEY Knock N2 Tel +353 (01) 833 1618 2SHQ Christmas Day 10.00 - 13.00 Admission Free Airport N52 N61 N55 N3 Ardee The centre FRPSULVHV of a 9th century round tower, a Parks, Monuments Parks, M1 N17 medieval belfry and a 19th century church 22 The Croppies Acre Westport N2 N52 Old Mellifont Abbey Benburb Street, Dublin 7 Castlerea Tulsk 5LQJIRU2SHQLQJDUUDQJHPHQWV Visitor Information for for Information Visitor Oldcastle 68 DUBLIN HERITAGE SITES N60 Kells Drogheda N5 Longford Slane THO +353 (01) 702 8811 (Phoenix Park) Claremorris N60 Loughcrew 74 71 N61 Battle of the Boyne – Memorial to the Boys of the 1798 rebellion. N60 N52 Navan N51 Áras an Uachtaráin 01 &URSS\ N83 Lanesborough 72 Oldbridge Estate N84 Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 2SHQ All year Tues-Sat 10.00-16.00 N17 67 Corlea Trackway Admission Free N59 Ballinrobe Roscommon 73 Brú na Bóinne Balbriggan Tel +353 (01) 677 0095 Lo Call 1890 430 430 Sun 12.00-16.00 Visitor Centre N4 Hill of Tara M1 Letterfrack N55 N52 Newgrange Fax +353 (01) 672 6454 Closed Mondays 41 Lough Trim 75 N3 N2 Connemara National Park Mullingar R & Knowth N61 Ree N4 oyal Canal Lusk Áras an Uachtaráin is the Official Residence of the 12 National Botanic Gardens Clifden Trim Castle 11 N59 Lough N63 N52 Heritage President of Ireland. Built in 1751 and situated in the Glasnevin, D9 Admission Free Maam Cross Corrib N6 N4 Centre N17 Athlone Moate Maynooth Castle M1 1,752 acres of the Phoenix Park Tel +353 (01) 804 0300/857 0909 57 Oughterard 40 N6 Fax +353 (01) 836 0080 War Memorial Gardens R340 Aughnanure Castle Maynooth M4 2SHQ Saturdays only N80 d Canal 23 Ballinasloe an M50 Dublin Colourful gardens covering 19.5 hectares, with South Circular Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8 39 76 Gr Castletown 56 10.15 - 16.00 Summer Free admission tickets to the Áras issued Athenry Castle 45 Riv N52 DSSUR[ 20,000 SODQW VSHFLHV +353 (01) 475 7816 (Gardens) Teach an Phiarsaigh N6 erClonmacnoise Suck Dun Laoghaire 10.30 - 15.30 Winter from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre on Galway Tullamore N7 (€2.00 for Guided TRXUV duration 1 Hour) N6 N62 &ORVHG 24th - 27th December Saturdays only )D[ +353 (01) 475 5287 (Head Office) (Pearse’s Cottage) R336 2SHQ N18 Wicklow Mountains Admission Free Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and dedicated to the Loughrea N52 Monasterevin Kildare M11 Mar-Oct Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00 Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00 OF IRELAND OF 49,400 Irish Soldiers who died in the 1914-1918 war. N66 N65 M7 National Park English N80 M9 97 95 02 Arbour Hill 1RY)HE Mon-Fri 09.00-16.30 Sat-Sun 10.00-16.30 2SHQ Mon-Fri - 08.00 Sat-Sun - 10.00 43 Portumna River Shannon Birr 62 w Glendalough Visitor Centre Dún Aonghasa Inishmore, Emo Court o 42 44 Portumna r Arbour Hill, Dublin 7 Admission Free Gort Castle & r Closes according to daylight hours. Access to Aran Islands a N78 Portlaoise N81 B HERITAGE SITES SITES HERITAGE Coole 94 Tel +353 (01) 821 3021 bookrooms by arrangement with local management. Gardens N52 M7 r N67 N18 N62 e Athy v N80 i Dwyer-McAllister Wicklow (PDLO VXSHULQWHQGHQWSDUN#RSw.ie Admission Free Roscrea R Lough 85 N9 Pearse Museum and St. Enda’s Park 13 25 N7 Cottage N11 The Military Cemetery at Arbour Hill is the last resting Ennistymon Dromore Wood Derg N52 N8 St. Enda’s Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, D 16 HERITAGE SITES OUTSIDE DUBLIN N80 96 N85 Roscrea Heritage Kilmacurragh SODFH of 14 of the leaders of the Insurrection of 1916 26 Ennis Friary Nenagh N7 63 Heywood Gardens Tel +353 (01) 493 4208 Fax +353 (01) 493 6120 Ennis All year round 24 Altamont Gardens N78 Carlow 2SHQ Former school run by Patrick Pearse, now a museum N62 N7 Tullow Arklow Mon - Fri 08.00 - 16.00 Tullow, Co Carlow N67 N77 24 in one of Dublin’s most charming and atPRVSKHULc N80 Altamont Admission Free Sat 11.00 - 16.00 Tel +353 (059) 915 9444 N68 58 SDUNV. The courtyard LQFRUSRUDWHV an informative Dunmore Cave Gardens Sun 09.30 - 16.00 Fax +353 (059) 915 9510 Shannon N10 Nature Room. N18 Thurles N75 N77 Gorey Airport N80 2SHQ Limerick Kilkenny 60 N11 Large, beautiful old world garden, Kilrush Kilkenny Castle Casino 03 Pearse Museun St.Enda’s Park Robinsonian in style 27 Famine Warhouse 1848 St.
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