List of approved buildings/gardens open to the public under Section 482 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 2013 1 Carlow Borris House, Borris, Co Carlow Morgan Kavanagh Tel: 087-2454791 www.borrishouse.com Open: Jan 12-13, 19-20, 26- 27, Feb 2-3, Apr 3-4, 9-11, May 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, June 2, 6, 8-9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30, July 4, 7,11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28, Aug 1, 3-4, 8,11, 15, 17-25, Sept 1,5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, Dec 14-15, 1pm-5pm Fee: Adult €10, OAP/Student €8, Child (under 16 free) if accompanied Dunleckney Manor Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow Helen Sheane Tel: 087-0659215 Open: Jan 15-21, Mar 2-8, Apr 12-17, May 3-12, 27-31, June 3, 13-17, July 4-8, 25- 29, Aug 16-25,1pm-5pm Fee: Free (all donations to Co Carlow hospice accepted) Garryhill House Garryhill, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow Laurence D’arcy Tel: 087-7994734 Open: Jan 7-11, 21-25, Feb 18-22, Mar 4-8, May 1-3,13-19, June 10-14, 24-27, Aug 17- 25, 31, Sept 1-5, 23-26, 28-29, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €7, Students/OAP/ Child €3.50 Huntington Castle Clonegal, Co Carlow Postal address: Huntington Castle, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford Alexander Durdin Robertson Tel: 053-9377160, www.huntingtoncastle.com Open: March 29- 31, Apr 1, May 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26, June 1-30, July 1-31, Aug 1-31, Sept 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, 2pm-6pm, Oct 19-20, 25-31, 4pm-9.30pm Fee: House/ Garden, Adult €8, OAP/Student €6, Child €4, (Family tickets and discount available, 2 adults and 3 children €20) The Old Rectory Lorum Kilgreaney, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow Bobbie Smith Tel:059-9775282, www.lorum.com (Guest House) Open: Mar 1- November 30 2 Cavan Cabra Castle ( Hotel) Kingscourt ,Co Cavan Howard Corscadden Tel: 042-9667030 www.cabracastle.com Open: All year except Dec 24-26, 11.00 am- 4.00pm Fee: Free Corravahan House & Gardens Corravahan, Drung, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan Ian Elliott Tel: 087-9772224 www.corravahan.com Open: Jan 6-30, Feb 3-6, Sun – Wed, July 22-24, 28-31, Aug 6-7,11-14,17-25, Sept 1- 4, 8-11,15-18, 22-25, 29-30, 1.30pm-5.30pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student/Child/ Concessions €3, Clare Deerpark House Deerpark, Bunratty, Newmarket-on- Fergus, Co. Clare Lisa Molloy Tel: 087-6849830, Open: May 1-June 10, Mon- Sat, Aug 17-26, Sept 4- 30, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €6, OAP/Student /Child €3 Gregan Castle Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare Brian Hussey Tel: 065-7077233 www.ihh.ie/search Open: June 1-30 July 1- 15, Aug 17-25, Nov 1-15, daily, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult/Child/OAP €4 Loughnane’s Main Street, Feakle, Co. Clare Billy Loughnane Tel: 086-2565012 www.eastclarehostels.com Open: June 1-Aug 31, Wed-Sun, 2pm-6pm Fee: Free 3 Mount Vernon Flaggy Shore, New Quay, The Burren, Co. Clare Mark Helmore Tel: 065-7078126 www.mountvernon.ie (Guest House) Open: April 1-Oct 31 Toureen House Spancilhill, Ennis, Co. Clare Fiona McNamara Tel: 086-8116371 [email protected] Open: July & Aug, daily, 1pm-5pm Fee: Adult €5, Child/OAP/Student free Cork Ashton Grove Ballingohig, Knockraha, Co Cork Gerald & Aislinn Mc Greal Tel: 087-2400831 Open: Mar 16-21, 25-28, Apr 8-11,15-18, May 1-2, 4-9, 11-16, 20-21, 27-30, June 4- 6,10-13, 15-20, Aug 17-25, 8am-12 noon Fee: Adult €6, OAP/Child/Student €3 Bantry House & Garden Bantry, Co. Cork Sophie Shelswell-White Tel: 027-50047 www.bantryhouse.com Open: Mar 29-31, Apr 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28-30, May 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-31, June 2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30, July 1-5, 7-12,14-19, 21-26, 28-31, Aug 1-2, 4-9,11-30, Sept 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29-30, Oct 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-28, daily, 10am-5.30pm Fee: Adult €11, OAP/Student €8, Child €3, Family €26, Garden €5 Blarney Castle & Rock Close Blarney, Co. Cork C. Colthurst Tel: 021-4385252 www.blarneycastle.ie Open: All year except Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, daily, Jan- Mar, Mon-Sat, 9am-sundown, Sun, 9am- 6 pm, Apr-May, 9am-6pm, June-Aug, Mon-Sat, 9am-7pm, Sun, 9am-6pm, Sept, Mon-Sat, 9am-6.30pm, Sun, 9am-6pm, Oct, Daily 9am-6pm, Nov-Dec, Daily, 9am- sundown, Fee: Adult €12, OAP/Student €10, Child €5, Family & season pass holders 4 Blarney House & Gardens Blarney, Co. Cork C. Colthurst/ L Murphy Tel 021-4385252 www.blarneycastle.ie Open: Mar 25-30, Apr 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29-30, May 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-31, June 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29, July 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29-31, Aug 1-3, 5-10, 12-30, 2-6, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30,10am -3pm, Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student €4, Child €2.50 Burton Park Churchtown, Mallow, Co. Cork Rosemary Ryan-Purcell Tel :086-2784240 Open: May 1-June 30, Mon-Sat, (excluding church and bank holidays) Aug 17-25, daily, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €9 Brideweir House Conna, Co Cork Ronan Fox Tel: 087-0523256 Open: April 1-30, May 1-31, June 1-30, Aug 17-25, Sept 1-30, Oct 1-31, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €8, OAP/Student/Child €5 Castlemartyr House Castlemartyr, Co. Cork Patsy Supple Tel: 086-2313750 www.castlemartyrresort.ie Open: All year 7.30am-00.30am, Fee: Free Creagh House Main Street, Doneraile, Co. Cork Michael O’Sullivan Tel: 022-24433 www.creaghhouse.ie (Guest House) Open: May-Sept Crosshaven House Crosshaven, Co. Cork Liam Whelan Tel: 01-4628111. 01-4907237 www.crosshavenhouse.ie Open: Feb 4-22, May 1-19,Aug 9-30, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP, €3,Child €4 5 Drishane Castle & Gardens Drishanemore, Millstreet Town, Co Cork Thomas Duggan Tel: 087-2464878 www.millstreet.ie Open: June 1-Dec 31, daily, 9am-5pm, (Jan -May, Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm by appointment only) Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student free, Child free when accompanied by adult. Drishane House Castleownshend, Co Cork Thomas Somerville Tel: 028-36126 www.drishane.com Open: May 1-20, June 8-23, Aug 17-25, Oct 2-16, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €10,Student/OAP/Child €6, Children under 6 free Dunboy Castle Castletownbere, Co. Cork Michael Humphreys Tel: 01-6316000 Open: Apr 8-26, May 13-23, June 10-30, July 1-9, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student/Child free Dún Na Séad Castle Baltimore, Co. Cork Bernadette McCarthy Tel: 028-20735 Open: April 1- Sept 30, daily, 11am-6pm Fee: Adult €4, Child under 12 free Garrettstown House Garrettstown, Kinsale, Co. Cork Denis Mawe Tel: 021-4778156 www.garrettstownhouse.com/history Open: May 6-Sept 6, daily, 9am -9pm Fee: Adult /OAP/Student €2 Healy’s Cottage Lisnacon, Kanturk Co Cork Edward Frampton Tel: 085-8488175 Open: Jan 26-27, Feb 9-10, 23-24, Mar 2-3, 23-24, April 13-14, 27-28, May 4-6, 11- 12, 20-26, June 1-3, 8-9, 22-23, July 6-7, 20-21, Aug 3-5, 17-25, Sept 7-8, 20-22, Oct 5-6, Nov 9-10, 23-24, 2pm-6pm. Fee: Adult €1.50, Child / Students / OAP €1 6 Kilcascan Castle Ballineen, Co. Cork Alison Bailey Tel: 023- 8847200 www.kilcascan.utvinternet.com Open: July 7-31, Aug 17-25, Sept 1-30 daily, 9.30am-1.30pm. Fee: Free Kilshannig House Rathcormac, Co. Cork Elaine Merry Tel: 025-36124, 087-2251334 Open: Feb 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, Mar 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, Apr 22, 24, 26, May 13, 15, 17, 19-20, 22, 24, 29, 31, June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 21-24, 26, 28, July 1, 3, 5-8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, Aug 12,14, 16-19, 21, 23-25, 31, 10am-2pm Fee: Adult €8, concession €5 4 Mulgrave Place, Mulgrave Road, Cork City Trevor Leacy Tel: 087-2808302 www.mulgraveplaceheritagebuilding.com Open: May 1- Sept 30, Mon- Fri, week days 11am-4pm, Sat, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €4, OAP/Student/Child €2, Family €6 Riverstown House Riverstown, Glanmire, Co. Cork Denis/Rita Dooley Tel: 021-4821205 Open: May 3 -4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 30-31, June 1,6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29, July 4-6, 11-13,18-20, 25-27, Aug 1-3, 8-10, 16-25, 30-31, Sept 5-7, 12-14, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP €4, Student €3, Child free Sea Court Butlerstown Bandon Co Cork Angela Wallis www.facebook.com/seacourtcork Tel: 086-8624392, Open: June 17-30, July 1-31, Aug 1-4, 15-18 -25, daily, 9pm-1am Fee: Adult €6, Child €3, OAP/Student €5 7 St. Fachna’s Cathedral The Deanery, Rosscarbery, Co. Cork The Very Revd Christopher Peters Tel: 023-8848166 Open: Daily throughout the year, 10am-6pm, Fee: Free St. John’s Priory 56 North Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork Joe Scanlon Tel: 087-2568146 Open: May 1-4, 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, 29-31, June 1, 5-8, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29, July 3-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24-27, 31, Aug 1-3,7-10, 14-25, 28-31, Sept 4-7, 11-14, 18-21, 25- 28,12 noon - 5pm Fee: Free Woodford Bourne Warehouse Sheares Street, Cork Edward Nicholson Tel: 021-4273000 www.woodfordbournewarehouse.com Open: All year except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Good Friday, daily, 1pm- 11pm, Fee: Free Donegal Cavanacor House Ballindrait, Lifford, Co.