List of approved buildings/gardens open to the public under Section 482 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 2017 1 Carlow Borris House, Borris, Co Carlow Morgan Kavanagh Tel: 087-2454791 www.borrishouse.com Open: May 2-7, 9-10, June 1, 6-8, 10-11, 13-15, 20-22, 27-29, July 4-6,11-13,18-20, 25-27, Aug 1-3, 6, 8-10,16-17,19-27, 29-31, Sept 5-7, 12noon-4pm Fee: Adult €10, OAP/Student €8, Child under 14 accompanied by adult free Huntington Castle Clonegal, Co Carlow Postal address: Huntington Castle, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford Alexander Durdin Robertson Tel: 053-9377160 www.huntingtoncastle.com Open: Apr 15-17, 11am-5pm, May 1-31, June 1-30, July 1-31, Aug 1-31, Sept 1-30, 10am-6pm, Oct 27-31, 4pm-10pm, Dec 2-3,9-10,16-17,12noon-5pm, Fee: House/ Garden, Adult €9, OAP/Student €7, Child €4 Garden, Adult €5, OAP/Student €4, Child €2.50, family & groups discount available The Garden Hardymount House Castlemore, Tullow, Co Carlow Sheila Reeves-Smyth Tel: 087-6316415 Open: May, June, July, August, 2pm-6pm Fee: €5, Child free The Old Rectory, Killedmond, Borris, Co Carlow Mary White Tel: 087-2707189 [email protected] Open Mar 18-24, 27-28, May 3-7, 22-23, June 10-13, 24-26, July 1-6, 15-24, Aug 8- 11, 19-27, Sept 6-8, 20-22, Oct 11-13, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €10, OAP/Student €6, Children free The Old Rectory Lorum Kilgreaney, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow Bobbie Smith Tel: 059-9775282 www.lorum.com (Tourist Accommodation Facility) Open: Feb 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, 25, 26, 11.00am -12 midnight Fee: Free Corravahan House & Gardens Corravahan, Drung, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan Ian Elliott Tel: 087-9772224 www.corravahan.com Open: Jan 3-5, 9-12,16-19, Feb 6-9, 13-16, May 14-18, 21-25, 28-31, June 4-8, 11- 15,18-22, Aug 19-30, 9am-1pm, Sunday 2pm-6pm. Fee: Adult €7, OAP/Student/Child/groups €5. Clare Ballyhannon Castle Quin, Co Clare Liam Moore Tel: 086-2438877 www.ballyhannon-castle.com Open: Jan 4-6, 9-13,16-20, 23-27, 30-31, May 5-6, 8-16, 24, 9am-1pm, May 4 & 23, 11.30-3.30, June 9-10, 24-25, 9am-1pm, July 6-7, 11.30am-3.30pm, Aug 19-27, 9am-1pm, Sept 11-15,18-22, 9am-1pm, Fee: €25, Concession (per person for Student /OAP/Groups>10)-€15 Barnick House Clarecastle Co Clare Ciaran Murphy Tel: 086-1701060 Open: Aug 1-27, Aug 4-30, Sept 23-29, 5pm-9pm Fee: Adult €10, Student/OAP/ Groups €5 Gregan Castle Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare Anna Hussey Tel: 065-7077233 www.ihh.ie/search Open: May 1-31, June 1-30, Aug 19-27, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €5 3 Loughnane’s Main Street, Feakle, Co. Clare Billy Loughnane Tel: 086-2565012 www.eastclarehostels.com Open: June 1-Aug 31, Wed-Sun, and Heritage Week Aug 19-27, 2pm-6pm Fee: Free Mount Vernon Flaggy Shore, New Quay, The Burren, Co. Clare Mark Helmore Tel: 065-7078126 www.mountvernon.ie (Tourist Accommodation Facility) Open: April 1-Oct 31 Newtown Castle Newtown Ballyvaughan Co Clare Mary Greene Tel: 065-7077200 Open: Jan 16 - Apr 28, Mon- Fri, May 1- June 30, Mon- Sat, July 3-Nov 30, Dec 4-15 Mon- Fri, National Heritage Week Aug 19-27, 10am -5pm Fee: Free Cork Ashton Grove Ballingohig, Knockraha, Co Cork Gerald & Aislinn Mc Greal Tel: 085-2844600, 087-2400831 Open: Mar 6, 8, 10,13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, April 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, May 3, 5-8, 10, 12-15, 17, 20-22, 24, 26-29, 31, June 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30, Aug Heritage Week 19-27, 8am-12noon, weekdays 9.30am-1.30pm, weekends 8am-12noon Fee: Adult €6, OAP/Student €3, Child free Bantry House & Garden Bantry, Co. Cork Sophie Shelswell-White Tel: 027-50047 www.bantryhouse.com Open: Apr 14-Oct 29, closed Mondays in Apr, May, Sept, Oct, Open Bank Holidays Fee: Adult €11, OAP/Student €8, Child €3, Groups over 20- €7, Families 2 adults & 2 children- €26 4 Blarney Castle & Rock Close Blarney, Co. Cork C. Colthurst Tel: 021-4385252 www.blarneycastle.ie Open: All year except Christmas Eve & Christmas Day, 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, Nov, Dec Daily 9am-6pm, Fee: Adult €15, OAP/Student €12, Child €8.50, Family and season passes Blarney House & Gardens Blarney, Co. Cork C. Colthurst/ L Murphy Tel 021-4385252 www.blarneycastle.ie Open: June - Aug, Mon – Sat, and National Heritage Week, Aug 19-27, 10am -3pm, Fee: Adult €7.50, OAP/Student €5 Burton Park Churchtown, Mallow, Co. Cork Joan Hamilton Tel: 087-2620830 Open: May 3-July 8, Mon-Sat, (excluding church and bank holidays) Aug 19-27, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €9 Brideweir House Conna, Co Cork Ronan Fox Tel: 025-36386 Open: Jan1- Dec 24, 11am- 4 pm Fee: Adult €10, OAP/Student €5, Child free Creagh House Main Street, Doneraile, Co. Cork Michael O’Sullivan Tel: 022-24433 www.creaghhouse.ie (Tourist Accommodation Facility) Open: April- Sept Crosshaven House Crosshaven, Co. Cork Thomas Noel Corcoran Tel: 086-3212026 / 021-4832005 Open: May 1- Aug 31, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student/ Child €3, Concession €4 5 Drishane Castle & Gardens Drishanemore, Millstreet Town, Co Cork Thomas Duggan Tel: 087-2464878 / 029-71008 www.millstreet.ie Open: June1-30, Mon-Sat, July 1- Sept 30, 9am-5pm, (Jan -May, Oct- Dec Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm by appointment only) Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student free Drishane House Castleownshend, Co Cork Thomas Somerville Tel: 028-36126 www.drishane.com Open: May 1-28, June 8-30, Aug 19-27, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €10, Student/OAP €6, Child 6 years upwards €6, Reduction made depending on size of groups Dún Na Séad Castle Baltimore, Co. Cork Bernadette McCarthy Tel: 087-2363587 www.baltimorecastle.ie Open: March 1- Oct 31,11am-6pm Fee: Adult/OAP/Student €5, children under 12 free, Garrettstown House Garrettstown, Kinsale, Co. Cork Denis Mawe Tel: 021-4778156 www.garrettstownhouse.com/history Open: May 2- Sept 3, 11am -5pm Fee: Adult/OAP €4, Child/Student/ Concession €2 Kilcascan Castle Ballineen, Co. Cork Alison Bailey Tel: 023- 8847200 www.kilcascan.utvinternet.com Open: Aug 1-31, Sept 1-30, 9.30am-1.30pm. Fee: Free Kilshannig House Rathcormac, Co. Cork Hugo Merry Tel: 087-2513928 Open: May 2-25, June 17-25, July 1-25, Aug 19-27, Sept 1-10, Oct 1-7, 8.30am- 2.30pm Fee: Adult €10, Child/OAP €8 6 4 Mulgrave Place, No 4, Mulgrave Road, Cork City Trevor Leacy Tel: 087-2808302 www.mulgraveplaceheritagebuilding.com Open: May 1- Sept 30, closed Sundays except National Heritage August 19-27, Weekdays 11am-4pm, Saturdays 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €4, OAP/Student/Child €2, Family €7(2+2) Riverstown House Riverstown, Glanmire, Co. Cork Denis/Rita Dooley Tel: 021-4821205 Open: May 4-Sept 16, Thurs- Sat, & National Heritage Week Aug 19-27, 2pm-6pm, Fee: Adult €8, OAP €5, Student €4, Child 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, 1pm-11pm, Fee: Free Donegal Cavanacor House Ballindrait, Lifford, Co. Donegal Joanna O’Kane Tel: 074-9141143 www.cavanacorgallery.ie Open: Feb 1-5, 11-25, May 1-4, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28, 30-31, June 1-4, 6-9, Aug 19-27, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €8, OAP/Student/Child €6 Oakfield Park Oakfield Demesne Raphoe, Co. Donegal Brian Mc Elhinney Tel: 074-9173068 www.oakfieldpark.com Open: April 12-23, 26-30, May 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 31, June 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25, 28-30, July 1- 31, Aug 1-3, 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27-30, Oct 1,12 noon-6pm, Fee: Adult €6, OAP/Student free, Child €4(under 3 free), Family Ticket €25- includes train ride, Gardens open on all bank holidays. 7 Portnason House Portnason, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal Madge Sharkey 071-9852016 Open: May 2, 8, 15, 20, 22, 29, 31, June 6, 10, 12, 16, 19, 24, 26, 30, July 4, 8, 10, 17, 22, 24, 27, 31, Aug 19-27, 20-31, Sept 2, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 30, Oct 9-11, 20, 23-25, Nov 6-8, 17, 20-22, Dec 4-6, 11-13, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €10, OAP/ Student/Child €6, Salthill Garden Salthill House, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal Elizabeth Temple Tel: 074-9735014 www.donegalgardens.com Open: May- Aug, Mon - Sat, Sept, Mon- Fri, National Heritage Week, Aug 19-27, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult/OAP €5, Child €2.50 under 2 free. Dublin City Doheny & Nesbitt 4/5 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 Niall Courtney Tel: 01- 4925395 / 01-6762945 www.doheny&nesbitt.ie Open: All year except Christmas Day, & Good Friday, Mon-Thurs 10am-11.30pm, Fri-Sat, 10am -00.30am, Sun, 12pm-11pm Fee: Free Hibernian/National Irish Bank 23-27 College Green Dublin 2 Dan O’ Sullivan Tel: 01-6755100 www.clarendonproperties.ie Open: All Year, Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, 9.30am- 8pm, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-9pm, Sun 10pm-7pm Fee: Free 81 North King Street Smithfield, Dublin 7 James Kelly Tel: 086-8597275 Open: Apr 3-28, Mon- Fri, May 29-31, June 1-30, Mon- Sat, July 1-30 Mon- Sat, Aug 1-31, Mon-Fri, National Heritage Week, Aug 19-27, 9am-4.30pm, Sat, 1pm- 4.30pm Fee: Free 8 The Odeon (Formerly the Old Harcourt Street Railway Station) 57 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 Paul Keaveny Tel: 01-6727690 www.odeon.ie Open: All year except Sundays, Good Friday, Easter Monday & Bank Holidays, closed Christmas Dec 22-30, 12noon to midnight Fee: Free Powerscourt Townhouse Centre 59 South William Street, Dublin 2 Mary Larkin Tel: 01-6717000 www.powerscourtcentre.com Open: All year except New Years Day, Christmas Day, St.