List of approved buildings/gardens open to the public under Section 482 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 2014 1 Carlow Borris House Borris, Co Carlow Morgan Kavanagh Tel: 087-2454791 www.borrishouse.com Open: May 6-11,13-15, 20-22, 27-29, June 3-5, 10-12, 14-15,17-19, 24-26, July 1-3 5-6, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31, Aug 5-7, 19-21, 23-31, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €10, OAP/Student €8, Child accompanied by adult free Garryhill House Garryhill, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow Laurence D’arcy Tel: 059-9727240, 087-7994734 Open: Jan 6-10, 20-24, Feb 3-7, Mar10-14, May 12-18, 26-30, June 9-15, Aug 23- 31, Sept 1-7, 22-26, 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: Feb 10-16, March 10-17, Apr 14-21, 1pm-5pm, May 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, June 1-30, July 1-31, Aug 1-31, Sept 6-7. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, 12noon-6pm, Oct 26- 31, 4pm-9.30pm, Dec 6-7, 13-14, 20-21,1pm-5pm, Fee: House/ Garden, Adult €8, OAP/Student €6, Child €4, Family Ticket by 4 €20, Garden Adult €5, OAP/Student €4, Child €2.50, Family €12 The Garden Hardymount House Castlemore, Tullow, Co Carlow Sheila Reeves- Smyth Tel: 087-6316415 Open: May, June, July, August, daily, 2pm-6pm Fee: €5 (in aid of cancer research) The Old Rectory, Killedmond, Borris, Co Carlow Mary & Robert White Tel: 087-2707189, 059-9773184 www.blackstairsecotrails.ie Open: Feb 3-5, 17-19, Mar 1-5, 22-26, May 3-7, 17-20, June 7-10, 28-30, July 1-2, 5-8, 12-16, Aug 11-14, 23-31, Oct 13-15, Nov 3, 9am-1pm Fee: €10, OAP/Student €6, Children free 2 The Old Rectory Lorum Kilgreane, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow Bobbie Smith Tel:059-9775282, www.lorum.com (Guest House) Open: Feb 1- November 30 Cavan Cabra Castle (Hotel) Kingscourt, Co Cavan Howard Corscadden. Tel: 042-9667030 www.cabracastle.com Open: All year 11.00am -12 midnight Fee: Free Corravahan House & Gardens Corravahan, Drung, Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan Ian Elliott Tel: 049-4338116, 087-9772224 www.corravahan.com Open: Mar 18-19, 23-26, 30-31, April 1-2, 6-9, 13-16, May 25-28, June 3-4, 8-11, 15-18, Aug 23-31, Sept 1-3, 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28-30 Oct 1, 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 16, Mon- Sat, Aug 23-31, daily Sept 4- 26, Mon – Sat, excluding Bank Holidays, 2pm-4pm Fee: Adult/OAP €6, Student /Child €3 Gregan Castle Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare Anna Hussey Tel: 065-7077233 www.ihh.ie/search Open: May 1-31, Aug 1-31, daily, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult/Child/OAP €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 23-31, 2pm-6pm Fee: Free Mount Vernon (Guest House) Flaggy Shore, New Quay, The Burren, Co. Clare Mark Helmore Tel: 065-7078126 www.mountvernon.ie 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 McGreal Tel: 021-4824973, 087-2400831 Open: Mar 26, 28, Apr 2, 4-6, 9, 11, 30, May 2-4, 7, 9-11, 14, 16, 21, 23,28,30, June 4, 6-8, 11, 13-15, 18, 20-22, 25, 27 Aug 23-31, Sept 3, 5-7, 10, 12-14, 17, 19-21, 24, 26-28, 8am-12 noon 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 18- Oct 27, Tue- Sun, 10am-5pm Fee: Adult €11, OAP/Student €8, Child €3, Groups over 20 plus people €7 4 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 and season passes Blarney House & Gardens Blarney, Co. Cork C. Colthurst/ L Murphy Tel 021-4385252 www.blarneycastle.ie Open: 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, 11-16, 18-31,10am -3pm, Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student €4, Child €2.50 Burton Park Churchtown, Mallow, Co. Cork Joan Hamilton Tel: 087-2620830 Open: May 5-July 19, Mon-Sat, (excluding church and bank holidays) Aug 23-31, daily, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €8, OAP €5 Brideweir House Conna, Co Cork Ronan Fox Tel: 087-0523256 Open: Jan1- Dec 24, 12 noon- 4 pm Fee: Adult €8, OAP/Student €5, Child free Castlemartyr House Castlemartyr, Co. Cork Patsy Supple Tel: 021-4219055 www.castlemartyrresort.ie Open: All year -24 hours Fee: Free 5 Creagh House (Guest House) Main Street, Doneraile, Co. Cork Michael O’Sullivan Tel: 022-24433 www.creaghhouse.ie Open: May-Sept Crosshaven House Crosshaven, Co. Cork Thomas Noel Corcoran Tel: 086-3212026, Open: Feb 4-22, May 1-19, Aug 9-31, 2pm-6pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student €3, Child €4, Groups including adults at €3 per person Drishane Castle & Gardens Drishanemore, Millstreet Town, Co Cork Thomas Duggan Tel: 029-70800/71008 www.millstreet.ie Open: June 1-Sept 30, daily, 9am-5pm, (Jan -May, Oct- Dec Mon-Fri, 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 14-29, Aug 23-31, Oct 2-16, 11am-3pm Fee: Adult €10, Student/OAP, €6, Child free under 7, Group Concessions €6each Dunboy Castle Castletownbere, Co. Cork Michael Humphreys Tel: 01-6316000 Open: Apr1-4,7-11,14-16,23-30, May 1-29, June 4-19, 9am-1pm Fee: Adult €5, OAP/Student/Child free Dún Na Séad Castle Baltimore, Co. Cork Bernadette McCarthy Tel: 028-20735, 087-2903236 www.baltimorecastle.ie Open: March 1- Oct 31 30, daily, 11am-6pm Fee: Adult/OAP/Student €4, Accompanied children under 12 free 6 Garrettstown House Garrettstown, Kinsale, Co. Cork Denis Mawe Tel: 021-4778156 www.garrettstownhouse.com/history Open: May 10- Sept 7, daily, 9am -7pm Fee: Adult /OAP/Student/ any other concessions €2 Healy’s Cottage Lisnacon, Kanturk Co Cork Edward Frampton & Pollie Venn Frampton Tel: 086-0521956 Open: Jan 25-26, Feb 8-9, 22-23, Mar 15-17, 29-30, April 26-27, May 3-5, 24-31, June 1-2,14-15, 28-29, July 11-13, 25-27, Aug 2-4, 23-31, Sept 12-14, 27-28, Oct 11- 12, 25-27, Nov 8-9, 2pm-6pm. Fee: Adult €1.50, Students/OAP €1, Child free Kilcascan Castle Ballineen, Co. Cork Alison Bailey Tel: 023- 8847200 www.kilcascan.utvinternet.com Open: July 7-31, Aug 23-31, Sept 1-30 daily, 9.30am-1.30pm. Fee: Free Kilshannig House Rathcormac, Co. Cork Elaine Merry Tel: 025-36124, 087-2251334 Open: Jan 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, Mar 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 21, 24, 26, 28, Apr 28, 30, May 12, 14, 16-17, 19, 21, 23-24, 26, 28, June 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20- 21 23, 25, 27, July 2, 4- 5, 7, 9, 11- 12, 14, 16, 18-19, Aug 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22-25, 27-29, 10am-2pm Fee: Adult €8, concession €5 4 Mulgrave Place No 4, 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 Open Heritage Week Aug 23-31 Fee: Adult €4, OAP/Student/Child €2, Family €7(2+2) 7 Riverstown House Riverstown, Glanmire, Co. Cork Denis/Rita Dooley Tel: 021-4821205 Open: May 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29-31, June 5-7, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28, July 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26, Aug 1-2,7-9, 14-16, 21-31, Sept 4-6, 11-13, 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 16-30, July 1-10, 14-31, Aug 1-8, 23-31, daily, 9pm-1am Fee: Adult €6, Child €3, OAP/Student €5 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: June 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, July 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30-31, Aug 1-3,6- 10, 13-17, 20-31, Sept 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28, 2pm-6pm Fee: Free Woodford Bourne Warehouse Sheares Street, Cork Edward & Susan Nicholson Tel: 021-4273000 www.woodfordbournewarehouse.com Open: All year except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day & Good Friday, daily, 4pm- 11pm, Fee: Free 8 Donegal Cavanacor House Ballindrait, Lifford, Co.