Heritage Ireland

Free Wednesday Scheme

The Office of Public Works offers FREE ADMISSION to independent/individual visitors and families on the first Wednesday of each month at participating sites.
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Free Admission- People with disabilities

OPW offers free admission for those with disabilities and their accompanying carers at all of our sites where an admission charge applies.

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Ireland’s Historic Gardens

Discover some of Ireland’s most iconic gardens and celebrated plant collections.

SCHOOLS FREE SCHEME
Give your students the chance to step into history with our free visits for school!

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Aughnanure Castle
Ballyhack Castle
Barryscourt Castle
Old Mellifont Abbey
St. Mary’s Church Gowran

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Samhain: The roots of Halloween
National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, Glasnevin
Charlotte Salter-Townshend is a Marketing Officer for Heritage Ireland. She studied Public History and Cultural Heritage at Trinity College Dublin. For a decade, she worked a guide at the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, designing and delivering talks and tours on a wide range of topics and issues relating to plant life. In 2022 she joined expedition cruises as a Botany and History Lecturer and travelled to regions including Scottish Isles, South America, and Antarctica.
Sagas & Scéals: The Hiberno-Norse of Waterford
Reginald’s Tower
Breeanna Kinsella works for the OPW in Reginald’s Tower, and is the creator of the Saga & Scéals event. She studied archaeology and Celtic civilisation at University College Dublin. She has worked as an archaeological reconstructive artist, and is certified in arts and heritage management with Universitá Bocconi. She is currently studying for a certificate in osteoarchaeology with Leiden University
Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them…
Rock of Cashel
Thomas Nelligan has a PhD in ancient Greek literature from the University of Limerick and published his research in 2015 . Since 2016 , he has been a guide with the OPW , first at Roscrea Heritage and now at the Rock of Cashel. He also runs a blog about heritage sites in Ireland www.the standingstone.ie on which he has published over 400 articles

Free Wednesday Scheme

Free Admission- People with disabilities

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