Altamont Gardens

Old-world gardens with an atmosphere all of their own

Ballyhack Castle

Savour a sense of the Middle Ages

Site Closed

Barryscourt Castle

A fine Irish tower house bearing the scars of battle

Limited Access

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre – Oldbridge Estate

Where two kings fought for Europe’s future

Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre: Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth

Step into Ireland’s richest archaeological landscape

Cahir Castle

A defensive powerhouse of the thirteenth century

Carlingford Castle

A Norman citadel in the shadow of a giant

Castletown House and Parklands

Ireland’s first and finest Palladian mansion

Clonmacnoise Monastic Site

A spectacular monastery on the banks of the river Shannon

Dungarvan Castle

Journey back to the dawn of Anglo-Norman rule in Ireland

Dunmore Cave

A unique attraction where history and geology merge

Site Closed

Dwyer McAllister Cottage

An unlikely battle-site of the 1798 Rebellion

Limited Access

Emo Court and Estate

A magnificent example of neo-classical architecture

Famine Warhouse 1848

The unlikely site of a bloody skirmish

Ferns Castle

Two nations, two cultures and one shared heritage

Fore Abbey

Discover the mystical legacy of St Feichin

Fota Arboretum and Gardens

Explore an island oasis of rare and exotic flora

Site Closed

Glendalough Monastic Site and Visitor Centre

A valley of sanctuary for saints and scholars

Site Closed

Greyfriars/French Church

Ruins of a Franciscan Friary in the heart of the Viking Triangle

Limited Access

Heywood Gardens

Discover a tranquil and romantic hillside landscape

Hill of Tara

Experience the legacy of the high kings

Jerpoint Abbey

Where Irish medieval sculpture reached new heights

Kells Priory

Visit Ireland’s largest enclosed ecclesiastical site

Kilkenny Castle

The jewel in the crown of an enchanting medieval city

Loughcrew Megalithic Cemetery

A high point of Neolithic art and design

National Botanic Garden of Ireland – Kilmacurragh

An oasis of rare horticultural delights

Old Mellifont Abbey Monastic Site

Visit Ireland’s very first Cistercian foundation

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Ormond Castle

Discover a Tudor gem

Reginald’s Tower

Step inside Ireland’s oldest civic building

Roscrea Castle, Gardens and Damer House/Black Mills

A place of medieval might and eighteenth-century elegance

St. Mary’s Church Gowran

Records written in stone in the heart of Gowran

The John F. Kennedy Arboretum

A garden of presidential proportions.

The Main Guard

A courthouse with centuries of history under its arches

The Rock of Cashel

The high king of Irish monuments

Site Closed

The Swiss Cottage

An idyllic fantasy of country life

Site Closed

Tintern Abbey

Where monks toiled and legacies were created

Site Closed

Trim Castle

The ultimate symbol of Norman glory