16 places to visit
Ross Castle
A lakeside citadel steeped in legend
Athenry Castle
An emblem of Norman lordship
Unguided site
Carlow Castle
A castle with an explosive past
Roscrea Castle, Gardens and Damer House/Black Mills
A place of medieval might and eighteenth-century elegance
Unguided site
Carrigafoyle Castle
A strategically placed fortified castle
Unguided site
Athcarne White Cross
A memorial cross from a wife to her husband
Ferns Castle
Two nations, two cultures and one shared heritage
Unguided site
Termonfeckin Tower House
A Tower House with commanding views of the Irish Sea
Unguided site
Dromiskin Church, High Cross, and Round Tower
A monastery founded by a King of Munster, or a Saint
Unguided site
Lislaughtin Franciscan Abbey
A final resting place for the founder of the abbey
Tintern Cistercian Abbey
Where monks toiled and legacies were created
Unguided site
Rathfran Dominican Friary
An Abbey worth its weight in gold
Hill of Tara
Experience the legacy of the high kings
Sligo Abbey
Where friars’ prayers echo among the ruins
The Rock of Cashel
The high king of Irish monuments
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
One of Dublin's most iconic buildings and Ireland’s foremost example of fine 17th century architecture