Ormond Castle
Discover a Tudor gem
Ormond Castle
Discover a Tudor gem
Limited Access
Guided tours hourly 10:30 – 17:15 (maximum 6 per visit).
Opening Times from 31 October - 22 November 2021: Thurs - Mon 09:30 - 16:30 Last admission/tour 15:30.
Pre-booking strongly advised by calling 051-640787.
Toilets not available.
Closed for the 2021 season from 22 November.
Free Admission
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Ormond Castle
Joined on to an earlier medieval riverside castle, Ormond Castle Carrick-on-Suir is the finest example of an Elizabethan manor house in Ireland. Thomas, 10th Earl of Ormond, built it in 1565 in honour of his distant cousin Queen Elizabeth.
The magnificent great hall, which stretches almost the whole length of the building is decorated with some of the finest stucco plasterwork in the country. The plasterwork features portraits of Queen Elizabeth and her brother Edward VI and many motifs and emblems associated with the Tudor monarchy.
Audiovisuals and technological installations bring this castle’s intriguing history to life.
Highlights
Gallery
Opening Times
10:00 – 18:00
Last Admission 17:15
Seasonal Opening Times
- 31 October - 22 November
Thur – Mon 09:30 – 16:30
Last admission 15:30
Last tour booking 15:30
Closed for the 2021 season from 22 November.
Contact
Castle Park
off Castle Street
Carrick-on-Suir
Co. Tipperary
E32 CX59
051 640 787
ormondcastle@opw.ie
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Facilities
- Audio Visual Show
- Baby Changing
- Brochure
- Exhibition
- Guided tours
- On the Suir Blueway
- Toilets
- Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
Restrictions
- Appropriate footwear
- Assistance dogs only
- Hold hand rail
- No cycling within the grounds
- No indoor photography
- No mobile devices
- Spiral staircase
Nearby sites to visit
Ormond Castle
The Main Guard
A courthouse with centuries of history under its arches
Approx. 20.0 km from Ormond Castle
Reginald’s Tower
Step inside Ireland’s oldest civic building
Approx. 22.6 km from Ormond Castle
Kells Priory
Visit Ireland’s largest enclosed ecclesiastical site
Approx. 23.5 km from Ormond Castle
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