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The Dublinia exhibition covers the formative period of Dublin's history from the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in 1170 to the closure of the monasteries in the 1540s. There are many exhibits here which include videos, models and reconstructions. The ground floor houses a large-scale model of Dublin around 1500, a display of artifacts from Wood Quay, and reconstructions...Read More
Desmond Castle (Irish: Caisleán Deasmhumhan) is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland. It was built as the Customs House for Kinsale about the year 1500 by Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Desmond, following the grant of the customs of the port of Kinsale to the Earls...Read More
The Centre is housed in a beautifully restored Georgian house and includes an exhibition area with computer installations, videos, re-creations of period rooms, and items relating to the life and work of James Joyce. Also on view are a copy of Joyce's death mask, furniture from Paul Leon's Paris...Read More
The National Gallery of Ireland (Irish: Ghailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann) houses the Irish national collection of Irish and European art. It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street....Read More
Fort Dunree is located about seven miles north of Buncrana in the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. The site is situated along the shores of Lough Swilly commanding a majestic view of the Lough and it’s shorelines.The Fort Dunree heritage museum complex was originally opened to the public in...Read More
Gifted to the nation in 1981 by artist Derek Hill, Glebe House and Gallery houses his fine collection. It also includes over 300 works of art by leading twentieth century artists, including Picasso and Kokoshka. Located in a Regency house built in 1828 and set in woodland, decorated with William...Read More
King House is a magnificently restored Georgian mansion built around 1730 by Sir Henry King, 1st Baronet Kingston. The grand scale of the reception gallery, its original stone floor, tripartite windows and high vaulted ceilings, portray the impression that this 18th Century residence was built as a...Read More
In Castlebar, visit the Museum of Country Life. An open-plan building housescollections of domestic goods, once used as part of daily life from 1850 to 1950. Exhibitsand a movie explain how Irish people made a living from the soil before the machine age....Read More
Drive through the outskirts of Limerick and along by the River Shannon to Foynes to visit the Flying Boat Museum. In the early days of flight, during the 1930’s and early 1940’s, this was the landing place for Pan Am Clippers from the United States and Europe....Read More
Situated behind the famous Spanish Arch, Galway City Museum houses exhibitions which explore aspects of the history and heritage of Galway City, focusing on the medieval town, the Claddagh village and ...Read More
The Michael Collins Centre explores the life and times of the famous leader with a guided tour of an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia. The tour includes a walk through a life size replica of an ambush site with Crossley Tender and Rolls Royce Armored Car. Michael Collins Tours to his birth place at Woodfield, and Béal na ...Read More
In 1951 John Ford's greatest movie "The Quiet Man" starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald was made. It was set in the beautiful west of Ireland with filming being centred in the village of Cong on the Mayo-Galway border.
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The streets pf banks and business, Stephen St is also home to The Museum and Library, housed in th eold Congregational Church and its Manse, built in 1851.The Yeats Memorial Museum containing different editions of the poet’s works and other letters and written material concerning him, opened here...Read More
Collins Barracks could be said to be the National Museum of Ireland's largest artifact, having had a unique history all of its own in another life.It now completes the...Read More
Step back in time to see what 19th/early 20th century life was like in Cork - inside and outside prison walls. Amazingly lifelike figures, furnished cells, sound effects and fascinating exhibitions allow the visitor to ...Read More
Cork Public Museum is housed in a two storey Georgian house commanding a central position in Fitzgerald Park, Cork. Originally built in 1845 by the Beamish family, the building, then known as “The Shrubberies” was their family home for ...Read More
The Hunt Museum is a museum in the city of Limerick, Ireland. Holding a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location in 1997. It can now be visited in the old custom house, an historic 18th...Read More
Opened on June 8th 2010, this brand new House of Waterford Crystal houses the largest collection of Waterford Crystal in the world ...Read More
Carlow Town Council & Carlow County Council in association with the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society are upgrading and improving Carlow County Museum. This includes the development of a new Museum premises on College Street adjoining the Tourist Office in Carlow town. To facilitate these improvement works the Museum will be closed until
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