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These lush gardens are located adjacent to the Steam Museum and belong to Lodge Park, the 1773 Palladian House also situated on the grounds.
Both walls and gardens were restored in 1980 according to their original plans, and…

Exhibits at the Steam Museum, located in the town of Straffan, County Kildare, revive the image of the Irish Steam engine, and depict it as it was used in industry (manufacturing) and agriculture (churning butter, threshing corn) over the…

St Patrick’s College shares the campus with the National University of Maynooth, which was created by the Universities Act of 1997.
The original St. Patrick’s College was founded in 1795 as a seminary for the training of Roman…

The building that houses the County Downdownpatrick.html Museum was once a local jail dating back to 1789. Now painstakingly restored, it houses exhibits centered around the life of St. Patrick, carved crosses from the 8th and 10th centuries,…

Armagh County Museum is a treasury of history and art that uniquely reflects the character of the region known as the “Orchard County”. Built in 1834, the building was first used as a school. Some years later, it…

This Town Castle is Galway’s best example of a fortified house, built by the prosperous Lynch family in the 16th century as protection from the raids of the chieftains of the 14 Tribes. Spanish decorative motifs are visible on…

Located near the Spanish Arch, the museum was founded in 1976. Its structure was formerly a private house, home to sculptress Clare Sheridan. The museum site is also located near the place where the original city docks were built…

This estate was the ancestral home of Daniel O’Connell, the prominent statesman and Irish political figure known as The Liberator. Derrynane National Historic Park comprises 320 acres of beautiful parkland on the Kerry Coast. The natural beauty surrounds…

This heritage complex, located in the town of Tralee, chronicles the history of fiercely independent County Kerry and its people. Kerry was nicknamed “the Kingdom” due to its disregard over the years for the country’s rulers in…

The old office of the Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioners is the current site of a museum that houses the maritime treasures of the city.
The building was erected in 1822 and also contains a variety of other…