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Built in 1700 as the main barracks for the British garrison in Dublin, the Collins Barracks complex was taken over by the Irish Free State in 1922. In the 1990′s, it was renamed Collins Barracks after Michael Collins,…

The historical and archaeological treasures of Ireland are housed in this extraordinary Victorian Palladian style building designed by Sir Thomas Deane and built during the 1880′s. Its beautiful rotunda is capped by a graceful, 62-foot-high dome. The floor inside…

Dublin City has a rich literary heritage, including four Nobel laureates. It is chronicled here in this unique and interesting museum using audio and visual exhibits.
The museum first opened in 1991, housed in a beautifully restored…

Since it was built in the early 13th century for King John by the Anglo Normans, this complex of regal buildings symbolized more than seven centuries of British rule. It served as a backdrop in the Neil Jordan film…

This tiny hamlet lies between Glen Bay and a barren moorland, and is part of the vanishing Gaeltecht region. Its rural Irish charm is reflected in the homespun décor of the pubs and residences. The Irish name for the…

This village to the east of Derry City is named, in Celtic, “Leim an Mhadaidh”, translated as “Leap of the Dog”. The story behind this whimsical name comes from the history of the O’Cahans, or Ciannachta. This clan…

Located inside the City Walls of Derry, this magical looking structure was first built in 1615 by Paddy O’Doherty to satisfy tax liability owed to the O’Donnell overlords. The building on the site today is a reconstructed replica of…

Housed in a 19th century building that is part of a former convent complex, the museum opened in June 1996. In the peaceful realm that used to be occupied by the Poor Clare order, the museum traces the history of…

In the centre of beautiful Killarney National Park sits the Muckross Estate, also known as the “Jewel of Killarney”. It is also sometimes referred to as Bourn-Vincent Memorial Park. This 1843, 20-room Elizabethan style mansion, with grounds adjacent to…

This unique and interesting series of caverns in the limestone hills near Kilkenny City was designated as a national monument in 1940, but has been known to man since at least the 9th century and formed over a period…