Located in the county town of Omagh, Dun Uladh Cultural Heritage Centre was created to preserve and further the traditional Irish culture in 1995. The name translates to ‘Fort of Ulster’, and the centre serves as the headquarters of Comhaltas Ceiltori, and organization that has shared this common objective since 1951.
In addition to other programs [...]
Located at the village of Coallisland, named for a time when the area prospered from extensive coal mining, this heritage and cultural centre is housed within a building that was once used as a corn mill. The mill was erected in 1907 and performed the daily functions of storage, milling and packaging the final product [...]
The largest town and county seat of County Laois, Portlaoise was formerly called Fort of Maryborough, and founded in 1556 by Queen Mary. The town’s name was officially changed to Portlaoise, which in Gaelic means “Fort of Laois,” in 1922.
The name is derived from the town’s historical reputation as the fortress or protector of the [...]
This performing arts centre in Manorhamilton is located in a former Methodist Church built in the 1820s. It houses facilities for theatre productions, recording studios, offices and rehearsal spaces. It offers classes and lessons in music, youth theatre, and arts and crafts.
Musical performers come here from all around Europe and the United States, and Glens [...]
The name Feakle translates as “parish of the tooth”. The patron saint of Feakle was St. Mochonna. Local legend says that he lost a tooth, and then built a church at the site—hence the name. There is now a protestant church standing on the same property.
Feakle is nestled within a diverse landscape made up of [...]
Located on Lough Derg, near the point where the River Shannon emerges, this small town is historic and quaint in nature. Killaloe was the place where Brian Boru (940-1014), the beloved last High King of Ireland, was born and raised. His palace was located nearby at Kincora. The local people celebrate the life of Brian [...]
Knappogue Castle was built in 1467 by the Mc Namara family, a prestigious local clan who held onto ownership of the property until 1815 – aside from a brief period of a decade or so during Cromwellian times.
Local revolutionary forces used the Castle during the War of Independence in the 1920s. Its name means “hill [...]
Ennis is the most important town in County Clare, and medieval in its origins and appearance. Included in the PPS (Project for Public Spaces) list of ‘60 of the World’s Greatest Places’, it was the 2005 recipient of Ireland’s Tidiest Town award. Ennis is a focal point for traditional Irish music - which can be [...]
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In the thirteenth century, Anglo Norman settlers arrived at the mouth of the River Corrib and set up a merchant and shipping economy on the site of