Things to see or do
Focus listing using the following options
Sights & Culture - Monuments
Slieve Patrick
Monuments
On top of the hill is a huge granite statue of Saint Patrick. The base has interesting bronze panels, including a scene in which Saint Patrick defies the druids. Fine views....More
Edmund Burke
Monuments
Edmund Burke(12 January 1729– 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of Great...More
Big Lamp Carrickfergus
Monuments
The new 'Big Lamp' replaces the original gas lamp and water fountain in 1881. The Big Lamp was a meeting point in the town centre for local townspeople. The new lamp was unveiled, in March 1990....More
Ros Tapestry Exhibition Centre
Monuments
Ros Tapestry Exhibition Centre features a permanent exhibition of the acclaimed and embroidered Ros Tapestries. The Ros Tapestry Project is a massive community imitative in progress in the County of...More
St Aidan's Church and Holy Well
Churches And Settlements
The earliest remains of a church at St Aidan’s date back to the 13th century but an ancient holy well at the site indicates that this was a pre-Christian spiritual site....More
Charles Stewart Parnell
Monuments
Charles Stewart Parnell(27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish landowner, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He was...More
The Dorsey (Na Doirse)
Monuments
Dating from the Iron Age period around 10 BC, the enclosure comprises two roughly parallel massive earth banks and ditch ramparts over a mile long. It lies astride an old routeway to Eamhain Macha...More
Drogheda Walls - St. Laurence's Gate
Monuments
St Laurence's Gate, in Drogheda County Louth, is widely regarded as one of the finest of its kind in Europe. It consists of two lofty circular towers, connected together by a wall, in which there is...More
Sampsons Tower
Monuments
On the outskirts of Limavady stands Sampson's Tower which was erected by public subscription in memory of Arthur Sampson who died in 1859. He was a former great agent for the landowners, the...More
Kilnaruane Stone
Monuments
The Kilnaruane Stone is an early Christian pillar stone which may have formed the shaft of a 9th century High Cross. It represents one of the most interesting carvings of that period and stands over...More
Ards Forest Park
Walking
Ards Forest Park is situated on the N56, between Creeslough and Dunfanaghy in County Donegal. At Ards Forest Park there are a number of signposted walks incorporating the main features of the park....More
Knockgraffon Motte
Monuments
Knockgraffon Motte was an Anglo-Norman settlement in the 12th and 13th centuries, 6km north of the present day town of Cahir. It is a man-made earthen mound and would have included a wooden structure...More
Dunluce Castle: Medieval Irish Castle on the Antrim Coast
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Dunluce Castle is located dramatically close to a headland that plunges straight into the sea, along the North Antrim coast. There is archaeological evidence of a village that surrounded the castle...More
George Bernard Shaw Museum
Monuments
The Shaw Birthplace is currently closed until further notice George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright. The George Bernard Shaw Museum, opened to the public in 1993,...More
Roscommon Abbey
Churches And Settlements
More than 750 years ago, Felim O'Conor, King of Connacht, established the Abbey of Roscommon, found on the outskirts of the old town of the same name. The County Roscommon ruin has many highlights,...More
Types
- All (298)