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Number Four Fenns Quay
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Ground floor is open all year round. Upper floors: Monday to Friday, 1st June to 30 September excluding weekends. All excluding Bank Holidays, 13.00 to 17.30....More
Monkstown Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Now the clubhouse of Monkstown Golf club, this castle was built round 1636 by Anastasia Archdeacon. It consists of a square central block flanked at the corners by four massive square towers and has...More
Kilbolane Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
The remains of Kilbolane Castle, a square castle with rounded turrets at the corners and surrounded by a moat, can be seen here. Although in the style of the castle of the 13th century, it was built...More
Dunleckney Manor
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
One of County Carlow's most magnificent country houses is situated 2 kilometres north east of Bagenalstown. The present structure dates to the 17th Century. The manor was home to the Bagenal family...More
Dunmain House
Children and Family Attractions
This 17th century house and its history have been the subject of many novels and plays such as Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott. The imposing slate covered house is said not to have one but two...More
Dromaneen Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
This fortified house and castle, finely situated overlooking the River Blackwater, was erected by the O'Callaghans around 1600. It was an L shaped tower with a fine fireplace on the first floor and...More
Carlow Courthouse
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Considered to be one of the finest courthouses in the country, Carlow Courthouse was designed by William Vitruvius Morrison in 1830. The building of the courthouse was made possible by the generous...More
James Fort Kinsale
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Located opposite Charles Fort, it has a commanding position guarding the small harbour of Kinsale. This fort was built in 1607 and was captured in 1690 by Williamite forces. The fort remains a most...More
Curraghmore House, Shell House and Gardens
Gardens
Magnificent home of the Marquis of Waterford and his ancestors since 1170. The interior of the house contains exceptionally fine plasterwork by James Wyatt, also pictures, prints, books, works of art,...More
Ballyhack Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Ballyhack Castle is located on a steep slope in a commanding position overlooking Waterford estuary. The castle, a large tower house, is thought to have been built c. 1450 by the Knights Hospitallers...More
Gallarus Castle
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Built in the 16th century, this castle has four storeys and has recently been "stabalised" by the OPW. There is no record of its having been destroyed in war, but it most certainly was used in...More
Drishane House
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Drishane House was built by Thomas Somerville in about 1780 and successive generations of Somervilles have created a unique and timeless house containing portraits and memorabilia of a family...More
Ballyknockane Lodge
Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles
Ballyknockane Lodge stands in an impressive 52 acre arboretum containing many rare and exotic species of trees and shrubs. The lodge is situated in an estate among 80km of private roads, pathways and...More
Derrynane House, National Historic Park
Gardens
Derrynane House was the ancestral home of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish statesman who played an important role in gaining Catholic Emancipation in 1829. Today some 120 hectares of the lands of...More
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