heritage centres ireland

Kilmainham Gaol is the largest unoccupied gaol on the island of Ireland. A tour of the facilities gives the visitor a dramatic and realistic insight into what it was like to be a prisoner in one of these strongholds of punishment and correction between 1796, when it opened, and 1924 when it closed.
The gaol has played a very important role in Irish history with the leaders of the rebellions of 1798, 1803, 1848, 1867 and 1916 being detained here. The leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising wer...

Lurgyvale Thatched Cottage is a 150 year old thatched cottage with an open hearth fire on a flagged floor. Scones and tea are served daily in an old kitchen. Visitors can tour the house and see the charming bedrooms with their lace curtains and sloping ceilings. Outside there is a landscaped picnic area and children's play facilities.

The thatched craft shop sells local crafts and there is a museum of domestic and farm appliances. Visitors can also take a walk behind the cottage with pat...

The story of Cobh's unique origin are dramatically recalled through a stunning multimedia exhibition.
Visitors can explore the conditions on board the early emigrant vessels to America and a convict ship leaving Cobh to Australia in 1801, discover the connections between Queenstown and the Titanic and learn about Annie Moore who was the first emigrant ever to be processed in Ellis Island....

Live music in trad irish is on a Saturday night and the entrance is free. Tea and home made bread available at a small charge....

This is the story in sound and vision of the Industrial Development of an unique Irish Town. Originally built in 1907 for the purpose of storing, mixing and packaging corn, the newly restored Cornmill houses the story of Coalisland's Industrial Heritage. After operating in the heart of the town for 71 years, work finally came to a standstill at the mill in 1978. The mill then lay empty and derelict, until renovations began in 1990. The major feature within The Cornmill Centre, is the Herit...

Ballymore is situated almost 5 miles from Mullingar on the R390. Mentioned in the Annals as far back as the eight century, its importance in ancient times was due to the fact that it lay on the trade route between royal "Uisneagh" and Athlone.

The remains of a fort dating from the Williamite campaign can be seen beside the lake, as well as Father Dalton's mass rock which was used during penal times....

Slieveardagh Heritage Centre was opened in 1995. It is located in a former 19th cent. church. The Heritage Centre tells the interesting story of the area which has had a varied and chequered history ranging form coal mining to the Young Irelanders of the mid 19th century....

This Ulster-American heritage trail across Larne Borough takes you on a journey around the various plaques on the Ulster-American Heritage Trail.

You will visit some of the finest of our local scenery and sites of interest. Links with American presidents and vice presidents, and others who rose to fame across the Atlantic are featured, as are US Army camps in the area used during the Second World War. The trail was established by the Ulster-American Committee, set up by Larne Boroug...

A perfect complement to the Navan Experience is The Armagh Experience, physically recreated in the new St. Patrick's Trian. Located in the heart of the city, this innovative complex chronicles the development of Armagh from pre-Christian times to the present day.

Another interpretative area in the exhibition highlights the associations of Johnathan Swift with the district. The interpretation, based on the land of Lilliput focuses on Gulliver's travels and takes the form of 3 dime...

Welcome to the Dunlewey lakeside centre. With a wide range of facilities for all the family, the centre provides a facinating insite into life in the area during the middle of the century....