interpretative centre ireland

Concealed beneath a five thousand year old bog near Ballycastle in Co Mayo is a remarkable pattern of walled fields and corrals which indicate the existence of an ancient, ordered tribe who farmed this area before the bog was formed.
The beautiful visitor centre on the site interprets this phenomenon with a series of imaginative displays and an audio visual presentation. Featured also at the centre is the geology of the area, wild flora and history of the bog development.
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Ireland's Shannon Region is full of thousands of monuments signalling thousands of years of heritage. From prehistoric times there are stone tombs, megalithic tombs as they are called, some of the most dramatic monuments you are likely to find anywhere in the world....

The main entrance to the park is on Parkgate Street in Dublin 7. The Phoenix Park is made up of extensive lawns, tree-lined pathways, nature trails, lakes as well as ornamental gardens. Admission to the park is free and you'll also get the chance to see a deer or two as it's home to a herd of wild deer.
Attractions within the park include Dublin Zoo, the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, the Wellington Monument, the Papal Cross, which was erected in memory of Pope John Paul II's visit in 19...

Our journey begins around 3000 BC at Lough Gur. In the visitor centre we tell the story which sets the scene for the adventure which awaits the visitor around the lake shore and surrounding area. The pre-Celtic settlers of Ireland farmed and lived in this peaceful valley, protected from aggression and the elements from the surrounding hills.

The archaeology of the area provides evidence for the activities of the first farmers in the region, their dwellings, rituals and burial sites as we...

Croom Mills which is privately owned and managed, is home to an award winning Heritage Centre and fully licensed restaurants, as well as extensive craft and furniture shops, all overlooking the River Maigue. The award winning Visitor Centre, tells the story of grain milling in Ireland, with a 19 minute audio visual presentation and one floor of exhibits. Its shops are stocked with the best of Irish crafts and designs, and unusual gifts from around the world....

Linen fabrics for high class suiting, canvasses, and interlinings - collars, pockets, waistbands and fronts - for the clothing industry are made here. Beetling machines in operation. The tour passes the dams which used to power the old linen mill and still supply the water for manufacturing processes....

The Book of Kells contains a Latin text of the four gospels richly decorated by Irish monks around the year 800 AD. The greatest Irish work of art to survive from the Middle Ages, it has been in the library of Trinity College Dublin since the 1660s.
The ’Picturing the Word’ exhibit will place it in its historical and cultural context and compares its images and techniques to those in contemporary metalwork, bone, slate, stone and enamels. Much of the exhibition is an analysis of its ani...

Following England's glorious revolution in 1688, the deposed King James II fled to France to seek refuge with the Sun King, King Louis XIV. Together the Catholic kings planned to regain the English throne for James by ousting his successor and ironically, his son-in-law, William of Orange.
Now, re-live the day that changed the course of Irish and European history at the Battle of Aughrim Interpretative Centre, situated in Aughrim village on the main Galway-Dublin road, the N6. Move ba...

Ireland's leading Pottery and Visitor Centre Complex conveniently located in the picturesque County of Donegal....

There is a long tradition of visiting the Giant's Causeway, and with easier travel, more and more people are coming to view this wonder of nature. The majority of visitors arrive with little more idea of the story of The Causeway than their Victorian predecessors. The Causeway Centre has been built by Moyle District Councils to provide facilities for visitors from near and far.

The centre incorporate tourist information, shops, a restaurant, an exhibition telling the story of the Caus...