heritage centres ireland

Kiltimagh, the Artisan Village and birthplace of Rafteiri the blind Irish poet, lies in the very heart of the West of Ireland. Much of its bygone charm as a bustling market town is still evident in the architectural outline of the town, the Market Square and the shop facades. Also the trades and crafts of the many artisans once found there are being revived to provide a living, historical experience. Among the many interesting attractions to visit in Kiltimagh are: The Town Museum, the Stat...

Youghal Tourist Office is situated on the quayside of Youghal Town right next to the Clock Gate. Inside there is a very informative Heritage Centre, free of charge. We sell a variety of Irish souvenirs and local art, maps, key-rings, magnets etc. In the summer months, walking tours of the old town of Youghal leave every morning from here. We are here to help and make your stay as enjoyable as possible inYoughal. We give a lot of free maps and information on the town, where there are lots...

Visit the Donegal Railway Heritage Centre and find out just what it was like to travel on the narrow gauge railways of County Donegal. Stretching from Derry and Strabane to Glenties and Ballyshannon, the County Donegal Railway provided the essential transport for farmers and fishermen, businessmen and builders, housewives and schoolchildren - everyone who needed to get about.

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, which includes an historical presentation artefacts and sales shop, is ded...

A monastery was founded here by St MacCullin in early Christian times, and the name Lusk derives from the cave (Irish 'lusca') where MacCullin was buried after his death in 497 AD.

The unusual square sixteenth-century belfry incorporates a sixth century Round Tower with three later towers built to match, all attached to a nineteenth-century church which contains some fine mediaeval tombs. Now the Lusk Heritage Centre, the belfry houses an exhibition on the mediaeval churches of North C...

This exciting new exhibition offers high quality exhibits and video productions, telling how 80km of Loughs and the surrounding landscape were formed; how Lough Erne has influenced the lives of local people and how the lakes have contributed to travel, recreation and industry in Fermanagh, both past and present.

The centre also houses a Tourist Information Office which stocks a wide range of literature, souvenirs and provides full accommodation and other visitor services....

Welcome to the world of Galway Irish Crystal. From the earth's core come the rough makings of one of the world's most captivating creations - crystal. Tempered by fire, the shapes, the patterns and the flawless surfaces mirror the elegance of another era - yet complement the achievements of the present....

Established between the 18th and 19th century, formerly known as the cavalry Barracks, it was renamed The Sean Connolly Barracks in 1922. It occupies the site of the original Castle and the Market House. The Market House is one of the oldest buildings in Longford believed to have been erected in 1619. Extracts form 'A Topographical Dictionary' of Ireland by Samuel Lewis show that in 1837 the barracks was adapted for nine officers and 222 non-commissioned officers and privates with stabling fo...

Ardara Heritage Centre tells the story of Donegal tweed from the shearing of sheep to the manufacture and completion of the beautiful woven cloth....

The Park offers the visitor a varied and fascinating introduction to different aspects of Corks rich heritage ranging from the story of the Pike family (who lived on the estate from 1820 to 1921), local ecology, Corks Archaeological Heritage, Corks Maritime Heritage, the History of Corks Fire Service to the story of Corks Transport.

A gallery of archive photographic records 1) the development of train, tram and bus services in the pioneering decades of the development of public tra...

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...