homes historical ireland

The ruins of a 4-storey house consisting of a central block flanked by two fortified square blocks on the east side and with another in the centre of the west side. There are some mullioned windows on the top floor on the western side, while there are well-preserved turrets on the southern side and at the north-western corner just below the parapets. The chimney stacks are well preserved. The house was built by Sir Walter Coppinger who surrendered his estates to James 1 in 1616 and had them regr...

The Custom House, designed by the renowned James Gandon, was completed in 1791 and is one of Dublin's finest heritage buildings. It has played a unique role in Dublin's social, economic and political history over the past 200 years.

The Visitor Centre is located in and around the Dome or Clocktower area which contains the most important interior features to have survived the destruction of the building by fire in 1921, during the War of Independence.

The Centre includes a Gando...

Moore Hall are the ruins of a mansion that once belong to the Moore Family. Their son was George Moore a famous Irish writer, and he also established the Abbet Theatre.
The house was built in 1795 and was destroyed in 1923 by a masssive fire. It was never rebuilt again. The house still stands in ruins as a memorial to the Moore family, and as a commeriation to Lough Cara and its surrounding areas....

Built in 1706, it stands behind a limestone arch in a quiet cobbled yard. The building is the oldest guildhall in Ireland and was used by various trade groups including hosiers, saddlers and barber-surgeons as well as tailors.

It also hosted many political meetings - Wolfe tone addressed a public United Irishmen rally here before the 1798 rebellion. The building closed in the early 1960's due to neglect, but a successful appeal by Desmond Guinness saw the hall completely refurbish...

Magnificent country house, seat of the Bagenal family for three centuries. The house is of  Tudor Gothic style.

Now open for visitiors....

Legend says that the church was built in a single night to form a suitable resting place for the founder, St. Mochta, who died in 534. The monastery was plundered by the Vikings in 830 and 839, by Muircheartach, King of Aileach in 968 and by Gluniallar (Eagle-Knee) O'Flaherty in 978. the monastery was flattened by a storm in 986, burned in 1075 and again in 1111,1113, 1148, 1160, 1164 and 1166. the church possibly dates to the second half of the 12th century. It is a rectangular building wit...

Hillsborough Castle is an 18th century historic house, built in the 1770's by Wills Hill, first Marquis of Downshire. It is now the official home of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
The castle is open to visitors on Saturdays during the months of May & June. You can also take a stroll around the magnificent gardens....