monuments ireland

Padraig Pearse's Cottage; In the townland of Tuar Loch, Rosmuc is the cottage of Padraig Pearse, one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising. He came on holidays here and also to learn the Irish language. Here he wrote most of his works, including the O'Donovan Rossa graveside oration (1915). The cottage is now a national monument, open to the public during the summer....

A Memorial column designed as a replica of Pompey's pillar, erected in 1841 to the memory of Sir Ralph Abercromby....

New Ross is the ancestral home of JFK and in the town you can see a life size bronze statue of President JFK. It was unveiled on the 45th anniversary of his visit to Ireland. This is the only statue of JFK in Ireland.
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In the Bawn, off Markyke Street, a bronze plaque marks the birthplace of John Count McCormack, the celebrated tenor. A bust in his memory may be seen at the promenade....

Prehistoric landscape with a court tomb, wedge tomb, cairns stone circles and field walls reported to be the remains of a Stone Age settlement.
Nearby in Mullaboy Churchyard lies an ancient stone cross.

Location : Off Dungiven Road

Opening Hours: All year - Restricted to viewing from fenced area...

The famous caves can be found 12km south of Mitchelstown and are actually located in County Tipperary! As the caves are open year round for guided tours, they are very popular among tourists.
Discovered by a local farmer back in 1833, the Earl of Kingston soon claimed them to be his as they were found on his land. What was discovered is a prehistoric cave of great beauty and scientific interest.
The stalagmites to be found in Mitchelstown cave are very impressive. It takes a...

In Fitzwilliam Square is the Halpin Monument , an obelisk of polished granite. This commerates Captain Robert C Halpin (1836 - 1894) , a Wicklowman who commanded the GREAT EASTERN, the ship that laid the first cable across the Atlantic....

The centre of the walled city the Diamond was once occupied by the Town Hall but since 1927 it has been the site of the War Memorial. The bronze statues and portland stone which stand 40ft high and 27ft wide are in memeory of those from Derry who fought and lost their lives during World War 1 1914-1918. Each year the November Poppy Day Parade commemorates the war heroes and the memeory of all who last thier lives. Open All Year....

In 1933 the successful damming of the Kilkeel River valley was the culmination of 30 years work initiated by Belfast City and District Water work initiated by Belfast City and District Water Commissioners ( responsible by an Act of parliament to supply water to the city of Belfast) This set in place first the Mourne Wall and then the immense reservoir in a renamed "silent valley". Built to gather waters from a mountain catchment extending over most of the High Mournes, the Silent Valle...

This statue by stands in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park, Eyre Square. It commemorates Padraic O'Conaire (1882 - 1928), a pioneer in the Irish Literary Revival in this century.

O'Conaire and Patrick Pearse are regarded as being the two most important Irish language short story-writers during the first decades of the 20th century....