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Doneraile House & Gardens

Ideal location to base and explore southern Ireland’s significant heritage sites and thrilling outdoor activities. Discover the fascinating delights on our doorstep. Visit local attractions like Doneraile Estate and Parklands and Liscarroll Donkey sanctuary. Just a short drive to the Rock of Cashel and numerous castles including Blarney, Bunratty and Cahir Castle. There are a great variety of outdoor activities, to be immersed in, such as local walking routes, mountain biking and hiking, horse riding in the woodlands and fishing in the Blackwater River.

Lough Gur Heritage Centre

Lough Gur is a magical and mysterious place that is rich in folklore along with a wealth of archaeology and history dating back to Stone Age times. The Heritage Centre provides a fascinating interpretation of the sites associated with Lough … Read More

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Dingle

The Dingle Peninsula or Corca Dhuibhne, stretches 30 miles (48 kilometres) into the Atlantic Ocean on the south-west coast on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. The peninsula is dominated by the range of mountains that form its spine, running from the … Read More

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Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher

One of Ireland’s favourite visitor attractions You simply cannot travel to Ireland without paying a visit to Ireland’s top tourist attraction, the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, situated in County Clare along the wild Atlantic Way. The Cliffs of Moher have … Read More

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Mallow Castle and Gardens

The old Mallow Castle stands at the centre of the town on the banks of the Blackwater. Behind it stands the new castle, a fine baronial building and well maintained. In the grounds is a herd of white fallow deer, … Read More

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Lismore Castle

Lismore Castle in Waterford, Ireland, is a one of a kind and a repository of extraordinary history: from walls marked by Cromwellian cannon balls to the days it was owned by Sir Walter Raleigh -the man who brought potatoes and … Read More

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Cahir Castle Tipperary County Ireland

Cahir Castle

Cahir Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Cathrach), one of the largest ancient castles in Ireland, was built in County Tipperary in 1142 by Conor O’Brien, Prince of Thomond, on an island in the river Suir. Standing tall, the castle appears to … Read More

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Blackwater Castle

Blackwater Castle

Blackwater Castle was purchased in 1991 by Mrs. Ninna Nordstrom and the late Dr. Rabbe Nordstrom. The philanthropic Nordstrom family, originally from Finland, saw the unique potential of Blackwater Castle and established the Nordstrom Family Trust with the objective of … Read More

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Ballybeg Priory

Located approximately 1km south of Buttevant, you can discover the ruins of Ballybeg Priory, one of the best preserved medieval priories in Ireland. It was founded in 1229 by the de Barrys for the Canons Regular of St Augustine – … Read More

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The Jameson Experience

The Jameson Experience

The Jameson Experience, Midleton, is an Irish whiskey museum and visitor centre located in the Old Midleton Distillery in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. Set over 15 acres, since opening as a visitor’s centre in 1992, the old distillery has received … Read More

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Nano Nagle Centre

Nano Nagle Centre

Nano Nagle Place is an unexpected oasis in the centre of bustling Cork City, a place that celebrates Nano Nagle’s vision of empowerment through education, community inclusion and spiritual engagement for a contemporary world. The complex houses a museum, heritage … Read More

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Kilcoran Castle

Kilcolman Castle

This was anciently the site of a ringfort named Cathair Gobhann, “the smith’s cathair”, belonging to the Uí Rossa tribe of Mogh Ruith.[5] The castle was built in the 1420s by James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond, who bought the land from William, … Read More

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Mitchelstown Caves

Mitchelstown Cave is a limestone cave near Burncourt, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated 12 kilometres from Mitchelstown, County Cork, it became the first cave in Ireland to be developed for the public in 1972. The cave is located in the townland … Read More

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Bowens Court

Bowen’s Court

Bowen’s Court was a historic country house or Anglo-Irish big house near Kildorrery in County Cork, Ireland.  

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Muckross House & Killarney Lakes

The Muckross estate dates back to the 17th Century when the first member of the Herbert family, who were originally from Wales, came to settle in Killarney. The present day Muckross House was built for Henry Arthur Herbert and his … Read More

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Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park, part of the Zoological Society of Ireland, is located on 100 acres at Fota Island 10km east of Cork City and has an annual attendance of 440,000 visitors. It is currently the second largest visitor attraction in … Read More

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Cobh Heritage Centre

LEARN ABOUT THE STORY OF IRISH EMIGRATION IN ITS VARIOUS FORMS TO MANY DESTINATIONS, TRACE YOUR ANCESTORS, HEAR ABOUT THE ILL-FATED TITANIC AND THE LUSITANIA, AND IMMERSE YOURSELF IN IRISH NAVAL AND MILITARY HISTORY AT COBH HERITAGE CENTRE. THIS BEAUTIFUL, … Read More

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Kinsale Harbour

Kinsale is a traditional commercial port with a long history. It has a splendid, virtually land locked natural harbour on the estuary of the Bandon River, 11 nautical miles South West of Cork harbour entrance about eight kilometres north-northeast of … Read More

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Ring of Kerry

In essence, the Ring of Kerry is the ring road that follows the coastal contours of Kerry’s Iveragh Peninsula. The Ring of Kerry is one of Ireland’s most famous circuits and a popular holiday route to drive. Much more than … Read More

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Rock of Cashel

A spectacular group of Medieval buildings set on an outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale including the 12th century round tower, High Cross and Romanesque Chapel, 13th century Gothic cathedral, 15th century Castle and the restored Hall of the … Read More

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Annes Grove

An eighteenth century house with a largely early twentieth century garden. The gardens include a woodland garden with an interesting collection of rhododendrons, river garden, walled garden, wild-flower meadow and lily pond. The Walled Garden (originally an eighteenth century orchard) … Read More

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Bunratty Castle & Folk Park

Ireland’s iconic Bunratty Castle is a must on your itinerary to Ireland.  Named after the river Raite which runs alongside this strategic battlement.  The spot on which this castle stands has been occupied for over 1000 years. From the Vikings … Read More

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Doneraile-Court

Doneraile Forest Park

  Doneraile Court is the stunning centrepiece of one of Ireland’s most beautiful estates. Located on the banks of the Awbeg river in north Co. Cork, the house dates from the 1720s, when it was built by Arthur St. Leger, … Read More

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Blarney Castle

The home of the Blarney Stone. Built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftans, Cormac MacCarthy, and has been attracting attention ever since. Over the last few hundred years, millions have flocked to Blarney making it … Read More

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