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Abbey Theatre Archive

The Abbey Theatre hosts the National Theatre Archive, which collects, preserves and makes available archival records illustrating every aspect of the theatre's activities. The archive service has an active conservation programme for fragile and irreplaceable documents in its care and also curates occasional exhibitions.

Abbeyleix Heritage House

The Heritage Centre is open daily Mon -Fri year round and additionally from 1-5 on Sat/Sun from May to September as a resource for the community and for visitors to the town of Abbeyleix and the County of Laois.

Agricultural Heritage Display Centre

A rural history exhibition showing the evolution of Irish farm life over many generations, featuring a large collection of farm machinery and implements dating back to the 1700's. In addition to implements for harvesting or haymaking, there are also a variety of horsedrawn carts and pony traps on show. The hand-threshing mill on display is one of only three in Ireland, dating back to the mid-1800's. There is also a collection of smaller implements such as the earliest up to modern day churns, weighing scales, farm tools etc. There is a 10 minute video show available on request. Coffee, teas, snacks and dinner available in the restaurant.

All Hallows Archives

The Archives of All Hallows College date back to the College’s founding in 1842. The Archives are made up of records in a number of different formats; textual, visual, and audio-visual, and provide a wealth of information for researchers from a wide variety of disciplines, both academic and non-academic, including Genealogy, History and Sociology.

Allihies Copper Mine Museum

From Bronze Age workings to 19th century copper mining the museume explores 3,5000 years of mining in the West Cork area. Replica stone tools and real mine equipment combine with interactives and video to explain the geology, technologies and people involved in mining.

Altidore Castle

Eighteenth century castallated house completed around 1800. Owned by direct Descendants of Thomas Addis Emmet brother of the Patriot Robert Emmet. On view are his historical papers and College books.

An Dun Transport and Heritage Museum

An Post Museum

Letters, Lives and Liberty at the An Post Museum explores the influence of the Post Office in Ireland and offers an insight into the role played by Post Office people in the development of Irish society over many generations. Interactive and AV displays cover not just letters and stamps but transport, architecture and oral history too. The GPO building is famous as the headquarters of the 1916 Rising and a modern version of the classic Pepper’s Ghost illusion dramatises events from the perspective of the staff who were actually on duty on Easter Monday 1916.

Andrew Jackson Cottage & US Rangers Centre

The Andrew Jackson Cottage is housed in a traditional thatched Ulster –Scots farmhouse built in the 1750s. It has been restored to its original state including an open fireplace with a daub and wattle canopy and hanging crane. The interior has been decorated as a traditional cottage with a dresser, sponge ware crockery and iron pots and griddles. The centre has a display on the life and career of Andrew Jackson (1767- 1845) 7th President of the United States of America whose parents emigrated from here in 1765 and a collection of Ulster patchwork quilts and farm machinery.

Ardara Heritage Centre

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 Heritage Centre was established in 1992 after Trojan work by a small Committee who worked for years to make this reality come through. The building going back to historical times was the town Courthouse, then for a number of years laid vacant then for a short while as the home for the Ardara Library. The focus of the Heritage Centre was to define the basis of the Traditional Industry of Ardara which was the Tweed Industry. The Centre profited the sequence of the cloth from the sheep wool to the finished product. The Heritage Centre also has a fine Restaurant which is rented on a regular basis to private operators since 1992. In the last four years the Heritage Centre has seen much adjustment. While the Centre still profiles the development of the Tweed Industry in written form, the Centre now boasts of a fine Theatre which can seat up to 150 people and is acoustically fitted to allow any small Community Group use the Centre for a play of a Concert. The officially approved Tourist Office for Ardara is based there and over 25,000 people visited the Centre in 2008.

Ardfert Cathedral

A monastery was founded here by St. Brendan 'The Navigator' in the 6th century. There are three medieval churches, an ogham stone and a number of early Christian and medieval grave slabs on the site today. The earliest building is the cathedral which dates from the 12th to 17th centuries.

Ardgillan Castle and Victorian Gardens

Ardgillan is a large country house with castellated embellishments built by the Rev. Robert Taylor in 1738. It stands on the elevated coastline commanding magnificent views of the Irish Sea. The house consists of two storeys over basement, which extend under the south lawns. The ground floor rooms and kitchen are open to the Public. Upstairs there is a permanent exhibition of the Down Survey colour maps and text and the Hutton Coachbuilders drawings and text.

Arigna Mining Experience

This underground experience and exhibition provides visitors with a unique insight into what coal mining life was like in the Arigna Valley, since its beginning in the 1700's until closure in 1990.

Arklow Fine Art Gallery

Arklow Maritime Museum

The museum depicts the strong seafaring tradition of the area.

Armagh County Museum

The oldest county museum in Ireland is set in Armagh’s beautiful Georgian tree lined Mall. Its collections capture centuries of stories relating to the people who lived, worked and had connections with this famous city and historic county.

Armagh Planetarium

Armagh Planetarium is a world-renowned astronomical educational establishment. Established in 1968 its purpose is to bring astronomy to a wider audience. The Planetarium is a multifaceted organisation dedicated to astronomy education for all levels, from nursery through to retirement age. It is the Planetarium's unique ability to adapt to changing audience needs that have enabled it to stay at the forefront of science education since its formation.

Armagh Public Library

Five hundred years of books and art in a Georgian setting, Armagh Public Library was founded in 1771 by Archbishop Richard Robinson. Built to the design of Thomas Cooley, the inscription over the public entrance in Greek means 'the healing place of the soul '. An Act of Parliament called 'An Act for settling and preserving the Publick Library in Armagh for ever' established the Library and its name - Armagh Public Library. The nucleus of the collection is Archbishop Robinson's own library which contains 17th and 18th century books on theology, philosophy, classic and modern literature, voyages and travels, history, medicine and law. In 2001 the Library received museum status in recognition of its role in the safe-keeping of a wider range of collections, such as Robinson's large collection of engravings known as the 'Rokeby Collection', with examples from the work of Piranesi, Hogarth and Bartolozzi. It houses many Irish artefacts collected by Archbishop Marcus Gervais Beresford during his lifetime. There are other items on view including the Silver Maces presented to Armagh when it became a city for the first time in 1656 and the only foreign flag ever captured on the island of Ireland.

Ashbrook Open Farm and Agricultural Museum

Ashbrook Farm features an agricultural museum that displays an extensive collection of antique farming machines and implements. The working farm also has pet goats, lambs and donkeys, some of which pull carts along on a tour of the entire farm.

Athenry Arts and Heritage Centre

The centre profiles the 13th Century Norman Castle and Dominican Priory, 14th Century Town Walls - complete with towers and the North Gate and the 15th Century Market Cross. The market scene captures the hustle and bustle of town life whilst the development and appearance of the town's most important buildings through the centuries is graphically illustrated. It is also the new home to the town's 14th Century Mace and Seal returned after an absence of 150 years.

Athlone Castle Visitor Centre

This Norman Castle dating from the 13th century dominates the town and was central to the siege of Athlone in 1961. The Visitor Centre features exhibitions and audio visual presentations on the siege of Athlone, John Count McCormack, River Shannon wildlife and history with folk and military museums.

Athy Heritage Centre

Athy Heritage Centre-Museum focuses on the history of Athy and the surrounding area.

Avondale House and Forest Park

Avondale House is the birthplace and home of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891) one of the greatest political leaders of Irish history. Set in a magnificent forest park of over 500 acres, this beautiful Georgian house designed by James Wyatt and built in 1777 contains fine original plasterwork and furniture belonging to the Parnell Family.

Áras an Uachtaráin

Built in 1751 and situated in the 1,752 acres of the Phoenix Park near Dublin, the original house was built by Park Ranger Nathaniel Clements. By 1782 it had been acquired for use by the Viceroys who oversaw British rule in Ireland. Aras an Uachtaráin is now the official residence of the President of Ireland. The house is open to the public each Saturday and 5 200 people visit the formal rooms and view the grounds each year. In addition to official guests at the many state functions hosted by the President, more than 11,000 visit the house by invitation each year.

Bagenalstown Hillview Museum

Hillview Museum has a fascinating collection of household artifacts and vintage farm machinery.

Ballaghaderreen Museum

Display of household equipment, farm implements and crafts.

Ballina Arts Centre

Ballindoolin House and Gardens

Display of household archives, domestic implements and history of the house.

Ballybunion Heritage Museum

Display of local history, Marconi and the Lartigue Monorail System.

Ballycastle Museum

Folk/Social history of the Glens in the town's 18th century courthouse. Exhibits include the Glentaisie banner of the first Feis na nGleann (1904).

Ballyhugh Arts and Cultural Centre

Ballyhugh House B&B, Arts & Cultural Centre is situated in West Cavan and is dedicated to the promotion and sharing of the rich cultural heritage of that region. Workshops and classes are held in arts, traditional crafts, Irish music and dance, creative writing and yoga. Exhibitions, live shows, history lectures, traditional concerts and ceilis are held all year round. The centre houses a unique collection of artefacts including "The Ballyhugh Collection of Quern Stones" and "The Era of the Corncrake" collection of local heritage photgraphs. We also act as a guide for visitors who are interested in the ancient history of the region.

Ballymoney Museum

At Ballymoney Museum visitors can explore the vibrant history of the Borough. On display are rare finds from the Bronze and Medieval periods as well as exhibits associated with the political upheaval of the late 18th century and the United Irish Rebellion. The museum also holds a unique collection of artefacts and memorabilia associated with Irish Motor Cycle Road Racing. Why not visit the museum’s new public information area? The new resource area now includes limited website access for family history research. Ideal for genealogists, students or local people who are curious about the story of this historic region.

Ballymore Historic Features

Bantry Historical Society and Museum

Barn Museum

The exhibition at the Barn Museum illustrates the bygone days of farming in County Armagh through the themes of haymaking, dairy work, poultry, farming, apple growing, beekeeping, rose growing, the work of the blacksmith and domestic work. The exhibitions are suitable for all ages and are particularly relevance to Key Stage Two. Our experienced guides will ensure that your visit is as lively, interesting and informative as possible! The Barn Museum is situated within Tannaghmore Gardens. Group tours of the Barn Museum are available throughout the year by prior arrangement with museum staff. The Museum has an Education Pack designed specifically for the Barn Museum which contains a teachers information booklet and information/activity sheets for the children which may be obtained prior to the visit.

Barryscourt Castle

(Managed in Conjunction with Barryscourt Trust) Barryscourt castle is the 16th century seat of the Barry family. The present castle, with its largely intact bawn wall and corner towers, is a fine example of an Irish tower house. Both the First floor Main Hall and the Second Floor Great Hall have been extensively restored with fittings and furnishings reinstated. The Orchard has been restored to an original 16th century design and an herb garden has been reinstated in the bawn. This project by the Trust was aided by ECAD.

Basement Museum Killorglin

The Basement Museum houses an exhibition of history tradition, legends and lore in old photographs and in print. There are many newspapers on display, some of them more than two hundred years old. Here is an example of the items one can see: Boots worn by the Spailpins, the first triclour flown in Killorglin, hoisted on the Puck Fair Stand in 1920, a selection of the Valentia Cable which spanned an ocean and joined two continents. Items connected with the Killorglin Valentia Branch Railway and a model of the Barrel Top Gypsy Caravan are also on display.

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre

The Battle of the Boyne took place in 1690 and was a turning point in Irish history. Two kings battled for the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland, William had 36,000 men and James had 25,000 - the largest number of troops ever deployed on an Irish battlefield. The visitor centre with exhibits and audio visual background to the battle is based in Oldbridge House which was built in the 1740’s by either John Coddington or his nephew Dixie Coddington. There are several designated walkways around the area, free of charge as is the main car park.

Beaulieu House, Gardens and Car Museum

Beaulieu House is a home to the same family since 1650, situated within the heart of the Boyne Valley. Enjoy guided tours of the house and family history, four acres of walled garden and the Museum containing a collection of Classic race and road cars with memorabilia.

Belfast Exposed Photography

Founded in 1983 as a community photography initiative, Belfast Exposed Photography now functions as a gallery for contemporary photography with emphasis on commissioning and publication of new work. It holds a community photography archive and runs an extensive educational outreach network. The production of socially and politically engaged work and dialogue is the driving force behind all aspects of the Belfast Exposed project. A policy of project origination and publication, the exhibition, screenings and talks programme and provision of photographic facilities and training all fuel this process. Belfast Exposed has traditionally focused on the development and exhibition of community photography. Through training it continues to encourage local communities to use photography to record and understand their environment. It has compiled an archive of half a million images, a proportion of which are accessible online. Belfast Exposed is a company limited by guarantee, recognized as a charity by the Inland Revenue. Charity number: XR54503

Benburb Valley Heritage Centre

Berkeley Costume and Toy Museum

Biddy Early Brewery

The Biddy Early Brewery is Ireland's first pub brewery. It revived the tradition of craft brewing in Ireland in 1995 and the small brewery continues to produce fine beers using only natural ingredients. Part of the pub has been converted into a visitor centre so people can find out more about the brewery itself. Here visitors can watch an audio-visual presentation on the legend of Biddy Early and the brewing process and how the two are inter-linked. This is followed by a guided tour of the brewery and beer tasting. Finally, visitors have the opportunity to purchase souvenir merchandise.

Blackrock Castle Observatory

Cosmos at the Castle is an exhibition where you can learn about the Universe, extreme life forms on Earth and life in outer space. You can play The Comet Chaser at Ireland’s first interactive theatre and virtually save the Earth. There are daily tours of the observatory, research towers and historic dungeon.

Blennerville Windmill

Blennerville Windmill stands out as the dominant landmark in Tralee Bay - where the town of Tralee meets the Dingle Peninsula. At the Blennerville Visitor Centre you will find the working Windmill and audio-visual presentation as well as an exhibition gallery, craft shop and restaurant. It includes an Emigration Display and a Bird Watching platform with telescope overlooking “Slí na nÉan” – “the Way of the Birds”

Bolton Library

Boole Library Archive Services

UCC Library brings together many sources of information not readily available elsewhere in Munster. They include books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, together with the professional expertise to interpret the collections to its users. As UCC is a copyright Library all Irish Government Publications can be located there. Special Collections & Archives includes Rare Books and manuscripts, theses, microfilms, specialist research materials and two Reading Rooms.

Bothan Scoir

Bray Heritage Centre

Brod Tullaroan, Lory Meagher Heritage Centre

Brookeborough Vintage Cycle Museum

Brookhall Historical Farm

Farming museum with fishing lake, rare breed animals, gardens, farming implements from a bygone era. Ancient burial ground and 12th century church. Country farm teahouse, garden centre, gift shop and self catering cottages on site. Now also registered for weddings.

Bunratty Castle Medieval Collection

The restoration work on Bunratty Castle was finally completed in 1959. A management agreement was set up so that the newly incorporated Shannon Development Company would manage the Castle on behalf of Lord Gort's newly appointed Trustees, John Hunt and Desmond J O'Malley. At this time, the prospect of Bunratty opening to the public as a museum was imminent and Lord Gort was becoming increasingly concerned as to the long term future and in particular that of its contents. In this regard he and Lady Gort had suggested appointing a group of people who would be responsible for the care and maintenance of the furniture and to add to it or sell items as appropriate. This group of people became known as the Gort Furniture Trust. It was to be widely representative with Gort's solicitor, Colonel Gillman as a permanent member, nominees of both Bord Failte and Shannon Development and in due course, certain individuals in their own right. It was set up to meet once a year and examine all furniture and artefacts item by item. Today the Gort Furniture Trust continue to actively look after the furniture and artifacts collection in Bunratty Castle.

Bunratty Folk Park

Bunratty Folk Park is a living reconstruction of the homes and environment of Ireland of over a century ago. Rural farmhouses, village shops and streets are recreated and furnished as they would have appeared at that time. In the Folk Park there is an extensive array of vernacular buildings; indicative of all of the social strata, from the poorest one roomed dwelling to Bunratty House a fine example of a Georgian residence for the gentry (built 1804 home of the Studdarts, the last family to occupy Bunratty Castle).

Burren Centre

In the picturesque village of Kilfenora, The Burren Centre gives the visitor an introduction to the visual delights and ancient mysteries which await to be discovered in this unspoiled corner of Ireland. This walk through time will take you back through the aeons to a time when this area lay beneath a warm tropical sea. Follow the story of the formation of the Burren's lunar landscape where man hunted bear, and wolves roamed the forests.See how, thousands of years ago, man left his mark on the landscape in the form of Dolmens and burial chambers. They still stand today, stone sentinels at the gates of our civilisation's history. Take the journey with us, watch history unfold in front of your eyes, listen to the sounds and feel the atmosphere of thousands of years ago.

Butler Gallery

Cahir Castle

Cape Clear Museum & Heritage Centre

Cape Clear Museum is housed in a restored old schoolhouse and contains some several hundred artefacts of island maritime and folklife interest. There are, to date, 196 framed exhibition panels in the collection which deal with fourteen different themes of island heritage. Each theme may have from around six to fourteen exhibition panels, but only a few of these may be exhibited at any one time. The exhibition is changed each summer and anniversary and special exhibitions are also mounted.

Carlow County Museum

Carlow County Museum is operated by Carlow Town Council and Carlow County Council in association with the Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society. The museum openend in new premises on 5 April 2012 after major renovations.

Carraig Craft Visitor Centre and Basketry Museum

Basketry Museum, exhibition to traditional baskets in rod, rush and straw with audio visual presentation. Craft shop, coffee shop, tourist information, craft workshop, lectures and demonstrations. Bus and car park facilities.

Carrick on Suir Heritage Centre

Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre

The finds on display at Carrickfergus Museum provide a glimpse into life in the town from the Medieval period to more recent times. The displays reflect the experiences of ordinary people and illustrate the dramatic and tumultuous events in the town's history. These collections are displayed and interpreted using a range of media, including audio-visual presentations and hands-on interactives. Also featured is the Community Archive gallery that provides opportunities for the local community to contribute their memories, photographs and objects to the story of Carrickfergus.

Carrigglas Manor

Carrowmore School Museum and Heritage Centre

Cashel Folk Village

Cashel Heritage Centre

Castle Archdale Museum Display

Castle Ward National Trust

Castle Ward will take you on a journey of discovery. The 18th-century eccentric house with two distinctly different styles, classical and Gothic, will entice you to explore further. This truly beautiful 332-hectare (820-acre) walled demesne, with walking trails, exotic garden, stunning vistas and picturesque farmyard, will unlock your imagination through family history, leisure pursuits, events and industrial heritage. A children's pastimes centre and laundry room are a short walk from the house in the stableyard, alongside a gift shop, second-hand bookshop and tea-room.

Castlecomer Discovery Park

Castlepollard Museum

Cathedral of Christ the King

Causeway Museum Service

Cavan County Museum

We aim to collect, conserve and ultimately display the material heritage and culture of Co. Cavan and its environs, for the benefit of the public. Exhibition galleries feature unique artefacts dating from the stone age up until the twentieth century, material spanning over 6000 years of occupation in Cavan. Displays of notable interest include the Killycluggin stone and the three-faced Corleck Head, two of the most recognisable examples of Celtic spirituality in the country. The museum also houses a medieval Dug-Out boat and a selection of medieval Sheela-na-Gigs, as well as a Folk Life gallery depicting life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Newly-opened galleries deal with topics as diverse as the Great Famine, Percy French and the Lords Farnham. Our temporary exhibition space plays host to regular art shows given by local and national artists.

Ceim Hill Museum

Ceim Hill is a 500 year old farm house with an open hearth. The private collection housed here has artifacts from Neolithic times, Old and New Stone Age, Bronze and Iron Ages. The visitor can see old farm tools as well as lace, linen and West Cork cloaks. For history enthusiasts there is a "War of Independence" room.

Celtic and Prehistoric Museum

Museum of fossils from millions of years ago to the ice age. Artefacts from human pre-history dating from the stone age, bronze age, iron age and up to Medieval times.

Charles Stuart Parnell Heritage Centre

Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library is an art museum and library that houses the great collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and some decorative arts assembled by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968). The Library's exhibitions open a window on the artistic treasures of the great cultures and religions across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe . Chester Beatty Library was named Irish Museum of the year in 2000 and was awarded the title European Museum of the Year in 2002. Egyptian papyrus texts, beautifully illuminated copies of the Qur'an, the Bible, European medieval and renaissance manuscripts are among the highlights of the collection. In its diversity, the collection captures much of the richness of human creative expression from about 2700 BC to the present day.

Christ Church Cathedral

At the heart of the city of Dublin for almost a thousand years, Christ Church cathedral has a rich cultural history which can be traced from the Vikings and the Anglo-Normans to the present. Its diverse architectural and sculptural heritage remains a source of fascination to visitors and pilgrims alike who enter this hallowed space.

CityArts Archive

The Archive is a living archive that charts the development of the organisation over a thirty-five year period and by that extension, the community arts movement in Ireland. The Archive at CityArts is a collection of papers, photographs and moving image material that documents and records the socially engaged, activist and collaborative arts practice traced and developed by CityArts since 1973. The Archive is unique in that the material collected in it is evidence of activity within an important and often invisible sector of Ireland's cultural heritage.

Clare Archaeological Centre

The authentically restored 15th century Dysert O’Dea castle, the stronghold of the O’Dea clan, houses the Clare Archaeology Centre which was opened in July 1986 and has been the recipient of numerous national awards. Dysert O’Dea Church, which stands on the site of an early christian monastery, dates mainly from the 12th century. Its most famous feature is the Romanesque Doorway. Near the church’s north western corner stands the remains of a Round Tower.The High Cross, situated east of the church, dates from the 12th century and is one of the finest examples of its kind in Ireland. Archaeology/History Trail features 25 sites all within a few kilometres radius of the castle. A guide is available at the souvenir shop. Guided trail tours by prior arrangement.

Clare County Archives

Clare County Archives was established in 1999 and provides an integrated cultural and information service to researchers at home and abroad. The Archives seeks to maintain the highest preservation standards possible for the collections in its care while seeking to maximise public knowledge of and access to archives. The Archives is a county-wide service and in addition to local authority records, it also collects other material relating to the county including private papers, solicitors papers, architectural drawings, maps and plans, estate papers, photographic collections, and records of academic, social, and economic institutions. Documents can be requested from Clare County Archives by letter, telephone, or e-mail, and at least one day’s notice will be required for the production of material. This material will then be made available to researchers through Clare County Library's Local Studies Centre.

Clare County Museum

The museum covers the Riches of Clare - its people, places, treasures - featuring objects from County Clare, many on loan from the National Museum of Ireland.

Clare Heritage and Genealogical Centre

The Centre is situated in the picturesque village of Corofin, just 8 miles north from the county town of Ennis. The Clare Heritage and Genealogical Research Centre was founded in 1982 by the late Dr. Ignatius (Naoise) Cleary and is now recognised nationally and internationally as the leading Centre of it's kind in the Country. The Centre offers a professional service to persons wishing to trace their Clare ancestry. Towards this, we, as a voluntary organised, non-profit making group have over the past number of years indexed all available Parish Registers for the 47 Clare parishes. We now hold data on just over 500,000 people who were born in this county during the 19th and into the middle of the 2Oth century. The age and condition of these records vary from Parish to Parish, with some of our records dating back as early as 1802. However, as Civil Recording of Births, Marriages and Deaths do not begin until 1864, these Parish Records remain the main source of Genealogical Data here in Ireland.

Clay Pipe Visitor Centre

Clew Bay Heritage Centre

Clogher Heritage Complex

Clonalis House

Clonfert Diocesan Museum

Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise And West Offaly Railway Museum

Cobh Museum

Cobh Museum is located in the former Scots Presbyterian Church on the High Road [the main road into Cobh] above the Heritage Centre. The exhibitions reflect the cultural, social and maritime history of Cobh and the Great Island. There is a small genealogical reference section in the museum where visitors can do their own research.

Cobh the Queenstown Story

An exhibition in Cobh Heritage Centre relating to the port's history of emigration. From 1848 - 1950 over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland - over 2.5 million departed from Cobh, making it the single most important port of emigration. Located outside the Cobh Heritage Centre is the statue of Annie Moore and her two brothers. Annie Moore became the first ever emigrant to be processed in Ellis Island when it officially opened on 1st January 1892. Annie and her brothers sailed from Queenstown on the SS Nevada on the 20th December and arrived after 12 days of travelling in steerage. The statue outside Cobh Heritage Centre was unveiled by President Mary Robinson on the 9th February 1993.

Cois Abhainn

Coleraine Museum

Colmcille Heritage Centre

Interpretive exhibition featuring saint Colmcille [Columba], Patriarch of the Irish Monasticism and Scottish Church. The story is told with artistically designed banners, stained glass, illustrated panels, artefacts, a wax model with authentic clothing and a step-by-step illustration of ancient manuscript fabrication. A tour of the centre also includes an audiovisual on the life of Saint Colmcille. A special tapestry display protraying the Derryveagh Evictions is also on show within the centre. The art collection of the heritage trust is on display in the dining room.

Columban Mission Awareness Centre

Connemara Heritage and History Centre

Connemara National Park Visitor Centre

Copper Coast European Geopark

Cork Butter Museum

The Cork Butter Museum is a unique institution, celebrating one of the great success stories of Ireland, the butter trade. Located in the historic Shandon area of Cork city, the story begins with the central role of dairy culture in the Island of Saints and Scholars. The Museum goes on to describe the internationally important Butter Exchange in nineteenth century Cork, the traditional craft of home butter making and the modern success of the Kerrygold brand. In the course of this story, the commercial, social, and domestic life of Ireland is recalled.

Cork City and County Archives

The Archives is jointly funded by Cork City Council, Cork County Council, and University College Cork. In 1971, these 3 bodies established the Archives as one of the first archives services in Ireland. The new purpose built Archives building opened in 2006 in Blackpool, Cork City. The Archives was formerly named Cork Archives Institute and was previously based at Christ Church, South Main Street, Cork City. The Christ Church building is no longer in use by the Archives. The day to day operation of the Archives is carried out by Cork City Council. Since 1994, it has been a function of Local Government to make arrangements for the proper management, custody, care and conservation of local records and local archives and for the inspection of local archives by the public. The Archives is managed by chief Archivist Brian McGee MA H.DIP.AS, and is overseen by an Executive Committee which includes the Archivist/Secretary, the head Librarians of Cork City and Cork County, and the head Librarian of U.C.C.

Cork City Gaol and Radio Musuem

Cork City Gaol is located near Patrick’s Street and while the magnificent castle-like building is now a major and unique visitor attraction, this Gaol once housed 19th century prisoners! Visitors get a fascinating insight into day-to-day prison life at a time when the high walls ensured no escape and denied law-abiding citizens the opportunity to see one of the finest examples of Ireland's architectural heritage. At the same location and uniquely situated in the former Governor’s House, is the Radio Museum Experience incorporating the restored 6CK Radio Broadcasting Studio. In addition to an audio visual on Marconi – and particularly his Irish connections, there is a wonderful collection of artefacts, including the RTE Collection, providing a nostalgic trip back to the early days of radio.

Cork Geological Museum

The Museum comprises approximately 20,000 rock, mineral and fossil specimens, and a similar number of geological maps, thin sections, photographic slides, offprints and books. The museum was established in 1849 in one of three new Queen's Colleges of Belfast, Cork and Galway. Collections are displayed in the original 19th century oak cases and are arranged systematically.

Cork Heritage Park

Located on 6 acres of landscaped grounds and restored 19th century courtyard of Bessboro Estate, the Park offers the visitor a varied and fascinating introduction to different aspects of Corks rich heritage.

Cork Public Museum

History and archaeology of Cork City and County. Highlights include Ireland’s oldest pick and shovel, discovered in a Bronze Age copper mine in Mount Gabriel, the Iron Age Cork Helmet Horns and the Garryduff Gold Bird, a triumph of Early Medieval skill and craftsmanship. There is particular emphasis on the trades and crafts of Cork and this is reflected in the magnificent collection of Cork silver on permanent display in the museum with pieces dating as far back as the late 18th century.

Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre

Cottage Collection & Museum

Visit the cottage collection of artifacts including vintage radios from the early 1920s, also gramophones, a large selection of sewing machines, irons and other appliances

County Carlow Military Musem

County Carlow Military Museum is based in the former St Dympna’s Hospital Church in Carlow Town. One of the museums main displays features the uniforms of the Irish Defence Forces. The Defence Forces service in UN peacekeeping missions in the Congo, Lebanon and Somalia is the focus of other displays. Another feature of the museum is the reconstruction of a World War One trench. One of the museum directors has recently written a book on Carlow Soldiers in the Great War entitled: 'Follow Them Up From Carlow'. Other displays include the Irish War of Independence, Irish Civil War. Our Audio/Visual feature includes footage of the War of Independence and Civil War in Ireland. The 8th Militia Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps / Carlow Rifles / Carlow Militia is the focus of another display. We have a range of displays relating to Carlow soldiers who have served in army's around the world along with armoured vehicle production in Carlow Town during the 1940's and a new display called the Medieval Soldier." The museum was founded in 1995 and was based at the FCA Headquaters in Carlow Town. The first opening was in June 1996. In July 2001 the museum opened in its current location on the Athy Road, Carlow Town.

Craggaunowen

Craggaunowen – the Living Past Experience is Ireland’s original award winning Pre-historic Park. Situated on 50 acres of wooded grounds, the Park interprets Ireland’s pre-historic and early Christian eras. It features a stunning recreation of some of the homesteads, animals and artefacts which existed in Ireland over 1,000 years ago. Explore the Crannog, the Ring Fort, the Medieval Castle and the ‘Brendan Boat’ – a leather hulled boat built by Tim Severin who sailed across mid-Atlantic re-enacting the voyage of St. Brendan and the early Christian monks reputed to have discovered America centuries before Columbus. Visit Craggaunowen Castle built in 1550 standing defiantly on a crag overlooking the lake. See rare animal breeds - specimens of the pre-historic era. Enjoy the fresh air and lake walks in a most enjoyable rural setting. Savour our wonderful homemade fare in the charming farmhouse tea-room.

Craigavon Museum Service

Craigavon Museum Services is based at Waterside House, Oxford Island. The museum contains an exhibition area, a local history library, a workshop, office accommodation and storage facility. The museum‘s collection records the social history of the Craigavon area including the towns of both Portadown and Lurgan and the surrounding villages. It is based on items collected originally by the former Portadown Museum which opened in the Carnegie library back in 1953, although since then, many more objects of local interest and significance have been added to the collection.

Crawford Art Gallery

The Crawford is the city art museum for Cork and is dedicated to informing a wide audience about the significant role that the visual arts play in contemporary life and culture. The Gallery’s permanent collection comprises over 2000 works, ranging from eighteenth century Irish and European painting and sculpture, through to contemporary video installations. At the heart of the collection is a collection of Greek and Roman sculpture casts, brought to Cork in 1818 from the Vatican Museum in Rome. The collection is particularly strong in Irish art of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Crookstown Cornmill Museum

Culkins Emigration Museum

Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre

Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre is situated in the 14th Century Castle/Town House just less than 5 minutes from train (DART) and bus stations. All year long there are actors from Deilg Inis Living History Theatre Company in a Live Theatre Performance every half hour. Depending on seasonal variations you can encounter the Ghost, The Merchant and Rupert the Archer.

Dalton Shop Museum

Dartfield Horse Museum and Park

Dún Laoghaire Local History Department

It is the aim of the Local History Department to collect, preserve and make available for reference, material on the history of the county. The collection, which is housed in Dún Laoghaire Library, includes directories dating from 1798, council minutes from 1888, newspapers from 1819, and surveys and maps from 1730. The department also holds such genealogical resources as Griffiths Valuation, census returns from 1813-1911 and the Tithe Applotment Books. The photograph collection covers prints and drawings from the 17th century to date. Highlights are copies of the Lawrence Collection, the Civil War (Ireland 1922-23) series, and the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Collection.

De Valera Library and Gallery

The De Valera Public Library and Gallery was opened in 1975. The building comprises the library proper and the Gallery which is situated in what was once a Presbyterian Church. This Church was built in 1856 at a cost of £600. The library proper stands on a site once occupied by an old Church of Ireland Hall built in 1890.

De Valera Museum and Bruree Heritage Centre

Eamon de Valera, freedom fighter, statesmen, academic and first President of the Irish Republic, spent his childhood in Bruree, This Visitor Centre tells the story of his life through audio-visual displays, graphic panels and personal memorabilia. Other displays cover the local history of Bruree, and there’s a small shop here selling souvenirs and postcards relating to his life and to the local area. Nearby is the cottage in which he lived, now preserved and open to visitors.

Derryglad Folk Museum

Derrynane House

Derrynane House is the ancestral home of Daniel O'Connell, lawyer, politician and statesman. Situated on 120 hectares of parklands on the scenic Kerry coast, the House displays many relics of O'Connell s life and career.

Devenish Island Monastic Site

Dingle Ocean World Aquarium

Enjoy the fascinating fish-life of the Atlantic, come face to face with fearsome sharks, stroll around the Amazonian Jungle watching piranhas, walk through the breathtaking Underwater Tunnel, hold a star fish or stroke a friendly ray.

Doagh Famine Village

The Famine Village is an outdoor museum that tells the story of life in the area from the Famine back in the 1840s, through the 1900s to the present day. Different to any other tourist attraction in Ireland the Famine Village depicts life in Ireland as it was, uncommercialised, interdenominational interspersed with humorous anectdotes of Irish life.

Donaghmore Famine Workhouse Museum

Donegal Ancestry Centre

The Donegal Ancestry Centre is the official genealogy centre for County Donegal. We offer a comprehensive genealogical research service to those tracing their Donegal ancestors. Our database, compiled through the co-operation of the clergy and custodians of records throughout County Donegal, contains almost half a million records from the major genealogical sources.

Donegal County Museum

Donegal County Museum at High Road, Letterkenny was opened in 1987. The building once formed part of the town's Workhouse which was established for the relief of the poor duing the Great Famine of 1845-1850. The museum's function is to collect, preserve, record and display the material history of the County. The museum has over 8,000 artefacts dating from the prehistoric times to the present century. The Museum has two exhibition spaces, a conservation workshop, stores and administrative offices. The permanent display is housed in the Upper Gallery of the Museum while temporary exhibitions are housed on the ground floor. The County Museum Service monitors the welfare of the archaeological and historical sites and heritage development in the County.

Donegal Railway Heritage Centre

The County Donegal Railway and the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway, at 225 miles, formed the largest narrow gauge railway system in north-west Europe. The story is told through informative large illustrated wall-boards, and on a variety of DVDs shown in two locations on our audio-visual systems which can be watched in comfort while enjoying a hot or cold drink and a snack. DVDs and other reminders can be bought in the shop. A variety of of beautifully constructed models in various scales, some of which can be seen working, also tell the story and give an insight into how the railways were. For the researcher we have the largest digitised collection of Donegal railway photos in the world, a selection of which is on automatic presentation for visitors. There are several items of restored County Donegal Railway rolling stock as well as others in the process of being restored.

Donegal Studies

From rare books to the latest local publications, from maps to music, from newspapers to videos, the Donegal Studies collection is both varied and invaluable. For more than three quarters of a century a unique collection has been built up of books, pamphlets, offprints, newspapers, maps, prints, photographs, microfilms, newspaper cuttings, CDs, cassettes, videos and ephemera on the history, natural history, economy, archaeology and culture of County Donegal. While spending a day, or part of a day, in the Central Library is the best way to make use of these unique resources, we intend that you may also access these resources online to an increasing degree.

Down County Museum

The museum is located in the historic buildings of the eighteenth century County Gaol of Down. In addition to walking through the restored complex complete with cells, visitors can learn more about 9000 years of human history in County Down in the exhibition Down Through Time.

Downpatrick Railway Museum

The railway is Northern Ireland's only standard gauge (i.e. full size) heritage railway and is based in the county town of Down. The railway was founded in 1985 with the intention of rebuilding the entire former Belfast and County Down Railway branch line to Ardglass. However, it soon became apparent that this was an unrealistic goal and instead the railway was or is being rebuilt to Inch Abbey and Ballydugan - both of which are on the former BCDR Belfast to Newcastle main line.

Dr. Douglas Hyde Interpretative Centre

Portahard Church of Ireland was built in 1740 and restored in 1988 to include a display telling the life story of Dr. Douglas Hyde (1860-1949).

Drum Heritage Visitor Centre

Drumkeerin Heritage Centre

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane houses a significant collection of Irish and International modern and contemporary art. The original collection, donated by the Gallery's founder Sir Hugh Lane, has now grown to include almost 2000 artworks, ranging from the Impressionist masterpieces of Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas to works by leading national and international contemporary artists. Among the artists represented in the permanent collection are Auguste Rodin, Walter Osborne, William Orpen, Jack B.Yeats, Mary Swanzy, Norah McGuinness, Niki de Saint Phalle, Agnes Martin,William Scott, Patrick Scott, Joseph Beuys, Louis le Brocquy, Francis Bacon, Philip Guston, Elizabeth Magill, Sean Scully, Brian Maguire, Dorothy Cross, Paul Seawright and Ellsworth Kelly.

Dublin City Library and Archive

The library holds an extensive range of books relating to Dublin and Ireland to which are regularly added new publications. In addition to imprints from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries we also hold a considerable collection of older material of which the Gilbert Collection, comprising material from 16th to 18th centuries, forms the nucleus. Dublin City Archives contains records of the civic government of Dublin from 1171 to the late 20th century. These records include City Council and committee minutes, account books, correspondence, reports, court records, charity petitions, title deeds, maps and plans and drawings all of which document the development of Dublin over eight centuries.

Dublin Fire Brigade Museum

The museum occupies two floors of the building shared with the training centre for firefighters. It houses objects from the Brigade's history.

Dublin Writers Museum

In the two Museum Rooms is presented a history of Irish literature from its beginnings up to recent times. The panels describe the various phases, movements and notable names, while the showcases and pictures illustrate the lives and works of individual writers. The museum occupies an original eighteenth-century house, which accommodates the museum rooms, library, gallery and administration area. The annexe behind it has a coffee shop and bookshop on the ground floor and exhibition and lecture rooms on the floors above. The Irish Writers' Centre, next door in No 19, contains the meeting rooms and offices of the Irish Writers' Union, the Society of Irish Playwrights, the Irish Children's Book Trust and the Translators' Association of Ireland.

Dublin Zoological Gardens

Dublin Zoo’s 28 hectares is attracting almost 1 million visitors a year. Officially Ireland’s biggest family attraction, not only offers a great day out for all, but also a journey of learning and discovery about the world’s precious wildlife. In addition to living animals the Zoo holds a collection of skulls and skins for teaching purposes.

Dublin's City Hall: The Story of the Capital

City Hall is an outstanding example of the Georgian architecture for which Dublin is world-renowned. Tours of City Hall are available free of charge to groups who arrange in advance. Audioguides and leaflets are available in English, Irish, German, Spanish, Italian and French. The building is fully wheelchair accessible. The vaults host the multi-media exhibition, 'Dublin’s City Hall: The Story of the Capital'. This exhibition traces the evolution of Ireland’s capital city, from before the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170 to the present day.

Dublinia

Dublinia has three exhibitions, Viking Dublin, Medieval Dublin and History Hunters, all located at the historic crossroads of old Dublin. The Viking and Medieval Dublin exhibitions bring the city to life in an exciting and contemporary way for all ages to learn and share, and include a variety of sights, sounds, and smells! Unearth the city’s past at the History Hunters exhibition and see Dublin from a new perspective.

Duiske Abbey and Abbey Centre

Duncannon Fort Maritime Museum

Dunfanaghy Workhouse Heritage Centre

The Dunfanaghy Workhouse opened in 1995 as a Heritage Centre exploring local history and culture with the Wee Hannah Exhibition & New Lake Exhibition. It has evolved into a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. The coffee shop at the workhouse has recently been refurbished to include a play area for toddlers and the new menu specialises in home made, seasonal produce. The craft shop is slowly extending it's range of local Donegal crafts and there is also a Community Playground and Toddler Park with

Dunmore Cave

Dunsink Observatory

Dunsink Observatory is the oldest scientific institution in Ireland. Built in 1783-1785 for the first Andrews' Professor of Astronomy in Trinity College Dublin, the observatory is situated on a hill 8km northwest of Dublin's city centre, where it first housed the Astronomy section of the School of Cosmic Physics in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Open Nights are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month during the winter months (October-March). Weather permitting, visitors can view celestial objects through the historic Grubb Telescope and two smaller telescopes. Visitors can also attend audio-visual presentations and lectures on a wide variety of topics in astronomy. There is also a question and answer session on all your astronomy related queries. Open nights are free of charge.

East Clare Heritage Centre

East Clare Heritage was formed in 1989 as a not for profit voluntary group, with the primary objective of protecting, promoting and ultimately creating access to the vast heritage of East Clare. East Clare Heritage, since its inception in 1989 has been extremely active in facilitating both intellectual and physical access to the heritage and history of East Clare. Given their voluntary capacity the committee have achieved extraordinary success in promoting the importance and creating accessibility to the heritage of East Clare. The East Clare Heritage Company is a totally voluntary and community based Company dedicated to giving a future to our past. The Company was formed in 1989 and within three years a 10th century church at Tuamgraney, County Clare was re-furbished for use as a Heritage Center. In 2002 East Clare Heritage Company received charitable status.

Edmund Rice Centre

Dedicated to Blessed Edmund Rice (1762-1844), the founder of the Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers in the Roman Catholic Church. Houses the historic Allen Library.

Edmund Rice Heritage Centre

Telling the story of Blessed Edmund Rice (1762-1844), the founder of the Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers in the Roman Catholic Church. Exhibits cover life in 18th century Waterford, a 19th century school room, the work of the religious orders today and the tomb of Blessed Edmund Rice.

Edmund Rice Heritage Centre 'Westcourt'

Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers in the Roman Catholic Church, was born to Robert and Margaret Rice, prosperous tenant farmers, at Westcourt, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, on 1 June 1762. The thatched house "Westcourt" in which Edmund was born on 1 June 1762, is almost 300 years old. The six roomed house consists of a kitchen, parlour, breakfast room and three bedrooms. Of particular interest is the bedroom in which Edmund Rice was born. Also on the site is the Edmund Rice Memorial Chapel and a large visitors’ centre.

Erasmus Smith Trust Archive

The archives of The Erasmus Smith Trust extend from about 1650 to the present day. They are reasonably complete, although documentation of the schools is slightly lacking in the late 18th century. The collection material has now been listed on an extensive database and are available for use by researchers interested in the history of Irish education, local history, past pupils, etc. There is also a past pupils database of High School students.

Exploration Station- National Centre for Science and Discovery

This children's discovery museum is at the planning stage. Intended for a site near Heuston Station, it is awaiting funding.

Exploris Aquarium

Exploris; The Northern Ireland Aquarium, is ideally sited on the shores of a marine nature reserve and area of special scientific interest – Strangford Lough. A visit to Exploris enables the visitors to view and learn about the marine species that are indigenous to Strangford Lough and the coastline of the island. Marine communities are recreated to enable the visitor to gain a better understanding of the complex inter relationships between different species. The Seal Sanctuary affords the visitor the opportunity to view the process of rehabilitation of rescued seal pups from their arrival through to full health when they are re-introduced to the wild.

F.E. McWilliam Studio and Gallery

Dedicated to the memory of Banbridge-born sculptor Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909-1992), surrealist sculptor and one of Ireland's most influential and successful artists.

Famine Museum and Grainne Uaile Centre

Farney Castle

Father Murphy Centre

Fermanagh County Museum

Fernhill House - The People's Museum

A terraced house from the 1930s is recreated with a real sense of the way people lived in working-class Belfast at the time of the great Depression. It has exhibitions looking at the Shankill Road (a famous area of staunchly Protestant tradition), Home Rule (a form of limited independence granted to Ireland in 1912) and the considerable role played by Ulster soldiers in both the First and Second World Wars.

Fethard Folk Farm and Transport Museum

Findlater Museum

Alexander Findlater established Findlaters in 1823. In 1852 the Findlater Mountjoy Brewery in Dublin was established and Findlaters involvement with wine goes back as far as the 1800's. John Fitzgerald, Alex's Great-grandfather certainly seems to have enjoyed a visit to Bordeaux in 1877, as he took with him the equivalent of €13,000 for "expenses" Findlater's were keen to develop their brand name, and amongst Cadbury's chocolate, Jacob's biscuits, Nestle condensed milk and Heinz canned goods, Findlaters developed their own extensive range of Findlater-brand tea, jams, jellies, furniture polish, coffee and sugar. Indeed almost all wines and spirits were bought in cask and sold under the Findlater label and guarantee. One could buy Findlater bottled Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Lafite, Leoville Bartons and many more. Over the last 200 years Findlaters has become a veritable Dublin institution, with shops across Dublin, many of the original Findlater stores are still standing in Blackrock, Dalkey Rathmines, and the Gables in Foxrock.

Fingal County Archives

Fingal County Council looks after the archives of the former Dublin County Council. The County was replaced by three Councils in 1993 - Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. Fingal County Archives holds historic records of all Dublin county areas.

Fintown Railway - An Mhuc Dhubh

The Fintown Railway is the only operational railway in Co. Donegal. Set amidst spectacular highland scenery overlooking Lough Finn, the railway (3 m/5km) is a restored section of the former County Donegal Railway. The railway nestled deep in the heart of spectacular mountainous scenery steeped in tradition, myth and folklore, and running along the crystal clear waters of Loch Finn is a million miles from the constant rush of every day life. You are invited to relive those bygone days when Donegal had 200 miles of narrow gauge railway operated by the County Donegal and Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway Companies.

Flame - the Gasworks Museum of Ireland

Flame gasworks is Ireland's sole surviving coal gasworks and is one of only three left in the British Isles. Opened in 1855, it supplied Carrickfergus with gas until 1965 and was closed in 1987. It is was fully restored and reopened as a visitor and educational attraction in August 2002. This museum gives visitors the opportunity to: See Europe's largest surviving set of horizontal retorts, find out how gas was used through the decades and ascend the working gasholder for panoramic views of the town.

Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre

In 1607 the Earls of Ulster departed Ireland from Rathmullan in an event known as 'The Flight of the Earls'. Their intention was to gain support in Europe for a liberation of Ireland from English rule but they never returned. There departure marked the end of an era and the beginning od a chain of events which revererated down the centuries and left a grim legacy of mistrust, resentment and conflict. The Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre overlooks the very shore from where the Earls left Ireland for good. The Exhibition is houed in a fort built in 1880 as a defence against possible invasion by the French. It is a lively, informative and interesting display of the life and times of the Earls and the aftermath of their Flight. Displays include models, maps, artwork, literature, fabric hangings and lifelike wax models of the Earls and their families.

Florence Court National Trust

Ford Farm Park and Museum

Housed in a farm building, this small rural museum features a collection of old farming implements, fishing nets, lobsters pots and other folk artefacts. Sheep from the farm also provide wool for spinning demonstrations. Ground-floor wheelchair access.

Fort Dunree Military Museum

Fort Dunree, Dun Fhraoigh in Irish means, “Fort of the Heather” and indicates that this site has been an important defensive site down through history. Today however, its stunning natural beauty and abundant wildlife are drawing increasing numbers of visitors to one of Inishowen’s most beautiful and peaceful locations. A visit to Fort Dunree will include a video film presentation in the audio-visual theatre, access to museum displays which fully demonstrate life at Fort Dunree, showing its vital role in costal defence, neutrality protection and a range of coastal artillery. The underground bunkers also house a collection of artefacts that give meaning and insight into the day to day operation of the Fort.

Fox's Lane Folk Museum

Come and see how your great-grandparents coped with day to day living before the invention of indoor plumbing, electricity, and the automobile. Step back in time into a fully furnished and equipped traditional Irish country kitchen of 100 years ago. Located in the historic town of Youghal, Fox's Lane Museum is a small, privately run museum, providing a fascinating display of some 600 beautifully restored gadgets that trace the evolution and development of household conveniences and appliances used in the home, during the 1850s to the 1950s. Displays feature manually operated vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and sewing machines dating back to the 1860s, the Edison Phonograph and early gramophones. See some very interesting telephones, typewriters and radios, as well as a very wide selection of food preparation and cooking equipment. The collection also includes old razors, blade sharpeners, Kodak cameras and stereoscopes, unusual obsolete items like button hooks, glove stretchers, curling tongs, sugar crushers, sausage makers, the cucumber straightner, hat iron, egg topper and much more.

Foxford Woollen Mills Visitor Centre

Foyle Valley Railway Museum

This museum is dedicated to telling the rich railway history of the city and surrounding area. At the heart of the exhibition is a recreated railway station platform and within the displays visitors can find out about the various railway companies which once operated out of the city. Derry today is served by just one railway system, which reaches to Belfast and Dublin and beyond. At one time, however, it was served by four different systems, which stretched throughout Northern Ireland and into County Donegal. This museum houses an exhibition of memorabilia of the ‘Golden Age’. This museum is also a great family attraction with a dedicated children’s play area in one of the old railway carriages. They also have tea and coffee facilities available on site.

Foynes Flying Boat Museum

The Foynes Flying Boat Museum, housed in the original terminal building in Foynes, recalls that nostalgic era when Foynes became the centre of the aviation world from 1939 to 1945. On July 9th 1939, Pan Am's luxury Flying Boat, the "Yankee Clipper" landed at Foynes to become the first commercial passenger flight on a direct route from the USA to Europe. During the late 1930s and early 1940s, this quiet little town on the Shannon became the focal point for air traffic on the North Atlantic. Now the "Yankee Clipper is back - the latest exhibit is the world's only full scale replica of the Boeing 314, "Yankee Clipper". You can travel back in time and see for yourself what it was like to be a passenger in one of these wonderful flying boats. Foynes also claims the invention of the Irish Coffee, in 1942, Brendan O'Regan opened a restaurant and coffee shop in the Foynes terminal building and employed a Chef named Joe Sheridan. It was not long before Joe realised that the passengers coming to wait in the terminal in cold and rainy weather needed something to make the coffee a bit stronger and developed the drink from coffee, Irish whiskey and cream.

Frank McCourt Museum and Leamy Art Gallery

The museum is housed in a former school erected in 1843 and a gallery since 2009. Frank McCourt was a pupil and renowned author of Angela's Ashes. Memorabilia of the school accompany a classroom of the 1930s and murals of the McCourt family home. From the museum you may follow a tour of 25 key places in Limerick that feature in Angela's Ashes.

Freemasons Hall Museum

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is the second oldest in the world and the first evidence for its existence comes from the Dublin Weekly Journal of June 26th 1725. The building was designed and purpose built as a Masonic Hall in 1869 and it remains the headquarters of Irish Freemasonry, housing dramatically decorated Lodge rooms, a library and museum housing documents, artefacts and regalia providing an insight into Irish Freemasonry. Guided tours are available during summer months.

French Armada Centre

Fry Model Railway Museum

The Fry Model Railway is a collection of handmade models of Irish trains, from the beginning of rail travel to modern times. One of the world’s largest miniature railways, the exhibition is unique in that it is a working railway covering an area of 2,500 sq. feet. The beautifully engineered models are from a collection originally built up in the 1920s and 1930s by Cyril Fry, a railway engineer and draughtsman, with each piece assembled with the finest attention to detail. Until 2011 it was situated in the grounds surrounding Malahide Castle, this delightful collection is a treat for railway enthusiasts, children and adults alike. It has been promised a new home but is not currently on view.

Gaelic Athletic Association Museum

The GAA Museum was established to commemorate, recognise and celebrate the GAA's enormous contribution to Irish sporting, cultural and social life since its foundation in 1884. Located in Croke Park, GAA headquarters, the museum is open daily throughout the year. The museum looks at the birth and growth of the GAA at home and abroad, and its unique role in the national movement and cultural revival in Ireland.

Galway City Museum

Galway City Museum is situated behind the famous Spanish Arch, overlooking the River Corrib and the ancient Claddagh village. The Museum tells the story of Galway City and it's surroundings, with artwork and objects from the medieval times to the present day.

Garda Síochána Museum and Archives

The Garda Síochána Museum is the museum of the Republic of Ireland's national police force. It is located in Dublin Castle. The museum contains a vast amount of both archival and artefactual material, relating not only to the Garda Síochána, but also to the Irish Constabulary, The Royal Irish Constabulary, The Dublin Police, and The Dublin Metropolitian Police.

Garvagh Musuem

Genesius Theatrical Museum

Briar Cottage dating from the 1860s exhibits memorabilia from the days of 'Flash Parade' a chorus line which travelled the length and breadth of Ireland in the mid 20th century. The unique collection includes posters, brassware, swords, hats, photos, letters, programmes, scripts and much more. The museum is of interest to students of drama or fans of Irish theatre.

Geological Museum of Trinity College Dublin

The exhibition The Story of the Earth contains displays covering the complete range of geological topics, and is suitable for school parties, university parties, and the general public. The Museum collections date from 1777, and comprise about 80,000 specimens. The main palaeontological holdings include Irish Silurian and Carboniferous invertebrates, Mesozoic ostracods, and Upper Palaeozoic miospores. The mineral collection largely dates from the 1820s and contains both Irish and foreign specimens.

Geological Survey of Ireland Archives

GSI is a recognised repository of the National Archives and has a statutory responsibility for the records of the organisation as a part of government. In practice, there are specific collections of more historical significance or important records that are separated in an Archive Room, that is protected from fire and environmentally controlled to enhance the long term preservation of those records.

Georgian House and Garden

The Georgian House is one of a terrace of six houses built c. 1830 by the Pery Square Tontine Company. This terrace is widely regarded as being the best example of late Georgian Architecture in Limerick and probably in Ireland. No. 2 Pery Square has been fully restored with all its original architectural features expertly reinstated in precise detail. The décor and furnishings are also of the Georgian era.

Glasnevin Museum

Glasnevin Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Ireland. First opened in 1832 to establish a place where people of all religions could bury their dead with dignity, the cemetery has grown to become a national monument and vital part of the Irish Heritage story. The exhibitions on view seek to show the social, historical, political and artistic development of modern Ireland through the lives of the generations buried in Ireland’s Necropolis.

Glebe House and Gallery

St. Columba House and the Glebe Gallery are situated 8 kilometres from Letterkenny on the shores of Lough Gartan. The House was originally a Church of Ireland Rectory and became the long time home of the late artist Derek Hill in the 1950's. In 1980, Hill presented the house, grounds and his art collection to the State. The House is beautifully decorated in period furniture and wallpapers designed by William Morris. The Glebe Gallery was built beside the house and contains the Derek Hill Collection of Victorian and 20th Century art works, including ceramics by Picasso. The Irish element of the collection is noted for its Tory Island paintings and works by Louis Le Brocquy.

Glencolmcille Folk Village Museum

The Glencolmcille Folk Village is built in the form of a village in which each house is an exact replica of a dwelling used by the local people in each of the three successive centuries (18th, 19th 20th) and is equipped with the furniture, artifacts and utensils of its particular period. It was founded by Fr James McDyer in 1967.

Glengowla Mines

Glenveagh National Park

Situated in the Northwest of Co. Donegal, Glenveagh encompasses some 16,000 acres in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains. Such a great wilderness is the haunt of many interesting plants and animals. These lands were managed as a private deer forest before becoming a national park in 1975. With the completion of public facilities Glenveagh National Park was officially opened to the public in 1986. Glenveagh Castle is a 19th century castellated mansion and was built between 1867 and 1873. Its construction in a remote mountain setting was inspired by the Victorian idyll of a romantic highland retreat. The forbidding architecture of the castle is quickly forgotten amidst the varied comforts within. Henry McIlhenny, the last owner of the castle, served the Philadelphia Museum of Art as Curator of Decorative Arts and his expertise in this field is evident throughout the castle. Through time, each room acquired a different character, some roughly in keeping with the period of the house, others freely inventive.

Gray's Printing Press Museum

Green Lane Museum (Limavady Museum)

Greenan Farm Museum and Maze

Guillemot Maritime Museum

Guinness Storehouse

The visitor experience based in the Guinness brewery complex takes visitors through the stages in production of this world-famous beer. The visit includes the history of brewing, cooperage (barrel making), transport and advertising The Guinness Archive was formally established in 1998 when the Company employed its first professional archivist to curate the Company's history. The Archive is open by appointment Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.00pm and houses records and artefacts from the formation of the Company in 1759 to the present day.

Gurtnagrough Folk Museum

This unique Folk Museum is well worth a visit. A veritable treasure chest of agricultural tools as well as domestic equipment from olden days. Some of the collections date back to 1700. While browsing through the museum the years will be rolled back and your heritage will be revealed in all it's glory.

Harbour Museum

The Harbour Museum closed to the public on 16th December, 2011. To access archive and genealogy services telephone +44-28-71-377331. The former Londonderry Port and Harbour Commissioner’s Office, built in 1882, was officially opened on 18 May 1995 as the Harbour Museum. It is a listed (Grade B) building. It is situated beside the Guildhall.

Hells Kitchen Railway Museum

Hennigan Heritage Farm

Hezlett House

Highlanes Gallery

Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery is a dedicated visual art space for the Irish north east region, of an international standard in terms of design, management, environmental control and security. The gallery is sited in the former Drogheda Franciscan Church and part of the Friary; known locally as the ‘High Lane Church’. The Franciscans gifted the property to the people of Drogheda when they ended their 760 year association with the town in 2000. The buildings date from the early 19th century, though elements date back to earlier times and include the former Franciscan burial crypts. The main exhibition spaces are open plan and include the old Church level and a new floor at the height of the old balcony and as such, the character of the building is not lost.

Hunt Museum

The Hunt Museum houses a diverse collection of antiquities and fine and decorative art, collected by John and Gertrude Hunt. There are artefacts from Greece, Rome, Egypt and the Olmec civilisation. Also an important collection of Irish archaeological material from Neolithic, Bronze Age and later Christian periods. Medieval material includes statues in stone and wood, painted panels, jewellery, enamels, ivories, ceramics, crystal and crucifixes. 18th and 19th century decorative arts are also represented with fine examples of silver, glass and ceramics. Artists' works in the collection include Pablo Picasso, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Roderic O’Conor, Jack B. Yeats, Robert Fagan and Henry Moore.

Imaginosity, Dublin Children's Museum

Imaginosity is an interactive children’s museum for the under 9s. The ‘hands-on, minds-on’ philosophy encourages all visitors to get involved and have fun while learning and creating positive and lasting memories.

Inishowen (Greencastle) Maritime Museum

The Museum is located in the old coastguard station on Greencastle harbour, overlooking one of the busiest fishing fleets in Ireland, with magnificent views over Lough Foyle and Co Derry. It is situated beside the Greencastle - Magilligan ferry.

Inishowen Heritage Centre

The Inishowen Heritage centre on Inch Island has a genealogical service with information in families form all over the North West. At this 17th century residence is housed the vital records of Inishowen. A manager will study your research and detail its probability. Several computers are loaded with records of local families of Insihowen and of the Laggan Valley.

Inniskeen Folk Museum

International Museum of Wine

The story of the Irish Winegeese is fascinating. Their roots lie in the flight of the "Wild Geese", the soldiers who fled from Ireland to France after the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. During the 18th and 19th centuries many thousands followed these soldiers for political and economic reasons. Sometimes they travelled on the French ships that smuggled wine into the west coast of Ireland, described on the ships' manifests as "wild geese", evoking the lonely calls of birds travelling winter skies. Many made their living in the wine trade, as owners of vineyards in France and Spain, or by trading to the sixteen Irish wine ports licensed by the British for imports to Ireland. Chief among these was the harbour town of Kinsale, now famous as a tourist centre with an unrivalled reputation for fine food and wine. In 1997 a group of local restaurateurs and historians joined forces with the Irish government's Heritage Service to set up the International Museum of Wine in Desmond Castle, once Kinsale's customs house, recording the travels of the Winegeese to destinations as far afield as California and Australia. The museum is also home to the Order of the Winegeese, which has members around the world linked through newsletters, visits, events in Kinsale and this website.

Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhoir - The Blascaod Centre

The Blascaod Centre in Dún Chaoin, on the tip of the Dingle Peninsula, celebrates the story of the Blasket Islanders, the unique literary achievements of the island writers and their native language, culture and tradition. Sadly An Blascaod Mór was abandoned in 1953 as a result of the decline of its once vibrant population.

Ionad Arann- Aran Heritage Centre

Ionad Deirbhle

Ireland's Historic Science Centre

Irish Agricultural Museum

Irish American Museum of Washington, D.C.

The goal of the Irish American Museum of Washington, D.C., is to become a major cultural institution that will bring Irish-American history to life for visitors of all ages, from all ethnic, racial, and cultural back- grounds. The museum will initially be housed in temporary gallery space; ultimately, the plan is for a prestigious establishment that will provide future generations of Irish-Americans a sense of their history.

Irish Architectural Archive

The Irish Architectural Archive was established in 1976 to collect and preserve material of every kind relating to the architecture of the entire island of Ireland, and make it available to the public. As a cumulative body of material the holdings of the Archive represent the greatest single source of information on Ireland's buildings and those who designed them.

Irish Defence Forces Military Archives

Irish Famine Museum

Strokestown Park was built by Thomas Mahon MP (1701-1782) in the latter half of the 17th century for his support in the British colonial campaign. It was the family home of the Mahon family until 1979. The Famine Museum opened in 1994 and uses the unique documents that were discovered in the estate office, dealing with the administration of the estate during the tenure of the Mahon family. This collection includes many haunting pleas from starving tenants on the estate and the response they received. The Museum also has a strong educational focus and seeks to create a greater awareness of the horrors of contemporary famine by demonstrating the link between the causes of the Great Irish Famine of the 1840′s and the ongoing spectacle of famine in the developing world today.

Irish Film Archive

Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum

The Irish Fly Fishing and Game Shooting Museum explores 300 years of hunting and fishing in Ireland. It is based in a restored and adapted a traditional farmhouse to house a collection of vintage rods, reels, guns, tackle, tools and specimens of birds and fish. Visitors to the museum can enter reconstructions of a Gamekeeper’s Room from the 1800s and a Gunsmith’s Workshop from about 1900. Other displays are housed in the Fishing and Game Shooting Room, the Trophy Room, the Clay Pigeon Room, the Boat House, and the Hatching Room. An ever-expanding Library contains information on all aspects of fishing and hunting in Ireland.

Irish Horse Museum

Irish Jewish Museum

The Irish Jewish Museum is located in the once highly Jewish populated area of Portobello, around the South Circular Road, Dublin 8. The former Walworth Road Synagogue, which could accommodate approximately 150 men and women, consisted of two adjoining terraced houses. The Museum contains a substantial collection of memorabilia relating to the Irish Jewish communities and their various associations and contributions to present day Ireland.

Irish Labour History Society Museum

Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum

Originally a museum of local history of Lisburn and the Lagan Valley, Lisburn Museum expanded in 1994 with the opening of the Irish Linen Centre. It is based in the centre of Lisburn in the town's 17th century Market House. The Museum's Research Library contains a range of resources in relation to the Museum's main areas of interest.

Irish Museum of Modern Art

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is Ireland's national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. The Museum presents a wide variety of art in a dynamic programme of exhibitions, which regularly includes bodies of work from its own Collection and its award-winning Education and Community Department. It also creates more widespread access to art and artists through its Studio and National programmes. Please note that from 1 November 2011 the main building will be closed for renovations until early 2013. Exhibitions will continue on the campus, check their website for details.

Irish Palatine Association Heritage Centre

The Irish Palatine Heritage Centre houses an exhibition that seeks to re-present in detail the Irish Palatine experience ranging from their German places of origin, to their colonisation and settlement in Ireland, and their subsequent scattering all over the English speaking world. Due emphasis is placed on the Palatines' innovative contribution to Irish farming life and on their formative role in the development of world Methodism. The Centre features an extensive display of artefacts, photographs, graphics etc. associated with the Palatine story. It is set in landscaped surroundings and includes an archive, a tea-room, gift selection and bus/car park.

Irish Pewtermill

Irish Republican History Museum

The museum was officially opened in 2007, the first anniversary of the death of Belfast Republican Eileen Hickey. The collection of republican handicrafts had been started by Eileen in the Sean O'Neill craft shop in the Conway Mill complex in the early 1990s and includes many that were made in prison.

Irish Theatre Archive

Irish Traditional Music Archive

Isaac Butt Heritage Centre

Isaac Butt Heritage Center opened its doors in 1998. The centre looks at the dedicated service that Butt provided for the community of Glenfin. There are also exhibitions that look at the history and heritage of Glenfin. These exhibitions include looking at the old educational system of Glenfin, it's history which dates back as far as the 5th century.

Jackie Clarke Collection

The Jackie Clarke Collection contains over 100,000 items including many unique documents that are sole surviving copies of publications, rare handbills and proclamations, unpublished manuscripts and political writings. It was put together during the lifetime of one man, Jackie Clarke, (1928-2000). Spanning nearly 400 years of Irish history, its earliest documents date from the early 1600s. The Jackie Clarke Collection, under the stewardship of Mayo County Council, will become an education and cultural centre of international significance. Mayo County Council has purchased the former Provincial Bank, which was designed by Thomas Manly Deane, architect of some of Ireland’s most impressive buildings including the National Library of Ireland. The Collection is closed to the public at present but cataloguing is ongoing and the building should be open for visitors in 2012

James Joyce Museum

James Mitchell Museum

Kanturk Rural Farm Museum

At Kanturk Rural Farm Museum you will experience at first hand rural Ireland’s development over the last 150 years. Here you may browse around the old type farm buildings, rural post office, famine soup kitchen, carpenter’s shop, forge, the traditional horse drawn equipment and the circular working vintage railway is guaranteed to delight all children. Ancient stones with religious and cultural associations are also on display. Follow the heritage and nature trail and enjoy the secluded park and gardens. Coffee shop on site.

Kells Heritage Centre

Kells Transport Museum

Ireland's operating bus museum with a fleet of 350 vehicles, some dating back to 1948.

Kenmare Heritage Centre

The Kenmare Heritage Centre provides an insight into the history of this planned estate town, Features include famous visitors to Kenmare, the Nun of Kenmare, historic sites in the district, the Famine, local landlords and Kenmare lace. There is a free audio guide in English, French and German. A heritage trail starts from the centre and is a 40 minute walking tour of the neighbourhood.

Kennedy Homestead Cultural Museum and Visitor Centre

Kerry Bog Village Museum

The Kerry Bog Village Museum, located on the beautiful 'Ring of Kerry', gives people an insight into how people lived and worked in Ireland in the 18th Century. The village includes a blacksmith's forge - which was brought stone by stone, from Brosna, a small village in North Kerry. The village also has a turf cutter's house, stable dwelling, dairy house, Denny's hen house, the labourer's cottage and the thatchers dwelling.

Kerry County Museum

The museum galleries take the visitor from Prehistoric times 8,000 BC to the twentieth century. Feature galleries are dedicated to Tom Crean, local hero and Antarctic Explorer with Shackleton and Scott and a Medieval Experience recreating Tralee in 1450 AD.

Kerry Local History and Archives Department

The Kerry Local Studies & Archives Collection is based at the Library Headquarters in Tralee. This section aims to collect and make available as comprehensive as possible a collection of material relating to the history of the County, including published books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers and sound recordings.

Kickham Barracks Museum

Kilgarvan Motor Museum

Family run museum with vintage and classic cars that are used during the year for rallies and shows. Vehicles include Rolls Royce, Bentley, Alvis, Armstrong and Siddeley. There is also a large collection of automobilia.

Kilkenny Castle

Kilkenny Local History and Archives

Kilmainham Gaol Museum

One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s. Attractions include a major exhibition detailing the political and penal history of the prison and its restoration. The tour of the prison includes an audio-visual show.

Kilmallock Museum and History Trail

Kilmallock was one of Munster’s most important medieval towns, but not far away there is evidence of even earlier activity. Excavations at Tankardstown have uncovered an early farming settlement dating from around 4000BC. Kilmallock Museum has scale models of these Stone Age dwellings as well as a model of medieval Killmallock, complete with its old town walls. Other exhibits cover the industrial rural and social history of the area. A guided History Trail of Kilmallock leaves from the Museum.

Kiltartan Gregory Museum

Kiltimagh Railway Museum

King House Interpretive Galleries and Museum

King John's Castle

King John’s Castle is a 13th century Castle on ‘King’s Island’ in the heart of medieval Limerick City. The Castle overlooks the majestic River Shannon offering wonderful views of Limerick City. Discover history at its best, magnificent views and life in Norman times. Explore 800 years of history brought to life in the imaginative historical exhibition, excavated pre-Norman houses, fortifications, siege mines, and the battlement walks. King John, as “Lord of Ireland” minted his own coins and the Royal moneyer would have struck the coins in the Castle mint. Today you can receive your own special coin as a souvenir of your visit to the Castle. The sights, scenes and sounds of the Castle and its environs all combine to recreate the atmosphere of the era.

Kinlough Folk Museum

Knock Folk Musem

Lackagh Museum and Heritage Park

Lambert Puppet Theatre and Museum

Laois County Archive Service

Lar na Pairce

Larne Museum

The renovation of the former Carnegie Library, which originally opened its doors to the public in 1906, has been given a new lease of life thanks to the completion of its lively community museum, and is very much at the centre of cultural life in the Borough of Larne. This historic building, beautifully restored and renovated, with many of its original features remaining intact houses Larne Museum with its modern and attractive displays, reflecting the distinctive history and heritage of the area. The building is also home to Larne Drama Circle, Larne Art Club and the Larne and District Historical Society.

Lartigue Monorailway

The original GW&SR (later CIE) goods shed for the main Limerick-Tralee Line has been restored and converted into a museum and interpretative centre for the Lartigue Monorailway. The museum contains memorabilia, including photographs, posters, tickets, signs, lamps and newspaper articles, relating to the Lartigue and main-line railway.

Leahy's Open Farm and Museum

Situated in East Cork, just 3 miles from the lovely village of Dungourney, bordering Cnoc a Ceo Woods, this family run farm is open to visitors of all ages for the Summer and Christmas seasons. We have a large selection of animals on display - Camel, Monkeys, Rheas, Llama, Alpacas, Snakes, Sheep, Goats, Horses and lots more... There is so much for the children to do, from feeding the lambs to holding the snake to catching mice and they especially love to cuddle the fluffy rabbits. There is Go Karting and Boat Rides and Indoor and Outdoor Playgrounds, Tunnels and so much more to see. Our new Maze is also a real puzzler!! The Farm is a haven for the young and old, it shows the children how people worked the farm and how they lived on the land. It allows the older generation to reminisce on their own lives when they see pieces of machinery that they may not have seen since they were children.

Ledwidge Cottage Museum

Leenane Sheep and Wool Centre

Lewis Glucksman Gallery

The Lewis Glucksman Gallery is a cultural and educational institution that promotes the research, creation and exploration of the visual arts. In addition to a variety of temporary exhibitions, University College Cork has over 350 works in its collection. These works are sited throughout the campus to provide the UCC community and visitors with a first-hand encounter with original works of art.The UCC Art Collection concentrates on contemporary Irish art and now features many of Ireland’s most distinguished practitioners.

Lifetime Lab

Lifetime Lab, on the banks of the River Lee, is a unique attraction for visitors of all ages with its modern interactive exhibition, themed playground, beautifully restored buildings and equipment and scenic views over the River Lee. Lifetime Lab is located at the old Cork City Waterworks which was responsible for supplying water to the city of Cork over the past 3 centuries. The Waterworks is the best preserved of its kind in Ireland. The old buildings and machinery have been carefully restored and are now being used to tell the story of how water was supplied to Cork City in the past.

Lifford Old Courthouse & Visitor Centre

The Old Courthouse in Lifford, Co. Donegal is one of the finest examples of a purpose built courthouse in Ireland. The Courthouse has a long history dating back to 1743 when the Grand Jury approached the architect Michael Priestley to draw up plans for a Courthouse to be built in Lifford, the administrative capital of Donegal. The building incorporated the County Gaol in the basement which was to last as a place of confinement for debtors, felons and eventually "lunatics" until a new gaol was completed next to the Courthouse in 1793. The Courthouse continued to hold trials until 1938. Between 1938 and 1994 part of the building was used by the county library board, county archives department, Agricultural Committee and Land Registry but was in a general state of disrepair. Finally in 1994 the Courthouse was restored to its former glory by the determination of a local committee and today is an award winning historic interpretative centre and museum, providing a fascinating insight into 18th and 19th century life in Ireland.

Limerick City Gallery of Art

Limerick City Gallery of Art is one of the leading contemporary art galleries in Ireland and home to an important collection of Irish 18th to 21st century art in all media, amounting to 831 works. One quarter of the collection is on permanent display in the gallery including works by Camille Souter, Evie Hone, William Orpen, Sean Keating and Paul Henry. LCGA also holds the National Collection of Contemporary Drawing and the Michael O’Connor International Poster Collection consisting of over 2800 works of international design. Limerick City Gallery of Art is currently undertaking a large scale redevelopment of the historic Carnegie Building; the Limerick City Gallery of Art Phase II Development. Limerick City Gallery of Art is located off-site temporarily at Limerick City Council, Istabraq Hall, Merchants Quay. Limerick City Gallery of Art due to return to the Carnegie Building in Autumn 2011. The Gallery is housed in a two storey building with 650 square metres of exhibition space in eleven white cube spaces of varying dimensions and one large historic gallery displaying the gallery’s Permanent Collection in a salon style. A major renovation during the 1990s upgraded the existing Carnegie Building and included the addition of the South Gallery, a purpose built 10 x 10 metre white cube space.

Limerick City Museum

The Museum's collection illustrates the history of Limerick and its people. Its displays include archaeological artefacts, Limerick silver, Limerick lace, examples of local printing, cases on the struggle for independence and much more. The Museum's catalogue is available online.

Limerick Studies Archives

Limerick Studies Archives is the repository for local government archives in Limerick County covering local authority archives and administrative records of older bodies including Board of Guardians and Rural District Councils. The service also covers archives of private origin relating to the county. Full details of the holdings are available from the Limerick Studies Department. Access to archives is by appointment only. Contact the archive for details of available collections or to arrange your visit.

Lismore Castle Arts

Lismore Heritage Centre

Little Museum of Dublin

This non-profit museum tells the story of Dublin in the 20th century, and the collection has been completed with the help of the public. It is supported by Dublin City Council, Dublin Regional Authority, Fáilte Ireland, the Merrion Hotel and Porterhouse Bars.

Locke's Distillery Museum

Longford County Archives and Local Studies

Lough Gur Heritage Centre

Lough Gur tells the story of the pre-Celtic settlers who first came to the area over 5,500 years and continues to the present day in the people who still dwell and farm in the locality. It is an archaeological site of outstanding significance. A visitor centre was built in 1980 and uses the design of two of the excavated stone age houses as its plan. The Centre houses a number of displays covering stone age and bronze age implements, pottery and weaving. A slide show gives a good overview.

Louth County Archives Service

Louth County Archives Service was founded in 2000 as a result of the passing of the Local Government Act, 1994. It is a repository for the public and private archives of County Louth. This means it holds and seeks the acquisition of archives of Louth Local Authorities and their predecessor bodies. As time and resources permit, private collections, such as those of literary figures and businesses are also acquired.

Louth County Museum

The County Museum, Dundalk is located in a beautifully restored late 18th century warehouse in the Carroll Centre at Roden Place in Jocelyn Street. Funded by Dundalk Town Council the museum opened in 1994 and offers an extensive programme of permanent exhibitions, temporary displays, drama presentations, music recitals, lecture and film.

Lusk Heritage Centre

Marble Arch Caves European Geopark

Marsh's Library

Founded in 1701, Marsh's Library was the first public library in Ireland. The library contains over 25,000 books relating to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, covering medicine, law, science, travel, navigation, mathematics, music, surveying and classical literature. The full library catalogue is available online.

Mayo Local Studies

Mayo North Family History Research Centre

Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne

The Museum is the ideal place to find out about the archaeology, history and culture of the Dingle Peninsula. Some of the artefacts on display are on loan from the National Museum of Ireland. The Museum, situated 8 miles west of Dingle, on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry, works closely in conjunction with Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne organising events and activities to promote aspects of the intangible heritage with relation to Irish culture and to promote the greater use of the Irish language.

Meath Local Studies

Michael Collins Centre

Tim and Dolores Crowley have been interpreting the life of Michael Collins since 1997, when they organized the first Michael Collins Tours, taking visitors to the important sites in West Cork associated with the famous patriot. Elizabeth Slyne Crowley, grandmother of Tim Crowley was a cousin of Michael Collins and her husband Tim Crowley was on active service during the 1916 rebellion. The Crowleys opened a Heritage center on their farm in 2000 and Michael Collins slide shows were held two evenings a week during the summer months. In 2002 the Heritage center was named the Michael Collins Centre and the photograph and militaria exhibition was set up in the cottage theatre.

Michael Davitt Memorial Museum

Mill Cottage

Millmount Museum

Millmount Museum and Martello Tower are located at Millmount in the centre of Drogheda , County Louth overlooking the historic river Boyne . The area is rich in heritage dating back over 3,000 years while the town itself is over 800 years old . It is the oldest surviving man made structure in the town with a dramatic history and many stories to tell.Young or old, what ever your interests, you will enjoy a warm welcome and a great day out.

Millstreet Local Museum (currently closed for renovations)

Mizen Head Visitor Centre

Moate Museum

Monaghan County Museum

Monaghan Veteran and Vintage Museum

Moneypenny's Lock and Lockhouse

Moneypenny's Lock House is an important site on the NewryPortadownCanal. A visitor to the site can capture the life of a lock keeper and the lightermen who operated the locks on the canal. A bothy and stables can also be found on site, where the lightermen and their horses could break their journey.

Morell Farm

Mountbellew Forge Museum

Mountmellick Museum

Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms

Muckross House was built in 1843 for the Herbert family and is furnished in period style. It has extensive gardens, commenced for Queen Victoria's visit in 1861. The Traditional Farms show typical working life from the 1930s complete with machinery and livestock. There is a labourer's cottage, workshops of a harness maker and carpenter, also a blacksmith's forge. The Research Lilbrary houses a significant collection relating to local history. The Walled Garden Centre includes a restaurant, and craft shop featuring work from Mucros Pottery, Weaving and Conservation Bookbinding.

Mullaghbawn Folk Museum

Mullinahone Thrashing Museum

Mullingar Arts Centre

Mullingar Military Museum

Museum and Boglands Information Centre

The museum and boglands centre has guides who will bring visitors through the various attractions and will be happy to answer any questions. Complete with acutal bank of turf, with running stream, authentic artefacts spanning several centuries, flora and fauna, birds, insects and implements used in the bogland harvesting. Also visit the audiio visual room, antique farm and bogland machinery, pets and widlife area and craft and gift shop. There is also a restaurant with homemade traditionally cooked snacks served all day.

Museum at the Mill

Museum at The Mill invites visitors of all ages to explore the history and learn about the heritage of Mossley Mill, a flax spinning mill in County Antrim which dates back to the early 1800s. Housed within what was originally the wet spinning floor, the museum tells the story of Mossley Mill and the people who worked there from the 1800s through to the mill closure in 1995. The history is presented through a range of interpretative displays including artefacts, images and archival film. The museum also features the development of the mill in recent years as council headquarters, cultural centre and important site for natural heritage and biodiversity.

Museum of Childhood

Museum of Irish Industry (1860s)

Former home to the Museum of Irish Industry (1860s) this building retains a stone lined entrance hall featuring an array of Irish marbles.

Museum of the Master Saddler

This Museum is unique, being the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to the ancient craft of the Saddler and Harness Maker. Its creator, Robert H. Steinke, served his apprenticeship with Keith Luxford, saddlers to H.M The Queen and at Cordwainers Leather College, London. He is also the author and illustrator of six books on Saddlery and Harness Making. The museum now has a publishing division through which it will publish its Heritage Series of books. Both Rob and Moira are horse owners and competitors for many years covering showing, jumping, dressage, hunting, endurance and carriage driving. This experience enables them to bring the museum's exhibits to life when conducting a tour. The Museum documents the various demands placed upon the saddler over the years from farming, sports, military and transport and shows how the saddler has had to adapt to the horses changing role in society.

Museum of Transport

Muskerry Farm Museum and Heritage Centre

National Aquarium of Ireland

National Botanic Gardens

The collection of living plants occupies the grounds and glass houses over almost 20 hectares. There is also a herbarium collection and library accessible by appointment. Tthe site has been in use since 1795 and was developed by the Royal Dublin Society to promote a scientific approach to the study of agriculture. The State took on the running of the Gardens in 1878. In addition to the public education and enjoyment of the gardens, staff work on conservation and research of the Irish flora.

National Farm Museum

A display of vintage farm machines. Also 300 year old traditional Irish cottage.

National Gallery of Ireland

The National Gallery of Ireland houses the national collection of Irish and European fine art. The collection includes some 15,000 works of art dating from the 13th to the 20th century.

National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL)

The National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) is a public research resource dedicated to the documentation of 20th century and contemporary Irish visual art and design. NIVAL collects, stores and makes accessible for research an unparalleled collection of documentation about Irish art in all media. NIVAL's collection policy includes Irish visual art from the whole island as well as Irish art abroad and non-Irish artists working in Ireland. Information is acquired on artists, designers, galleries, arts organisations and institutions, critics and other related subjects.

National Leprechaun Museum

The museum is a story of 12 chapters taking visitors to the heart of Irish cultural identity and imagination. Each chapter reflects Irish mythology, or recreates experiences typically associated with leprechauns. The result is a series of interactive experiences - from the first ever sighting back in the eighth century, through to modern day representations of the leprechaun in film and popular culture - and plenty of adventures in between. Feel what it’s like to journey deep beneath the rocks of the Giant’s Causeway, open up your minds to the sights and stories of Ireland’s mythical otherworld on a trip to fairy hill. Find yourself in a leprechaun-sized world and take a journey to the end of the rainbow to see if the elusive crock of gold really exists.

National Maritime Museum

The museum presents an overview of Irish marine history and heritage

National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology

The National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology is the national repository for all archaeological objects found in Ireland and home to over two million artefacts. Built in 1890 as the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, it is now part of the National Museum of Ireland.

National Museum of Ireland - Country Life

The National Museum of Ireland – Country Life is home to the national collection of objects representing the traditional way of life in Ireland since 1850. The purpose built galleries opened in the spectacular grounds of Turlough Park, Co. Mayo in September 2001. The restaurant, bookshop and library, and staff offices are located in Turlough Park House – built in 1865 as the home of the Fitzgerald family. The original drawing room and library of the ‘Big House’ are open to the public and furnished as they may have looked in 1900.

National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History

The National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History is home to a wide range of objects, which include weaponry, furniture, silver, ceramics and glassware; as well as examples of Folklife and costume. The complex is the headquarters of the National Museum of Ireland. It was built as an army barracks, commencing in 1703 and occupied continually until the opening of the museum in 1997.

National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

The Natural History Museum was built in 1856 to house the Royal Dublin Society’s growing collections, which had expanded continually since the late 18th Century. The building is a ‘cabinet-style’ museum designed to showcase a wide-ranging and comprehensive zoological collection, and has changed little in over a century. Often described as a ‘museum of a museum’, its 10,000 exhibits provide a glimpse of the natural world that has delighted generations of visitors since the doors opened in 1857. The museum reopened in April 2010 after refurbishment but upper floors remain inaccessible pending a full renovation project.

National Museum of Irish Transport

Display of veteran, vintage and classic motor cars. There is also a collection of bicycles and motorcycles. The museum includes a 1930s garage with all the tools, spare parts and oil cans, and even a working mechanic. There is even a 1930s calendar and an original wooden counter, with telephone, wireless and a ledger account book of that era. The museum walls are covered with a splendid collection of original early motoring and cycling periodicals. Also a collection of road licence plates from all over the world.

National Photographic Archive

The archive houses photographic collections of the National Library of Ireland.

National Print Museum

The National Print Museum collects, documents, preserves, exhibits, interprets and makes accessible the material evidence of printing craft and fosters associated skills of the craft in Ireland. The National Print Museum is situated in the old Garrison Chapel of Beggars Bush Barracks on Haddington Road and runs regular workshops in a variety of print-related crafts such as Calligraphy, Printmaking and Batik.

National Science Museum

Maynooth College Museum was established as a Museum of Ecclesiology in 1934. The Museum was to be a repository for various objects of Ecclesiastical and College interest, especially those which were linked with the researches and pioneering work of former Maynooth Professors. The Science Gallery of the Museum focused on the work of Reverend Professor Nicholas Callan (1799-1864) inventor of the induction coil and houses a significant collection of scientific instruments.

National Transport Museum

National Wax Museum Plus

The National Wax Museum Plus presents a snap shot of Irish cultural heritage but with a very modern twist. Visitors to the museum are taken on a journey through Irish history, a children’s zone of discovery, a tribute to Ireland's top scientists and inventors, a Green screen video room, a recording studio and all the exceptional life-like wax work characters you can expect.

Naughton Gallery at Queen's

The Naughton Gallery is named after its generous benefactors Martin and Carmel Naughton. Since 2001, The Gallery has become one of Belfast's most sought after and exciting visual arts platforms, featuring a rolling programme of works from the University's own collection, touring exhibitions and shows by local and international artists. The Naughton Gallery is a registered museum. The Naughton Gallery presents up to eight exhibitions per year and also co-ordinates commissions of new art works for Queen's University. The University's extensive art collection comprises gifts, bequests and purchases since the foundation of Queen's College in 1845. The wide range of works includes paintings, prints, works on paper, sculpture, furniture, metalwork and silver. The collection is on display throughout the University with an impressive hang of over forty portraits in the Great Hall. The Gallery welcomes 16,000 annual visitors including a significant number of international tourist visitors and is listed in Ten of the Best university galleries in the UK and Ireland by The Times Higher. The Gallery was the winner of the Times Higher Education Award for Excellence & Innovation in the Arts 2008

Nenagh Heritage Centre

Nendrum Abbey and Monastic Site

Newbridge House (Museum of Curiosities)

Newbridge Silverware Museum of Style Icons

Exhibition of clothing and accessories associated with stars of the big screen and stage, featuring Michael Jackson, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Judy Garland. Retail centre for silver by Newbridge Silverware, with historical items from the company and a full restaurant.

Newman House

Newmills Corn and Flax Mill

The oldest surviving building here is said to be 400 years old. Indeed, the whole complex is an interesting reminder of a stage in the industrial development of this country which has now given way to a more sophisticated, but usually far less fascinating technology. The visitor to Newmills can experience the pleasure of seeing one of the largest waterwheels in Ireland in action as it drives the machinery of the corn mill.

Newry and Mourne Museum

Newtowncashel Heritage Centre

Nicholas Mosse Pottery

No. 5 Vicars’ Hill

No 5 was built by Archbishop Richard Robinson as part of his plans for the improvement of the City of Armagh. Built in 1772 as the Diocesan Registry to hold records for the Church of Ireland and the Armagh Diocese, its octagonal rooms contained many public as well as Church records. While the records are no longer retained in the building, some examples are on display with ancient coins, gems, significant prints, early Christian artefacts and other collections and curiosities from Armagh Public Library. Following major restoration work, the museum opened to the public in 2011, and enables the public to see much more of the Library's collections. Advice and information can be provided to those who wish to carry out more in-depth research of the archives, many of which are contained in Armagh Public Library. Displays include copies of maps and timelines that illustrate early settlement patterns in Armagh. Younger visitors can make use of the activity sheets to write their names in Ogham, the earliest form of Irish. They can also handle replicas of old coins, answer the quiz questions, have fun rubbing outlines of medals and ancient bronze objects and try the jig-saws of old prints.

Nora Barnacle House

Nore View Folk Museum

North Down Museum

Number Twenty Nine Georgian House Museum

Number Twenty Nine is Dublin's Georgian House Museum. Visitors take a guided tour from the basement to the attic, through rooms which have been furnished with original artefacts as they would have been in the years 1790 to 1820. Number Twenty Nine Lower Fitzwilliam Street, was first occupied in 1794, during a time of great change and expansion in Ireland's capital. The first occupant was Mrs Olivia Beatty, the widow of a prominent Dublin wine merchant. Visiting the exhibition gives young and old alike a chance to experience what life was like for the fortunate who lived in such elegant townhouses, and the less fortunate who worked in them. The exhibition is a partnership between Electricity Supply Board and the National Museum of Ireland, and has been playing an important role since 1991 in making more accessible the history of late Georgian Dublin.

Offaly Local Studies and Archives Service

Old Bushmills Distillery

Join us at Ireland’s oldest whiskey distillery for the ultimate Bushmills experience. Watch whiskey making take place and enjoy a wee taster too as we unlock the secrets of 400 years of distilling at the home of Irish whiskey.

Old Jameson Distillery

Old Middleton Distillery, Jameson Heritage Centre

Parke's Castle

Parson's Green

Patrick Kavanagh Centre

Pearse Museum

Former school run by Patrick Pearse, now a museum in beautiful grounds. Attractions include exhibitions, a nature study room with attractive displays on Irish flora and fauna and an audio-visual show titled "This Man Kept a School".

Pearse's Cottage

Peatland World

Plunket Museum of Irish Education

The museum consists of a 1900 Model Classroom, with a display area upstairs. The collection comprises a large number of artefacts from nineteenth and twentieth century classrooms, donated by or collected from schools. It is run in conjunction with the archive collection held in the college, which relates to the work of the Kildare Place Society (The Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in Ireland) founded in 1811. This archive includes a large collection of early school textbooks, classroom materials and teaching aids, a number of which are on permanent display in the museum. A visit to the museum offers the experience of a nineteenth century lesson in the model classroom. The teacher and pupils dress up in costume and the teacher instructs the class in reading, writing, and arithmetic using slates and copy headlines.

Plunkett Heritage Centre

The Plunkett Heritage Centre is situated on the site of the first co-operative creamery established in 1889 through the efforts of the reformer Sir Horace Plunkett (1854-1932). The creamery has been restored to its original condition, including a working boiler, steam engine, mechanical cream separator and churn.

Poets Cottage

Police Museum

The police museum was set up in the 1980's to explain and illustrate Northern Ireland's unique and often contentious policing history. Our collection includes police uniforms, equipment, medals and archives from the early 1800's to the present day and also weapons used against the police over the years. The museum has displays of police uniforms and equipment, medals and archives as well as displays of terrorist weapons used against police over the years. To add a personal touch, visitors are personally shown round by the Curator, which takes about 40 minutes. We also have a reference library and archive which allows visitors to find information on ancestors who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and early Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Academic researchers are welcome to use the musem's archive of police records from the 1840's onwards.

Powerscourt Estate

Quaker Meeting House Museum

Quiet Man Heritage Cottage

Radio Telefis Eireann (R.T.E.) Broadcasting Museum

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland

The RPSI was formed in 1964 to preserve in working order steam locomotives and other rolling stock built for the Irish railway system, from 1850 to the present day. The RPSI maintains a museum at Whitehead and operates steam-hauled excursions over the present day Irish railway network for families and enthusiasts. The Society is a not-for-profit charity managed by volunteers. All funds from ticket sales, shop sales, membership fees or donations go directly to keeping Ireland's steam railway heritage operating for future generations.

Rambling House Farm Museum and Folk Park

Rattoo Heritage Complex

The Rattoo Heritage Museum and Interpretative Centre lies just north of Ballyduff and it features the archaeology, history and folk traditions of North Kerry. Rattoo Round Tower, the only surviving one in Kerry, is nearby.

Reginald's Tower

Revenue Museum

The Revenue Museum, offers interesting, often amusing , insights into the long history of collecting taxes and duties in Ireland. Exhibits include inter-active smuggling games, video footage of alcohol duty assessment, and examples of counterfeit goods and stamping equipment.

Roscommon County Museum

Roscrea Heritage, Castle and Damer House

Ross Castle

This Castle may be considered a typical example of the stronghold of an Irish Chieftain during the Middle Ages. The date of its foundation is uncertain but it was probably built in the late 15th century by one of the O'Donoghue Ross chieftains. It is surrounded by a fortified bawn, its curtain walls defended by circular flanking towers, two of which remain. Much of the bawn was removed by the time the Barrack building was added on the south side of the castle sometime in the middle of the 18th century. The castle contains 16th and 17th century oak furniture. Access for people with disabilities to the ground floor only by prior arrangement. Please note that this site is a very busy site and visitors may experience a delay during the summer months

Rothe House

Royal Hibernian Academy

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regimental Museum

Royal Irish Academy

Royal Irish Fusiliers Regimental Museum

Sovereigns House can be found at one end of The Mall about 10 metres from the Court House and five minutes walk from the Translink Bus station The museum is housed grade B+ Sovereign’s House. The Eagle Takers Gallery won the Best Exhibition in Ireland in 2003. The collection contains the uniforms, medals, regalia and the two Victoria Crosses won by the Regiment. The Regimental archive and library may be viewed by appointment.

Royal Irish Regiment Museum

The museum is currently closed, pending relocation. The collection traces the history of the Regiment from the raising of its most senior antecedent, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1689, to the present day with an emphasis on the activities of the Royal Irish Regiment and its immediate predecessors the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment.

Royal Ulster Rifles Museum

The museum houses an extensive collection of uniforms, badges, medals and regimental memorabilia covering the history of the Regiment and the campaigns in which it has fought since its formation in 1793. Research or advice payments of a minimum of £25 IN ADVANCE should be made out to "RUR Museum".

Russborough House

Russell Library Archives

Scattery Island Centre

Located approximately one mile off Kilrush, Scattery Island is home to a monastic settlement founded in the early 6th century by St. Senan who was born locally. There are the ruins of six churches and one of the highest Round Towers in Ireland, 120 feet high, with it's unusual feature of it's door at ground level. Scattery has had many invasions down through the centuries; the Vikings invaded during the early 9th century but Brian Boru later recaptured the island. It is believed that Scattery is a derivation of the Norse word for treasure, which is Scatty. An exhibition of the history of the island is housed in the visitor reception building, which is situated near the pier.

Schull Planetarium

Seanchai Kerry Literary and Cultural Centre

The Seanchaí presents the works of the great Kerry writers in a unique audio-visual experience. Located in a 19th century Georgian residence in Listowel’s magnificent Square, the Centre features five of the County Kerry’s most esteemed writers – John B. Keane, Bryan MacMahon, George Fitzmaurice, Brendan Kennelly and Maurice Walsh.

Sentry Hill Visitor Centre

Sentry Hill is a 19th century farmhouse in the Parish of Carnmoney, County Antrim. The house and its contents provide a rare insight into life in rural Ulster during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Sentry Hill was the home of the McKinney family who came to Ireland from Scotland in the early 1700s. Remarkably the contents of the house have survived almost intact. This is largely due to William Fee McKinney, who was born in 1832 and lived at Sentry Hill for most of his life. William built up a remarkable collection of diaries, family letters, and an extensive library of books and pamphlets. Along with souvenirs from family travels abroad, William collected natural history specimens of local historical interest. Over the years many guests were warmly received at Sentry Hill by the McKinney family. The last of the family may have gone but their welcome remains and the door is now open for you.

Sheelin Irish Lace Museum

Skellig Experience

In the centre you can experience many aspects of those offshore Skellig islands while remaining on the dry land, in a custom built, stone clad, grass roofed, prize winning building located right on the waterfront beside the Valentia Island bridge at Valentia, County Kerry. Here, through re-creations and models you can study the works and lives of the Skellig monks of the early Christian period, their activities, their endurance and their dedication in gaining a foothold on a tiny, inhospitable, offshore island and creating a community there that survived for some 600 years.

Skerries Mills

Skibbereen Heritage Centre

Slievereagh Rural Development

Sligo County Museum

Sligo County Museum opened to the public in 1955 when the former Manse building was converted. The adjoining Presbyterian church now houses Sligo Library and both are located in the heart of charming Sligo Town. The Museum's collections are divided between the Yeats collection, consisting of a selection of photographs, print, artefacts and memorabilia; and a collection of artefacts and memorabilia associated with Countess Markievicz and her sister, Eva Goore Booth. There is also an accumulation of local artefacts and geological samples. One of the more unusual local artefacts is a firkin an old English measure) of preserved bog butter.

Sligo Folk Park

The Folk Park is set in the grounds of the authentically restored Millview House, which was originally built in 1873 by George Reid, a farmer, shoemaker and church sexton. There is a museum and exhibition hall which houses a collection of rural history and agricultural artefacts. One of the highlights is the Village Street, a recreated street scape consisting of a creamery store, grocery shop and pub.

Somme Heritage Centre

South Tipperary Archives Service

South Tipperary County Museum

The museum opened in new premises in 2000 and the collection features artefacts from military, religious, social history, political, natural history, archaeology, geology, townscapes, photography, sports and industrial collections. Highlights are the Art collection, Maurice Davin's Rowing Boat 'An Crúiscín' (he was first President of the GAA), the highly decorative Tabernacle of the Sisters of Charity, Tom Hogan's jersey (worn on Bloody Sunday 1920), Mick Delahunty's saxaphone, Ireland's first Olympic Medal from 1904 in St. Louis, USA won by T.F. Kiely, singer Frank Patterson's collection, and archaeology from the National Museum of Ireland.

Springhill House National Trust

St. Audoen's Church

St. Columb's Cathedral

St. Connells Museum

St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre, Glenties is a treasure trove of local history. The Heritage centre is named after St. Connell Caol who, in the 6th century, founded a monastic settlement on Inniskeel Island, north of Portnoo near Glenties. The Museum includes the prison cells of the late 19th century Courthouse and has many artefacts pertaining to the famine in South West Donegal. The Museum is open throughout the year and guides are available.

St. Kilian's Heritage Centre

St. Kilian's Heritage Centre celebrates the life and times of Kilian, a 7th Century saint born in Mullagh. During his mission to modern-day Germany, Kilian was martyred, and is now one of the patron saints of Wurzburg in Germany. His life and death are represented through artefacts and an audio-visual presentation in the heritage centre. Visit the audio-visual room, with seating for 53 people, and watch the 15-minute film illustrating the life of St Kilian, his martyrdom in Wurzburg, his substantial cult following and the Germany/Mullagh connection. A well-stocked exhibition room brings to life the work of the Irish missionaries in Europe during the 6th and 7th centuries, through maps, photographs, statuettes, manuscript facsimiles and art reproduction. Ogham stones found in Cavan can be seen at the centre. A craft shop, tourist information point and tea room with home-made tea, scones and apple tarts is available.

St. Mary's Abbey

St. Mel's Diocesan Museum

St. Mullins Heritage Centre

Since 1986 the former Church of Ireland Church, originally built in1811, now houses the St. Mullins Muintir na Tire Heritage Centre. The Centre is situated beside the famous Monastic Ruins and Cemetery. Within the Church there are five monuments to the McMurrough Kavanaghs of Borris House who are buried in the vault which is located underneath the Church. All aspects of local history including publications, church records, maps, old photographs and artefacts are housed here. The Monastic Ruins can still be seen and include a number of churches, domestic buildings and the base of a round tower. There is a ninth century granite High Cross depicting the Crucifixion and Celtic spiral pattern. St. Molings Mill and Well are a short distance away.

St. Patrick's Ecclesiastical and Science Museum

Maynooth College Museum was established as a Museum of Ecclesiology in 1934. The Museum was to be a repository for various objects of Ecclesiastical and College interest, especially those which were linked with the researches and pioneering work of former Maynooth Professors. The religious artefacts include vestments, rosary beads, crucifixes, chalices etc. In particular the gold thread inlay vestments presented to the College by the Empress of Austria are of particular note.

St. Patrick's Trian Visitor Complex

This visitor complex is in the heart of Armagh City; it incorporates 3 exhibitions The Armagh Story, Patrick’s Testament and The Land of Lilliput. The Armagh Story which details Armagh’s historic Pagan monuments through to the coming of St Patrick. While Patrick’s Testament exhibition takes a more in depth look at St Patrick through ‘The Book of Armagh’. The third exhibition is The Land of Lilliput which is inspired by Jonathan Swift’s book Gulliver’s Travels.

Steam Museum

Stradbally Steam Museum

Straffan Butterfly Farm

Swiss Cottage

Swords Museum

Tara's Palace Museum of Childhood

Tara’s Palace is a magnificent Dolls Palace at 1:12 scale meticulously constructed by some of Ireland’s finest craftsmen and has taken over two decades to complete. The Palace is the centre piece and is augmented and supported by a collection of historic dolls houses including “Portabello”, circa 1700, possibly the earliest surviving dolls house in Ireland or the UK acquired from the collection of the international authority on such houses - Vivien Greene, together with a Dolls House from the family of Lady Wilde (Oscar’s Mother), a very rare and small 18th century dolls house for use in a carriage to amuse children when traveling and others in various styles and periods.

Tarbert Bridewell

The Tarbert Bridewell illustrates law enforcement and jail conditions from the 1830s. Tarbert Bridewell was built in 1831 and for more than 100 years it served as a Courthouse and Jail. The Courthouse was used for the dispensing of justice and the cells and yards for the temporary confinement of prisoners prior to removal to the County Jail in Tralee. It also houses an exhibition on the life & works of Thomas McGreevy the famous Tarbert Poet.

Tarbert House

Tarbert House was built in 1690 as the home of the Leslie family and is maintained in the original 17th century style. Significant visitors to the house include Benjamin Franklin, Lord Kitchener, Winston Churchill, Charlotte Bronte, Daniel O'Donnell and Jonathan Swift.

Teach Duchas

Teach Mhici Mac Gabhann

This is the birth place of Mickey McGowan, the author of "Rotha Mor an tSaoil" (The Hard Road to Klondike). A 17th century thatched cottage situated on the main route from Gortahork to Bloody Foreland, it is close to to the ferry point for Tory Island. There are guided tours available, a 15 minute film, toilets and a small cafe which serves snacks only. It is situated in the Gaeltacht in the parish of Cloughaneely. Mici MacGabhann was the author of Rotha Mor an tSaoil, a book that describes his life story, giving details of past famine years, his school days, his search for work on the farms of east Donegal and Scotland. Later on he describes his travels in America, especially in the Yukon in Alaska.

Terence MacSwiney Memorial Museum

This renovated farm building located in Kilmurry village was once occupied by the family of Terence MacSwiney (1879-1920), martyred Lord Mayor of Cork. Managed by Kilmurry Historical & Archaeological Society the museum houses the complete kitchen, including seats, table, dresser, etc. of An tAthair Peadair O’Laoghaire (1839-1920), author of, “Seadhna” and other Irish language books. There is an extensive exhibition of weapons, equipment and uniforms from The War of Independence, particularly representing the Kilmichael Ambush. Photographs, and sports equipment and other GAA-related memorabilia dating back to the formation of the organisation are included and there is a re-created smithy with extensive collection of tools, bellows, etc. Other displays cover archaeological and ecclesiastical artefacts, farm tools and equipment dating back to pre-history.

The Argory National Trust

The Braid - Mid-Antrim Museum

The Mid-Antrim Museum offers a range of talks, events and excursions which provide enjoyable ways to get involved with local history. From family activities to topics of special interest - there's something for everyone. Of course, there's an unmissable range of changing exhibitions too.

The Douglas Hyde Gallery

The History and Family Research Centre

The Model

The Model, home of The Niland Collection, is one of Ireland’s leading contemporary arts centres. Built in 1862 as a Model School, the present building has been extended twice. The first extension was in 2000 when it was completely refurbished and extended by McCullough Mulvin Architects. The building was redeveloped again by architects Sheridan Woods in 2010, whose extension to The Model has increased the building by a third in size to create a world-class visitor centre. The building boasts a restaurant and coffee dock, a bookshop, a wonderful gallery circuit, a purpose built performance space, and a suite of impressive artist studios on the top floor with enviable views of Sligo town and County. This award-winning building is home to the impressive Niland Collection of art, one of the most notable collections in Ireland and featuring works by John and Jack B. Yeats, Estella Solomons, Paul Henry and Louis Le LeBrocquy among others.

The Museum of Childhood

The National Archives

The Old Barracks

The Old Barracks was constructed between 1870 and 1875 and served as the Royal Irish Constabulary Barracks. Today it serves as a Heritage Centre for the Iveragh Peninsula. It is home to various exhibitions that relate to the local area, including The Great Southern and Western Railway, The Life and Times of Daniel O'Connell, The Fenin Rising of 1867, The 1916 Rising and Monsignor Hugh O' Flaherty (The Scarlet Pimpernel).

The Rock Shop

The Rock Shop and presentation centre is situated a short distance from Liscannor on the road to the Cliff's of Moher. It incorporates a miniature waterfall, a restaurant and tea room. It boasts a fascinating display of fossils and collectable rocks. A presentation room with a video outlining the history of quarrying in the area and the properties of the various flagstones extracted from quarries in the Liscannor Moher Region.

The Science Gallery

The Science Gallery is a venue where today's white-hot scientific issues are thrashed out and you can have your say. A place where ideas meet and opinions collide. Exhibitions change on a regular basis, so to find out about the latest one check the website. Opening hours change with each exhibition, so make sure to check the website to find out the current hours. Throughout each exhibition, there are events, talks, debates and workshops. Exhibitions are free and also some events.

The Shaw Birth Place

The Wildlife and Heritage Centre

Thomas Dillon's Claddagh Gold Museum

Thurles Famine Museum

Tower Museum

The museum is located within the city’s historic walls at Union Hall Place. Permanent exhibitions at the museum include The Story of Derry exhibition and the An Armada Shipwreck – La Trinidad Valencera exhibition. However throughout the year the museum also plays host to a range of other temporary exhibitions. All the exhibitions use display and interactive techniques to present their stories to the public. Derry city is one of the oldest inhabited settlements in Ireland and has a fascinating history. The Story of Derry exhibition at the Tower Museum uses a wide range of techniques and artefacts to narrate the story from Monastic times, the Plantation of Londonderry, the Siege of Derry, through to the growth of Derry during the 18th and 19th centuries. The city played its own part in the dramatic events of the early 20th century and during Partition. Life during the 20th century is also outlined, in particular the build up to the Civil Rights Movement and the impact of the Troubles on the people living here.

Trinity College Dublin, Book of Kells

Tuam Mill Museum

Tullaherin Round Tower

Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre

Tullow Museum

The Tullow Museum is located on Bridge Street and operated on a voluntary basis by the Tullowphelim Historical Society. The museum houses a huge range of items of a historical nature, to personal items belonging to the artic explorer Sir Earnest Shakelton, Fr. John Murphy of Boulavogue who led insurgents from the 1798 rebellion and was executed in the Square in Tullow, as well as photographs, bill heads, journals, and many other items from Tullow's past.

Tullyarvan Mill

Tullyarvan Mill, a 19th century renovated corn mill is situated just outside the seaside town of Buncrana, Co Donegal. It offers a unique experience by providing a hub of activity for the community, the arts and visitors alike.

Tullynally Castle and Gardens

Tyrellspass Castle

UCD Archives

Ulster American Folk Park

Ulster Aviation Heritage Centre

Our Collection is located in a WWII hangar and includes aircraft and articles relating to Northern Irelands aviation heritage. Here you can wander around the hangar and marvel at the aircraft. Aircraft include, Wessex and Alouette helicopters, Shorts Tucano and Shorts 330, Vampire, Seahawk, Buccaneer and a WWII Wildcat salvaged from Portmore lough. We also have a wide range of exhibits, photos and memorabilia on display, as well as an extensive library.

Ulster Cultural Institute - Oideas Gael

Since its foundation in 1984, Oideas Gael has attracted hundreds of participants annually its highly acclaimed language courses for adults and Irish activity holiday cultural programmes each year.

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum

Ulster Museum

Come face to face with dinosaurs, meet an Egyptian Mummy and see modern masterpieces with a visit to the Ulster Museum. As Northern Ireland’s treasure house of the past and present, the museum is home to a rich collection of art, history and natural sciences and free to all visitors. From Ireland to the South Pacific, ancient relics to hands on activities, the museum offers something for everyone from the simply curious to the enthusiast.

University Classical Museum

Valentia Heritage Centre

The Centre is housed in the former Knightstown National School, which was built in 1861, extended in 1911, and closed in 1976. There are three main display rooms: The School-Room; Island and Harbour; and The Transatlantic Telegraph.

Valentia Observatory

Valentia Observatory is part of Met Éireann, the Irish Meteorological Service. The Observatory carries out surface weather and upper-air meteorological measurements, as well as a wide range of other scientific activities including ozone monitoring, geomagnetics, seismology, solar radiation and environmental monitoring. The Observatory exhibits many scientific instruments from the history of the centre.

Vintage Wireless Museum

The museum opened in 1986 to mark 50 years of Irish radio broadcasting. There are over 1200 items on display including receivers, batteries, crystal sets and paraphernalia.

W5 Science Centre

With nearly 200 amazing interactive exhibits in four incredible exhibition areas, W5 provides a unique experience as well as fantastic fun for visitors of all ages. In addition to permanent exhibits, W5 also presents a changing programme of large and small scale temporary exhibitions and events. We have a daily programme of live science demonstrations and shows throughout the day. W5’s location, on the bank of the River Lagan, at Odyssey, the Northern Ireland Landmark Millennium Project, provides spectacular views of Belfast and the River and is only a short walk from Belfast City Centre. In this section you can uncover details of frequently asked questions (FAQs), how to get to W5, information about W5´s newly refurbished shop ´Discover´, which sells a range of wonderful discovery toys and educational souvenirs, and of course what W5 is all about. You can also find information about admission prices and opening times.

Waterford City Archives

Waterford County Archives Service

Waterford County Museum

Waterford Municipal Art Gallery

Waterford Museum of Treasures

The museum uses a collection of historic and archaeological artefacts to tell the 1000-year-story of Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, from Viking times through medieval times to the present. The exhibition celebrates the ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of all who contributed to the making of Waterford, and is being added to and improved continuously. The displays are enlivened by audiovisual presentations with an audio guide available in six languages and a separate child audio guide. The city centre was extensively excavated between 1986 and 1992 and many of these unique finds are now on display in the museum. The building, located on the Quays in the historic Granary, also houses the regional Tourist Office, a temporary exhibition gallery, a theatre, gift shop and a Bridgestone award-winning café.

Weingreen Museum of Biblical Antiquities

West Cork Heritage Centre

West Cork Model Railway Village

West Cork Regional Museum

West Cork Regional Museum is situated on the outskirts of the town of Clonakilty. This community museum, administered on behalf of the town by a voluntary committee, offers exhibitions relating to the political history of the area from 1800, with particular reference to Michael Collins and Tom Barry, a history of the postal service, the GAA, the West Cork Railways and there are also lace and crochet displays.

Westmeath Local Studies and Archives

Wexford County Archive Service

Wexford County Museum

The Wexford County Museum closed in 2006. Based in the Castle in Enniscorthy, which is a national monument cared for by the Office of Public Works, the collections were take into care by the local authority until the reopening of the refurbished castle in May 2011.

Wicklow's Historic Gaol

Wilson Ancestral Home

Woodville Farm

Workhouse Museum

The Workhouse opened in 1840, closed as a Workhouse in 1948 but continued to be used as a hospital until 1991. A group of local historians managed to save some of the original Workhouse building from demolition and this is where the museum and the Waterside branch library are now housed. The Museum occupies two floors of the old Workhouse building and opened in 1997. The building is of great historical interest and a number of ghostly residents are said to haunt the building and surrounding area. At present the exhibition includes: •The Atlantic Memorial exhibition, dealing with the extensive part played by Derry in the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II •Artefacts and archives on display throughout the building relating to Workhouse life, 19th century poverty and the Famine

Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radios

Yeats Society Sligo

Yeats Tower (Thoor Ballylee)

Yola Farmstead Folk Park

Zoological Museum

The Zoological Museum is situated on the first floor of the university's Zoology Building. Part of the original collection dates back from the Dublin University Museum founded in 1777. The present collection which comprises over 20,000 specimens was moved to a purpose built building in 1876. Since then, the building has undergone considerable change and this inevitably impacted on the size and content of the museum. There was major refurbishment of the museum in 2005, as a result, the museum has now achieved national acclaim, culminating in a 'Best Collections' award in May 2009. Pride of place is reserved for Ireland's Last Great Auk (extinct 1844).