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Loftus Hall Loftus Hall County Wexford • Y34 KD93

Loftus Hall is set in a bleak and open site on the Hook Peninsula overlooking Waterford harbor and Dunmore East, 12 miles from Waterford. Loftus Hall is a huge rectangular nine…

Mount Jerome Cemetery Mount Jerome Cemetery Dublin • D6W E012

Mount Jerome Cemetery is one of Ireland's most historically significant and atmospherically compelling burial grounds, located in the Harold's Cross neighbourhood of Dublin…

Tyrone House Tyrone House County Galway • H91 C1HW

Tyrone House stands on an outcrop by the sea, about two miles from Kilcolgan village in Ireland's County Galway. The structure is now a roofless and windowless ruin, made of…

James Joyce Tower James Joyce Tower Dublin • A96 H924

The James Joyce Tower and Museum is one of Ireland's most celebrated literary landmarks, perched dramatically on a rocky promontory at Sandycove Point on the southern shore of…

Ardbraccan House Ardbraccan House County Meath • C15 XW97

Ardbraccan House is a substantial Georgian country house located near the town of Navan in County Meath, in the heart of Ireland's ancient east. Situated on the coordinates…

Ringfort Ringfort County Cavan • H16 Y225

At coordinates 54.06570, -7.10383, situated in County Cavan or the immediate border region near the Fermanagh/Cavan boundary in the Republic of Ireland, this ringfort is one of…

Coppingers Court Coppingers Court County Cork • P85 NV30

Coppingers Court is situated in a field south of Ballyvireen in southern County Cork. The main state rooms were in a central two storey structure with two four storey wings on the…

Glencree German War Cemetery Glencree German War Cemetery Wicklow • A98 WF72

Nestled in the serene glacial valley of Glencree in County Wicklow, the Glencree German War Cemetery is one of the most poignant and least-visited war cemeteries in Ireland. It…

Lissadell House Lissadell House County Sligo • F91 W996

Lissadell House is a striking Greek Revival country house situated on the southern shores of Drumcliff Bay in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, and it stands as one of the most…

Rock of Cashel Rock of Cashel County Tipperary • E25 R897

Set on a limestone plateau the castle at the Rock of Cashel forms part of a historical site in the town of Cashel 11 miles from south west of Tipperary. The site also known as the…

Bellinter House Bellinter House County Meath • C15 XK64

Bellinter House is 15 miles from Drogheda near Narvan. Positioned on the side of the River Boyne the house is set on sweeping lawns with 12 acres of parkland beyond. Bellinter…

Newgrange Newgrange County Meath • A92 XA02

Newgrange is one of the most extraordinary prehistoric monuments in the world, a passage tomb built approximately 5,200 years ago in County Meath that predates both Stonehenge and…

Westport House Westport House County Mayo • F28 E0A5

Located to the west of Shannon, Westport House overlooks Ireland's holy Croagh Patrick mountain, Clare Island and out over Clew Bay to the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The limestone…

Powerscourt House Powerscourt House County Wicklow • A98 DR12

Powerscourt House is set on a country estate, 12 miles from Dublin in the Wicklow mountains. The refurbished Powerscourt House was built in a Palladian style over 3 floors. On the…

Howth Harbour Lighthouse Howth Harbour Lighthouse Dublin • D13 WH97

Howth Harbour is one of the most picturesque and historically significant fishing harbours on the east coast of Ireland, situated on the Howth Peninsula roughly 15 kilometres…