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  1. James Joyce House of the Dead

    Dublin City, Dublin

    James Joyce House of the Dead is one of Dublin's most important literary and historic buildings. Located in the city centre, it's where Joyce set his famous story, “The Dead”. Director John Huston located his film of the story here. [Read more]

  2. Dunleckney Manor

    Bagenalstown, Carlow

    One of County Carlow's most magnificent country houses is situated 2 kilometres north east of Bagenalstown. The present structure dates to the 17th Century. [Read more]

  3. Bantry House And Garden

    Bantry, Cork

    Bantry House and Garden, the stunning stately home of the Earls of Bantry and their descendants the White family. The estate, situated overlooking Bantry Bay, is open from April to October and includes a tearoom. [Read more]

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  4. Trim Castle

    Trim, Meath

    Explore Ireland's largest Anglo Norman castle by visiting the historic Trim Castle, set in the equally heritage rich Boyne Valley. [Read more]

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  5. The Bogside (Heritage Trail)

    Londonderry Derry, County Londonderry

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  6. Portaferry Castle

    Portaferry, County Down

    Portaferry Castle is a 16th Century tower-house, built by the Savage family. [Read more]

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  7. The George Bernard Shaw Birthplace

    Dublin City, Dublin

    'Author of Many Plays' is the simple accolade to George Bernard Shaw on the plaque outside his birthplace and his Victorian home and early life mirrors this simplicity. [Read more]

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  8. First Derry Presbyterian Church and The Blue Coat School Visitor Centre

    Londonderry Derry, County Londonderry

    First Derry Presbyterian Church. [Read more]

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  9. Wells House & Gardens

    Gorey, Wexford

    Wells House Tour. This great Victorian House is waiting to be explored, located in the heart of Wexford. Wells House has something special for all: Woodlands, playground, Archery, Café & beautiful Garden [Read more]

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  10. Clough Castle

    County Down, Northern Ireland

    Anglo-Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork castle with added stone tower. Fine views from top of ... [Read more]

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  11. Newbridge House & Farm

    Donabate, Dublin

    This delightful 18th century manor is set on 350 acres of parkland, twelve miles north of the city centre and boasts one of the finest Georgian interiors in Ireland. [Read more]

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  12. Portora Castle

    Enniskillen, County Fermanagh

    Portora Castle guards a former crossing point where the river joins Lough Erne. [Read more]

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  13. Swords Castle

    Swords, Dublin

    Swords Castle is standing in the centre of the north county Dublin town since 1200 A.D. It was built by the first Norman Archbishop of Dublin, John Comyn who succeeded St Laurence O Toole as Archbishop in 1180 A.D. [Read more]

  14. Hezlett House

    Coleraine, County Londonderry

    300 year old thatched cottage with timber frames dating from 1690, making it one of the oldest ... [Read more]

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  15. Colganstown House

    Newcastle, Dublin

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  16. Milford Mills

    Carlow Town, Carlow

    When the lights of Carlow Town were switched on on the 31th of July 1891 the Milford Mill hydroelectricity generation station enabled Carlow to become one of the first towns in Ireland and Britain to receive electirc power. [Read more]

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  17. City Hall Cork

    Cork City, Cork

    The City Hall was opened in 1936 and replaced the previous structure which was burned down on 11 September 1920. [Read more]

  18. Glendermott Church (Heritage Trail)

    Londonderry Derry, County Londonderry

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  19. Ballymoyer Old Church

    Armagh, County Armagh

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  20. No 5 Vicars' Hill

    Armagh, County Armagh

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  21. Mourne Miscellany

    Newry, County Down

    There is always something new to see at the Museum and from April 2012 until February 2013 there ... [Read more]

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  22. Listowel Castle

    Listowel, Kerry

    A substantial part of the front of the castle survives consisting of two large, square towers of four storeys, standing almost to the original height of 15.3 metres, connected by a wall of the same height and linked together by an arch on one side. [Read more]

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  23. The Priory

    Newtownards, County Down

    At the south east edge of Newtownards these substantial remains of a Dominican (Black) Friary ... [Read more]

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  24. Lumen Christi College ( Heritage Trail)

    Londonderry Derry, County Londonderry

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  25. Clonalis House

    Castlerea, Roscommon

    Clonalis House is the ancestral home of the O' Connors of Connacht. The family are decesdants of the last High Kings of Ireland and they were the traditional Kings of Connacht. [Read more]

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  26. Ulster-Scots Heritage in North Down

    Bangor, County Down

    North Down has a rich history of Ulster-Scots heritage with “the Founding Fathers of the ... [Read more]

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  27. Leinster House

    Dublin City, Dublin

    Seat of Dail Eireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Eireann (The Senate), which (together with the President) constitute the Oireachtas (National Parliament), was erected in 1745 from designs by Richard Castle. [Read more]

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  28. Black Castle Wicklow

    Wicklow Town, Wicklow

    The Black Castle ruin stands on a rocky promontory over the sea, at the eastern side of the town. There is a fine vantage point for views over the town and the coast of North Wicklow from the ruins. [Read more]

  29. Killyleagh Castle

    Downpatrick, County Down

    Killyleagh Castle was described by Harold Nicholson over a century ago as"..pricking ... [Read more]

  30. Huntington Castle & Gardens

    Clonegal, Carlow

    The 17th century Huntington Castle, the backdrop for a number of feature films, was an early O’Kavanagh stronghold. The famed Yew tree walk, lime tree avenue and water features, are just some of the features of the castle’s delightful gardens and pleasure grounds, set in Clonegal, Co. Carlow. [Read more]

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  31. Dunsany Castle

    Dunshaughlin, Meath

    Dunsany Castle, between Dunshaughlin & Trim in Meath, lies a short distance south of the Hill of Tara. [Read more]

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  32. Altnagelvin Hospital (Heritage Trail)

    Londonderry Derry, County Londonderry

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  33. Ferns Castle

    Ferns, Wexford

    Ferns Castle dating back to c1220, it is a Norman Castle with links to Diarmuid McMurragh who brought the Normans to Ireland. The Castle has a magnificent vaulted ceiling and is considered to be the finest of its kind in Ireland. [Read more]

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  34. Ballymoney Old Church Graveyard

    Ballymoney, County Antrim

    The Church Tower, recently restored with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund, has been the ... [Read more]

  35. Hillsborough Castle and Gardens

    Hillsborough, County Down

    Impressive 18th-century mansion, built in the 1770s by Wills Hill, first Marquis of ... [Read more]

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