About Ireland

Art Galleries

National Gallery of Ireland
Irish Museum of Modern Art
The Chester Beatty Library
The Crawford Municipal Art Gallery

Beaches

Ireland has a coastline of 1,448 kms, and offers a choice of some of the finest unspoilt beaches in Europe. The following is a listing of Blue Flag beaches situated in the Republic:

Clare: Kilkee, White Strand, Spanish Point, Lahinch and Kilrush Creek Marina
Cork: Youghal - Front Strand and Claycastle, Garryvoe, Garrylucas, Inchydoney, Owenahincha, The Warren, Tragumna, and Barley Cove and Kinsale Yacht Club
Donegal: Bundoran, Rossnowlagh, Narin, Marble Hill, Portsalon and Rathmullan
Dublin: Portrane, Skerries and Killiney
Galway: Cill Muirbhthe, Traught, Loughrea Bathing place, Salthill, Silver Strand, Tra na mBan, AnCnoc, Tra an Doilin
Kerry: Derrynane, Ballinskelligs, Kells, Rossbeigh Inch, Ventry, Maherabeg, Banna, Ballyheigue and Ballybunion
Louth: Shelling Hill/Templeton, and Clogherhead
Mayo: Carramore Old Head, Bertra, Mulranny, Keel, Keem, Dugort Golden Strand, Mullaghroe, Ross
Meath: Bettystown
Sligo: Rosses Point, Mullaghmore
Waterford: Councillor's Strand, Main Strand, Clonea
Westmeath: The Cut, Lilliput
Wicklow: Brittas Bay
Waterford: Courtown, Curracloe, Rosslare, Duncannon

Caves

Aillwee Cave
Dunmore Cave
Crag Caves
Mitchelstown Cave
The Doolin Cave

Children and Family

Rathwood Home & Garden World
Cashel Folk Village
Hook Lighthouse Visitor Centre
The Rose of Inishfree Waterbus
Eileen Aroon Festival
Brú Ború Theatre Show
Irish Conker Championships
Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Ballyshannon Leisure Centre
Fintown Railway

Churches And Settlements

Ballintubber Abbey And The Celtic Furrow
Gallarus Oratory
Ballyloughan Castle
Jerpoint Abbey
Saint Nicholas Collegiate Church of Ireland
Christ Church Cathedral
Ennis Friary
Roscommon Abbey
Battle of the Boyne - Oldbridge Estate
Saint Colman's Cathedral

Day Tours

Walking Tours of Waterford City
Tynan Walking Tours of Kilkenny City
An Duanai Mara Charters
Tour Guide-Paula Pohli
Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl

Gardens

Knappogue Castle & Walled Garden
The National Botanic Gardens
Iveagh Gardens
Powerscourt House, Gardens and Waterfall
The Japanese Garden
Muckross House and Gardens
Victorian Gardens
The Botanic Gardens
Ilnacullin
Kilmokea Country Manor and Gardens
Ardgillan Castle and Victorian Gardens
Tullynally Castle and Gardens
Belvedere House, Gardens and Park
Derreen Garden
Ballynacourty

Greyhound/Horse Racing

Galway Races - Summer Festival Meeting
Galway Greyhound Stadium
Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium
Wexford Racecourse
Galway Races - Autumn Festival
Horse racing- Gowran Park
Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium
Roscommon Races
Longford Greyhound Racing Stadium
Mullingar Greyhound Stadium

Heritage Centres

Clare: Killaloe, Kilrush
Cork: Clonakilty, Cobh, Kinsale, Youghal
Dublin: Dalkey
Galway: Athenry
Kerry: Listowel, Kenmare
Kildare: Athy, Kildare
Laois: Abbeyleix
Limerick: Adare
Mayo: Westport
Meath: Kells, Trim
Offaly: Birr, Tullamore
Rosscommon: Strokestown
Tipperary: Ballina, Cashel, Cahir, Tipperary Town
Waterford: Lismore
Wexford: Wexford Town
Wicklow: Baltinglass

Historic Buildings, Houses and Castles

Listowel Castle
Pearse's Cottage (Teach an Phiarsaigh)
Ballyloughan Castle
King John’s Castle - Historic Castle by River Shannon
Gallarus Oratory
Castletown
Kilcolgan Castle
Ormonde Castle
Blarney Castle & Rock Close
Jerpoint Abbey

Islands

Aran Islands - Inis Meáin
Inishbofin Island
Cléire
Clare Island
Aran Islands - Inis Oírr
Inishturk
The Aran Islands
Scattery Island
Dursey Island
Aran Islands - Árainn

Libraries

Trinity College Dublin Book Of Kells
Sligo County Library
Limerick City Library
Chester Beatty Library
The Irish Architectural Archive
Marsh's Library
National Library of Ireland
Kerry Library
Wexford County Library
G P A Bolton Library

Monuments

Leighlinbridge Anglo Norman Motte
The Black Rock
Haroldstown Dolmen
Roscommon Abbey
Caherconnell Stone Fort Visitor Centre
Ennis Friary
Donegal Castle
Aughnanure Castle
Franciscan Abbey Bantry
Rathvilly Motte

Museums

Cashel Folk Village
Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Strokestown Park House, Garden And Famine Museum
Ancestral Home of John F. Kennedy
South Tipperary County Museum
The Steam Museum
Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium
Mayo North Heritage Centre & Enniscoe Gardens
Leenane Sheep & Wool Centre
Pearse's Cottage (Teach an Phiarsaigh)

Nature And Wildlife Attractions

Kerry Alternative Technology
Glengarra Wood
West Cork Sailing & Powerboating Centre
Derrynane House, National Historic Park
Sion Hill House & Gardens
Dromana Wood
Marl Bog
John F Kennedy Arboretum
Bayview Garden
Irish Seed Savers Association

Other

Biddy Early Brewery
National Sculpture Factory
Dursey Island Cable Car
Mobil’affiche Dublin
Triona Design - The Donegal Tweed Centre
Smithfield
Henry Ford Ancestral Site
Roundstone Music, Crafts, Fashion & Knitwear
Locomotive At Cork Railway Station
Connemara Smokehouse

Public Sculpture

The Cork Sculpture Trail

Scenic Routes

Braveheart Drive - Wicklow
The Burren
Knocknarea Drive
Corrib Country Tour
The Northern Tour
A Discovery drive through County Limerick
Majestic Coastline Drive Donegal
Sally Gap
A Drive around the Wondrous Burren
The Westmeath Way

Sports Venues

Chrysalis Holistic Centre
Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage
Dzogchen Beara Retreat and Conference Centre
Mount Melleray Abbey
Duiske Abbey
Saint Brigids Well
Meditation And Self Awareness Centre Holidays
Lough Derg
Shrine Of Saint Oliver Plunkett
Doon Well

Steam Trains

Fintown Railway
The Lartigue Monorailway
Railway Preservation Society Of Ireland
Fingal Vintage Society
Rathwood Home & Garden World
Tralee To Blennerville Steam Train

Top Visitor Attractions

Brú Ború Cultural Centre
Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Jerpoint Abbey
Cashel Folk Village
Walking Tours of Waterford City
Ancestral Home of John F. Kennedy
Hook Lighthouse Visitor Centre
Ormonde Castle
Castletown
King John’s Castle - Historic Castle by River Shannon

University

Lewis Glucksman Gallery
University College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin - The Dublin Experience
University College Cork
Dublin City University Language Services