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Bronze statue of Patrick Sarsfield on an ashlar limestone pedestal, erected in 1880’s. The statue standing close to the street in the front lawn of the presbytery of Saint John’s Cathedral.

Rathfarnham Castle is a 16th-century fortified house in Rathfarnham, South Dublin.

Black Castle is a Norman castle reached by a hill-side walk along the east side of the lake. This is one of the keeps used during the Desmond Rebellions, and is probably the place where the Earl of Desmond secured his authority in 1573.

Roslee castle was home to the O’Dowd chieftains of the barony of Tireragh, having been originally built for Oliver McDonnell. Situated adjacent to Easkey pier, the 63 feet high castle is a dominant landmark, although only the main body of the castle remains.

Timoleague abbey was founded by the franciscan order in 1240 AD and built on the site of a monastic settlement founded by Saint Molaga in the 6th century. The abbey was extended by Donal Glas McCarthy in 1312, and by Irish and Norman patrons in the 16th century. In 1612 English soldiers smashed all of the stained glass windows, but today much of the significant architecture remains.

The Butter Museum describes the important Butter Exchange in nineteenth-century Cork, the traditional craft of home butter making and the modern success of the Kerrygold brand.

Cork Public Museum is located in a mid-19th century building within Fitzgerald Park in the Mardyke area of the city. The museum’s exhibits focus mainly on the history and archaeology of the Cork area

Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British Government during the Napoleonic Wars as one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government.

The Flight of the Earls Heritage Centre has exhibitions, displays including wax figures dressed in period costumes, period weapons, models, maps and literature and much more. In the aftermath of the English defeat of the Gaelic Irish at Kinsale, in 1607 the Earl of Tyrconnell, and the Earl of Tyrone left Rathmullan, with ninety of their followers including the leading Gaelic families in Ulster. This flight left the path open for James II to populate Ulster with English and Scottish Protestant settlers. The subsequent history of Ulster was marked by centuries of ethnic and religious strife.

Fort Dunree is a coastal defence located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula. Originally built as a Royal Navy position during the Napoleonic Wars, the fort is located on a rocky promontory accessed over a natural fissure. It was remodelled in 1895 and the top of a hill overlooking the site was walled in to form a redoubt.