Our History and Heritage category brings all Coast Radar’s Ireland listings related to looking for something to do or a place to visit together where they offer some form of historic or heritage based activity.
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The Waterford Crystal Factory Visitor Centre is located on the Mall in the heart of the Viking Triangle in Waterford City. The centre includes the history ofthe House of Waterford and offers tours to see exquisite pieces of crystal created before your very eyes. The centre includes shop and cafe. Read more…
The Kildemock Jumping Church ruins date back to the 14th century, though the site also contains carved stones from the 13th century. According to legend, the west gable of the building jumped two feet inside the wall of the original foundation to exclude an excommunicated church member who had been buried in the church. Read more…
Aughnanure Castle was built by the O’Flaherty family in the 16th century, one of Connacht’s most notable lord families. Read more…
Beltany is a neolithic stone circle situated at the summit of Tops Hill, dating from around 1400-800 BC and comprises 64 stones around a low earth platform or tumulus. Read more…
Russborough House is a stately house reputed to be the longest house in Ireland, with a frontage measuring 210 m/700 ft. The house is an example of Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755. The interior of the house contains some ornate plasterwork on the ceilings by the Read more…
Caherconnell is a medieval, exceptionally well-preserved stone ringfort, features a circular drystone enclosure wall with a diameter of 42 metres. Walls are up to 3 metres thick and up to 3 metres high although the amount of loose stones suggests a larger original height. The Caherconnell Visitor Centre is open daily from mid March to late October. Read more…
The Millmount Museum and Martello Tower are located on the fort on an ancient hill overlooking the river Boyne. The fort towers over the town of Drogheda, County Louth and is Drogheda’s most dominant feature, clearly visible from most parts of the town. Today the fort complex houses the Millmount Museum that has a wide variety of local and national artefacts. As Read more…
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 Read more…
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. Read more…
Westport House – visitors can tour 300 years of Irish heritage in this beautiful manor home and enjoy a myriad of attractions throughout the grounds. Read more…
Desmond Castle is actually a tower house located in the town of Kinsale, Cork. The castle was originally built as a Customs House in the early 1500s. In 1641 it was no longer a customs house and got converted into a naval prison, in the mid-1700’s after a big fire killing many prisoners it was turned into a gaol, then during Read more…
Bantry House and Garden is situated on the Wild Atlantic Way overlooking Bantry Bay. The hoiuse has been home to the White family since 1739 and was first opened to the public in 1946. Today visitors can explore the house, formal gardens, and stop off for tea in the tearoom. Read more…
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