Athlone Castle (Athlone)
This was built for England's King John in 1210, replacing a wooden fort, and extended circa 1276. It was probably built with a moat.
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Charles Fort (Kinsale)
Impressive star-shaped fort, built 1677-82 over the earlier Ringcurran Castle, and named for the restored King Charles II. It became known as the "new fort", complementing the older…
County Sligo Heritage and Genealogy Centre (Sligo)
Look up your Sligo ancestors — former US Vice President Mike Pence, the founder of Chile and a noble Goon all have roots here — but do your…
Edmund Rice Heritage Centre (Waterford)
Chapel, shrine and museum commemorating the work of the Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762-1844). Widowed young, he gave up his business and threw himself into the education of…
Maudlin Tower (Kilkenny)
This tall tower was built in the early 16th century to guard a hospital, founded circa 1327 a little distance from the city. There were high walls and…
Muckross Abbey (Killarney)
The first monastery was founded in the 6th century, but the ruins you see now are of the Franciscan friary of 1448. (Actually not an abbey, where monks…
Munster Rugby (Limerick)
They play in the United Rugby Championship (formerly Pro14), the professional European league, and in the European Rugby Champions Cup. They usually play home games at Thomond Park,…
Saint Nicholas Collegiate Church (Galway)
A collegiate church doesn't have a resident priest, but members of a seminary (here, a College of Vicars) take turns. St Nicholas is the largest medieval church still…
Church of St Anne, Shandon (Cork)
Shandon is the neighbourhood climbing the hill along the old road to Mallow. This Church of Ireland (Anglican) church was built in 1722; the famously inaccurate clock on…
Titanic Belfast (Belfast)
For a century this was the "T-word" in Belfast, even more than the Troubles, an unwelcome reminder of a catastrophe reflecting badly on the city. This exhibition, opened…