heritage centres ireland

The Lough Derg Centre, a heritage centre located on Main Street, Pettigo, encourages the visitor to explore the Celtic origins of St Patrick's Purgatory, Lough Derg. This archaic sanctuary which so fascinated the medieval world that it drew penitents and pilgrims from every corner of the known world is recreated in the exhibits and presentations on display.

Lough Derg has inspired poets throughout the ages and extracts of these poems are used as an alternative to the traditional sto...

The 13th century stone castle consists of a gate tower, curtain walls and two corner towers. In the castle courtyard stands the 18th century Queen Anne style Damer House. The site is managed in conjunction with the Roscrea Heritage Society. The Heritage Centre details the history of Roscrea's past and feature's include a Heritage Trail walk....

Unique interpretative exhibition featuring the life and times of St. Comcille (Columba) Patriarch of the Irish monastic system and founder of the Scottish Church....

Most of the shape of present-day central Dublin - the wide streets, gracious squares and elegant public buildings - was defined in the eighteenth century when Ireland was controlled by a prosperous, cultured elite who devoted their efforts to making Dublin the handsomest capital in Europe.
Rich noblemen established palatial mansions in the city, and influential developers, principally Luke Gardiner on the north side and Lord Fitzwilliam on the south, laid out squares and streets of eleg...

The Ulster Historical Foundation provides an ancestral research service for the historic province of Ulster and publishes books on Irish and local history. Visitors are welcome to our heritage centre, familia, or to attend our annual family history conferences....

A fine example of our industrial heritage in this preserved coal-fired gasworks which was built in 1855 to light the town's street lamps. An audio visual presentation tells the history of the plant along with an exhibition of machinery and a huge array of gas powered equipment. Wheelchair access....

19th century harvest traditions brought to life at Bunratty Folk Park.
Harvest traditions from over 100 years ago will be brought to life at Bunratty Folk Park, when a traditional 19th century Harvest Day will be held by Shannon Heritage, the tourism subsidiary for Shannon Development. One of the highlights of the day will be the vintage threshing machine in the haggard at the Folk Park. Visitors can watch the crew of farmers at work, demonstrating the art of threshing, as they sepa...

Welcome to the Dunlewey lakeside centre. With a wide range of facilities for all the family, the centre provides a facinating insite into life in the area during the middle of the century....

Built in the early years of the 19th century, the Courthouse is one of the last survivors in County Donegal of the old style in court building.

A bridewell contains six cells and two day rooms.

The Courthouse now hosts District and Circuit court sittings and biennial sittings of the High Court on Circuit....

In the Footsteps of St. Kilian - St. Kilian was born in Mullagh, Co. Cavan in 640 A.D. in 686 A.D. he became a missionary to Wurzburg in Germany where he was martyred in 689 A.D. The exhibition, which is introduced by a 15 minute audio-visual presentation, deals with St. Kilian and his times, his work, martyrdom and subsequent cult.

It brings to life in maps, photographs, statuettes, manuscript facsimiles and art reproductions, a glorious era in Irish Church history and the work of Iris...