Thing to do in South-East Ireland
Cahir Castle, Co Tipperary
Castles & Great Houses Tipperary, Cahir Castle
On the site of a fortress built on an Island on the River Suir by Conor O'Brien, Prince of Thomand in 1142, Cahir castle had 200 years later become the centre of a thriving medieval town. By this time it had become the property of the Butlers of Ormonde,...
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Kilkenny Castle
Castles & Great Houses Kilkenny City
Perched on high ground overlooking the River Nore, Kilkenny Castle dominates the city that grew up around it over the last 800 years and is still very much an integral part of its daily life. Recent renovation has made more of the castle accessible to...
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St Canice's Cathedral
Churches & Monasteries Kilkenny City
St Canice's Cathedral was built during the early 13th century on the site of an earlier monastic settlement which gave the city of Kilkenny its name, Chill Choinneach, meaning the Church of Canice. The 31m high round tower, one of very few which...
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Duncannon Fort
Forts & Jails Duncannon, Co Wexford
Duncannon Fort as it is to-day mostly dates from 1588, when it was constructed on a promontory near the strategically important port of Waterford as a defence against an expected attack from the Spanish Armada. Prior to that there was a 12th century...
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Altamont Gardens
Gardens Co Carlow, nr Tullow
Rarely crowded and always rewarding no matter what the season, this is a real hidden gem. All around there are wonderful views of the Blackstairs and Wicklow Mountains and Mount Leinster. An Arboretum, Bog Garden and Ice Age Glen, with ancient oak tress,...
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Killruddery House and Gardens
Gardens Co Wicklow, near Bray
The formal gardens at Killruddery were laid out in the 17th century and, uniquely among Irish gardens, still exist in their original style. The gardens are very large and in parts laid out formally, with neatly trimmed beech hedges forming patterns and...
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The Watergarden
Gardens Co Kilkenny, Thomastown
A personal favourite, this small garden is managed and staffed by the residents of Camphill, a movement composed of individuals, many with special needs, who live together in a mutually supportive environment. Smaller and more low key than many of the...
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Mount Juliet Golf Club
Golf Co Kilkenny, Parkland Course
Immaculately maintained parkland course with excellent facilities more in the style of an American than a typical Irish course, this was the location of several Irish Open championships and more recently the 2004 American Express Championship. Designed...
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Mount Juliet Equestrian Centre
Horseriding Co Kilkenny, Thomastown
Part of the extensive and impressive Mount Juliet Estate, there are a range of very good horses available here, but it is perhaps more suited to adult riders and experienced older children. There is excellent cross country riding, with well built and...
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Top Flight Equestrian Centre
Horseriding Co Kilkenny, Kilkenny
A family run equestrian centre with a particularly friendly athmosphere and excellent facilities. Tuition of a high standard is provided for all levels of rider, both indoors and out, with an excellent range of both natural and man-made cross country obstacles...
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Hook Head Lighthouse
Miscellaneous Near Ballyhack, Co Wexford
For almost 800 years the lighthouse at Hook Head has shone a beacon for sailors off Ireland's South-East coast, making it one of the oldest working lighthouses in the world. In fact the first light here may have been lit centuries earlier....
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Irish National Heritage Park
Museums Ferrycarraig, Co Wexford
This privately owned Heritage Park tells the story of early Ireland through carefully reconstructed buildings and re-enactments of the life and work of Irish people in centuries and millennia past. While there are no original historic structures here,...
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