The castle consists of a polygonal shell keep with an enclosing curtain wall, a corner tower and a gate tower. The shell keep is the earliest structure, dating from the 12th century. Shell keeps are common in England, but rare in Ireland. Inside the curtain wall is a...

The museum hosts a permanent display on the history of Waterford County and also runs occassional temporary exhibitions on other local history topics. Admission is free. It is run on a voluntary basis by the Waterford County Museum Society (a registered charity)....

Inside the museum, visitors can see a variety of steam-driven engines. The collection includes the Mann Steam Cart, built in 1918. This small steam traction engine cleared and ploughed land. The Fowler, another steam traction engine, built in 1936, was used in...

Cappoquin House is an 18th century Georgian mansion built on the site of an old Fitzgerald castle. It dominates the river Blackwater at the point where, due to an ice age blockage, the river turns south and ploughs its way through the hills to the sea. The castle was...

Come and see how your great-grandparents coped with day to day living before the invention of indoor plumbing, electricity, and the automobile. Step back in time into a fully furnished and equipped traditional Irish country kitchen of 100 years ago.

Seven acres of a former woollen mill have been changed into paradise by Dutch artists Wout Muller and Clary Mastenbroek. This romantic walled garden, situated at the river Dawn, was first established in 1994 and evolved over the years. Stones from former buildings...

Lismore Castle has been the Irish home of the Dukes of Devonshire since 1753 and is possibly the most spectacular castle in Ireland. Situated in a panoramic position overlooking the Blackwater Valley it has views over rolling, wooded hills to the Knockmealdown...

Avondale house is a luxurious family run B&B with spacious mature gardens and panoramic views of Ireland's famous highest mountain Carrantuohill. Convenient to Kerry's many sightseeing attractions including the Ring of Kerry, the Lakes of Killarney and Dingle...

Barryscourt castle is the 16th century seat of the Barry family. The present castle, with its largely intact bawn wall and corner towers, is a fine example of an Irish tower house. Both the First floor Main Hall and the Second Floor Great Hall have been extensively...

Duncannon Fort is a star shaped fortress on an important promontory in Waterford Harbour. It was built in 1588 in the expectation of an attack on the area by the Spanish Armada. The Fort is surrounded by a 30 ft high dry moat and has one of the oldest lighthouses of...