The Cork Butter Museum is a unique institution, celebrating one of the great success stories of Ireland, the butter trade. Located in the historic Shandon area of Cork city, the story begins with the central role of dairy culture in the Island of Saints and Scholars....

Cork Public Museum is situated in Fitzgerald Park on the Mardyke. The present Museum was opened in 1945 under the administration of University College Cork and was grant aided by Cork Corporation and Cork County Council. The museum has been administered by Cork...

The Crowleys opened a Heritage center on their farm in 2000 and Michael Collins slide shows were held two evenings a week during the summer months. In 2002 the Heritage center was named the Michael Collins Centre and the photograph and militaria exhibition was set up...

West Cork Regional Museum is situated on the outskirts of the town of Clonakilty. This community museum, administered on behalf of the town by a voluntary committee, offers exhibitions relating to the political history of the area from 1800, with particular reference...

Ceim Hill is a 500 year old farm house with an open hearth. The private collection housed here has artefacts from Neolithic times, Old and New Stone Age, Bronze and Iron Ages. The visitor can see prehistoric animal jaws, bone tools and old farm tools as well as lace,...

The Heritage Centre is located in the award winning, beautifully restored Old Gasworks Building, in Skibbereen, one of West Cork’s most picturesque towns. It features a permanent exhibition on the Great Famine, Skibbereen was very badly affected as evidenced by...

Derrynane House is the ancestral home of Daniel O'Connell, lawyer, politician and statesman. Situated on 120 hectares of parklands on the scenic Kerry coast, the House displays many relics of O'Connell s life and career. Access for visitors with disabilities to...

The lovely seaside town of Bantry sheltered British navy ships and Spanish trawlers once upon a time. Today the town offers an unusual market, in which a colorful mixture of residents sell a interesting mixture of wares.

With the help of the island community, and Irish State Agencies the Cleire Museum Society has restored and equipped an old schoolhouse, which now holds a large collection of exhibition material.

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)....