Private collection of 18th and 19th century toys, dolls and costumes, displayed in the drawing rooms of Berkeley Forest House. Rare dolls, toy carriages and embroidered textiles on show, some from important Irish families.

Dunbrody is a 458 tonne three-masted barque, 176 feet (53.7 metres) long. Her hull length is 120 ft. (36.6 m), she has a beam of 28 ft (8.5 m), a draft of 11.5 ft (3.5 m) and has a sail area of 10,100 square ft. (c. 940 sq. m.). The present ship is a reconstruction...

Since 1986 the former Church of Ireland Church, originally built in1811, now houses the St. Mullins Muintir na Tire Heritage Centre. The Centre is situated beside the famous Monastic Ruins and Cemetery.

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...

Carlow Town Council have approved the plans for the development of Carlow County Museum. The new development involves the restoration of the former Presentation Convent on College Street, Carlow Town. The Tourist Office will act as the reception area for the County...

County Carlow Military Museum is based in the former St Dympna’s Hospital Church in Carlow Town. Photo Carlow County Museum.

The Maritime Museum is housed on board the lightship Guillemot. There are two museums in one, since the lightship is the last Irish Lights vessel which is complete with all its cabins containing the original furniture, generations and fittings. It also houses many...

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...

The Tullow Museum is located on Bridge Street and operated on a voluntary basis by the Tullowphelim Historical Society. The museum houses a huge range of items of a historical nature, to personal items belonging to the artic explorer Sir Earnest Shakelton, Fr. John...

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...