Visit the enchanting Museum of Childhood, located in Powerscourt House, Enniskerry, Co.Wicklow. Let your imagination take over as you view antique toys, historic childhood bygones and dolls' houses dating back over 300 years. Our centrepiece is Tara's Palace, an...

Eighteenth century castallated house now owned by Descendants of Thomas Addis Emmet. Contains Robert Emmet's college books in the Emmet Museum. The Castle was possibly designed by Edward Lovatt Pearce, whose Uncle was one of the original owners. The Emmet family...

Bray Heritage Centre is housed in the Old Courthouse at Lower Main St. Bray. The building was erected in 1841 on the site of an old market house. After the town commissioners were appointed in 1859, their meetings were held here until the Town Hall was built in 1880's.

Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St Audoen's Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in Dublin. It is dedicated to St Ouen the 7th century bishop of Rouen and patron saint of Normandy. The Guild Chapel of St Anne houses an award-winning...

The National Print Museum collects, documents, preserves, exhibits, interprets and makes accessible the material evidence of printing craft and fosters associated skills of the craft in Ireland.

The date of the foundation of the castle is uncertain, but research would suggest 1583 as the most likely date. The castle was built by Adam Loftus, an ambitious Yorkshire clergyman, who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and quickly rose to become...

In June 1852 William Dargan, the father of the Irish rail network, approached the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) with an offer to underwrite a spectacular exhibition on Leinster Lawn in Dublin, the home of the RDS since 1815. He wished to imitate the great exhibition...

Hugh Lane is best-known for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art in 1908 (the first known public gallery of modern art in the world) and for his remarkable contribution to the visual arts in Ireland. Born in County Cork on 9 November 1875, Lane was...

Former school run by Patrick Pearse, now a museum in beautiful grounds. Attractions include exhibitions, a nature study room with attractive displays on Irish flora and fauna and an audio-visual show titled "This Man Kept a School". Access for visitors with...

Farmleigh is an estate of 78 acres situated to the north-west of Dublin's Phoenix Park, It was purchased by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Government in June 1999 and developed in order to provide accommodation for visiting dignitaries and guests of the...