WEST GATE HERITAGE TOWER
Read moreIn the th century, the city had seven doors that marked its limits. Westgate is the only one to have been preserved. The West Gate Heritage Centre offers exhibitions on the old town, maps and an audiovisual show on the history of Wexford.
KILMAINHAM GAOL
To understand the history of Dublin, through the personalities who passed ...Read more
CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY
This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful museums in Dublin and even in ...Read more
TRINITY COLLEGE
Located in the heart of the city, Trinity College is an institution not to ...Read more
DUBLIN CASTLE
A remarkable castle to visit in Dublin, a historic site housing museums, an ...Read more
MEMORIAL FAMINE
Statues by Dublin sculptor Rowan Gillepsie in tribute to the victims of the ...Read more
KILKENNY CASTLE
Read moreStacked since the twelfth century, the beautiful gray stones of Kilkenny's vast castle draw a wide open U-shaped river. The castle was greatly modified in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Purchased by the powerful Butler family in 1391, he remained in the hands of their descendants until 1935.
We will stop at a long time in the so-called portrait gallery room, a long piece of 45 meters which ends on a triple Gothic window. The wooden ceiling will take your attention. It is painted in a prjorhaelite style (xixe), as shown by young women languishing on arches whose media ends at the head of animals (game and hawks) carved and gilded.
A glass, unusual and architecturally audacious, gives the room rare clarity, a free luminosity. Carrara marble fireplace is engraved with seven bas-reliefs illustrating the history of the Butler family (whose French motto was «As I find»). The Butlers held their fortune from their privileged situation of official «tasters», in charge of savoring the royal cup of wine first (and, as you can imagine, the advantages attached to it…).
The castle also houses the Butler Gallery, one of the most important art galleries outside Dublin. This contemporary art gallery program shows its exhibitions independently. Finally, the huge park around the castle will be the occasion for a pleasant walk or picnic. In summer it is open until 8:30 p. m.
BANK OF IRELAND
An elegant monument, the most representative of the Georgian era, with the ...Read more
DALKEY CASTLE & HERITAGE CENTRE
Visit this magnificent15th-century tower to immerse yourself in medieval ...Read more
DUNBRODY FAMINE SHIP
Remarkable boat moored on the quayside of the River Barrow, to discover the ...Read more
TRIM CASTLE
The largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland, with a gatehouse, mint and ...Read more
MALAHIDE CASTLE & GARDENS
Remarkable castle, one of the oldest in Ireland, with sumptuous gardens, a ...Read more
DUBLIN CITY HALL EXHIBITION
City Hall, one of Dublin's finest neoclassical buildings, its rotunda ...Read more
CUSTOM HOUSE
Neoclassical building, characteristic of Georgian architecture, historic ...Read more
LEINSTER HOUSE
Georgian house, Dublin's most important, a site steeped in history located ...Read more
MANSION HOUSE
Official residence of the Mayor of Dublin, a site steeped in history and ...Read more
OSCAR WILDE HOUSE
This Georgian-style house, where Oscar Wilde lived from 1855 to 1876, hosts ...Read more
NEWMAN HOUSE
Two superb Georgian townhouses, including a museum dedicated to James ...Read more
NEWBRIDGE HOUSE & FARM
Manor house with one of Ireland's finest Georgian interiors, traditional ...Read more