Attractions   

Birr Castle Demesne is a hidden treasure and a firm favourite,with something for every visitor. Birr Castle Demesne remains one of Irelands top attractions. New this season is our recently upgraded Treehouse Adventure playground that has received some new additions including a swing set

Discover Irelands exciting new world-class visitor destination, Beyond the Trees Avondale in Wicklow. Journey through the forest and above the canopy of the trees, experience this unique 1.4km Treetop Walk in Avondale Forest Park. Discover the activity stations and enjoy the immersive le

A restored plantation castle of the early 17th century, picturesquely situated on the shores of Lough Gill, once the home of Robert Parke and his family. The Courtyard grounds contain evidence of an earlier 16th century Tower House structure once owned by Sir Brian ORourke who subsequently

The activies and role of the Gardens is a great deal more varied than meets the eye. Our purpose is to explore, understand, conserve, and share the importance of plants. We aim to make the National Botanic Gardens a place where leisure, recreation and education are all compatible for the e

Dublin is famous as a city of writers and literature, and the Dublin Writers Museum is an essential visit for anyone who wants to discover, explore, or simply enjoy Dublins immense literary heritage. At the Writers Museum, Dublins literary celebrities from the past three hundred years

An enchanting garden enclosed within a demesne landscape. It was laid out from the mid-1860s by the Reverend John Moore and afterwards by his nephew, the plants man and selector Hugh Armytage Moore, who established and developed connections with seedsmen and botanic gardens throughout the

The spectacular castle-crowned crag, on the famous north Antrim coast, was shaped when the sea cut deep into the rock. Dunluce Castle, originally occupied by the MacQuillan family and later the MacDonnells was besieged by the British in the 16th Century There remains a dark hollow. Dunluc

An extended tower-house which takes its name from the townland of Ballybrittan, near Edenderry, Co. Offaly. Although a major portion of the castle was taken down in the 19th Century the overall suite of buildings is regarded as one of the best surviving examples of this house type. It stil