This Heritage Centre commemorates the tragic period in the 1840s that is known in Irish History as the Great Hunger. Skibbereen, along with many areas of the west, was very badly affected losing up to a third of its population to hunger, disease and emigration.
March 25, 2013Read More
Between 1848 and 1950 over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland. Over 2.5 million departed from Cobh, making it the single most important port of emigration. Cobh Heritage Centre tells the story of this mass emigration.
March 24, 2013Read More
The Purpose of The Hunt Museum is to exhibit, preserve, document and promote the Hunt Collection in a secure environment, so as to maximise its cultural and educational potential for the people of Ireland and for the International Community.
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The Kilbeggan Distillery is the oldest distillery in the world. Dating back to 1757 a visit today lets you discover real artisanal Irish whiskey distilling at its finest.
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Ireland’s premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collections of Irish material heritage, culture and natural history in the world. Whether online or in person, we hope your experience is engaging and inspiring.
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A guided tour of the Jeanie Johnston will give visitors the opportunity to learn about the experiences of Irish emigrants as they made a daunting transatlantic passage full of hope yet desperate to escape the hardship in Ireland during the Famine years.
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Donegal County Museum first opened to the public in 1987. The Museum is housed in what was once the Warden’s house of the Letterkenny Workhouse, built in 1843 and opened in 1845.
March 21, 2013Read More
The National Gallery of Ireland houses the national collection of historic Irish and European fine art. It is located on Merrion Square in the heart of Georgian Dublin directly adjacent to Leinster House, the seat of the Dáil (the Irish Parliament).
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Number Twenty Nine is Dublin’s Georgian House Museum.
Visitors take a guided tour from the basement to the attic, through rooms which have been furnished with a unique collection of artefacts and works of art of the time.
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The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government of Ireland in 1990 as Ireland’s first national institution for the presentation and collection of modern and contemporary art.
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